Live Review: Communion New Faces Tour, Liverpool
Communion New Faces Tour 20th November, Studio 2, Liverpool Words: Daryl Waffer I had the undoubted pleasure to go and see the Communion New Faces tour at Studio 2 Liverpool. It was jam packed with new faces and voices, filling the night with their indie guitar pop-ness. In the first act, Jack Watts, the 20-year-old … Continue reading
Interview: Natalie McCool
Natalie McCool Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones Just a few short hours before Natalie McCool went on stage at the launch night for her new single, the absolutely brilliant Cardiac Arrest, we were lucky enough to spend some time with her and find out how 2015 has gone for her and what is in … Continue reading
Interview: Clean Cut Kid
Clean Cut Kid Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones Almost every band we speak with tells similar stories of going through the grind of touring and endlessly playing gigs in the hope of being spotted and maybe selling a few t-shirts and EPs to help pay for the petrol home from Inverness. Everybody dreams of … Continue reading
Just Watch: Katie And I – Wolves (Live)
Katie And I With the simplicity of two voices and one piano Katie And I manage to create one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in such a long time. With the most delicate graceful movement the track builds in passion through the outpouring of emotion that is carried in the vocal. The … Continue reading
EP Review: Saint Sister – Madrid
Madird Released 13th November Words: Nick Jaques Saint Sister come in the form of Morgan Macintyre and Gemma Doherty. They seamlessly blend a variety of folk-roots influences, most notably celtic with a modern twist of electronica. In short space of time, Saint Sister have managed to already support well established artists such as Will Butler … Continue reading
Just Watch: Fickle Friends – Say No More
Fickle Friends Watch the video for Say No More here: This isn’t the first time we’ve shared this track, no siree it’s not. You can find it at the end of our Fickle Friend’s interview! But the release of this video does give us the opportunity to write about one of our favourite bands again … Continue reading
EP Review: Berne – Conversation
Conversation Released 13th November 2015 Words: Siôn Ford From what brief reading I’ve managed to do Online in preparation for this piece, it doesn’t appear as though Berne has been on the scene for particularly long – there was a single released in 2012, but this EP, Conversation, looks to be her first record. Already … Continue reading
EP Review: Graces – EP1
EP1 Words: Julia Grantham There are five tracks on EP1 by Graces, maybe one more than I was expecting, no bad thing of course. I love the simplicity of a single word for each title, as is the case here. The first: Hepburn, is ambiguous in itself but eludes to Audrey Hepburn, and mentions her … Continue reading
Just Listen: Wild – Haunted Heart
Wild Listen to Haunted Heart here: I’m not even entirely sure how I came to learn about LA band Wild. I kept their last single to myself, because sometimes I do that but now, now I need to share. I feel compelled to share. That’s my job, to share the music that really excites me … Continue reading
Live Review: Baltic States – London
The Baltic States The Social, London, 7th November 2015 Words: Nick Jaques Photos: Nathalie Saleh What can I say about the Baltic States? Within the past month or so this band have really left an impression on me. I was lucky enough to witness them at the world famous Studio 2 venue on Parr Street … Continue reading
Just Listen: Coquin Migale – LUV
Coquin Migale Listen to Luv here: I’ve done it again sorry – sat on a track that I totally love but could never remember who it was buy. Now I’m not even sure how to say this band’s name out loud, Coquin Migale, for fear of getting it wrong and looking foolish but I digress. Luv … Continue reading
Live Review: Sundara Karma – Liverpool
Sundara Karma The Magnet, Liverpool, November 4th 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones The Night Café hit off from the starting blocks hard, but a few blasts of feedback encouraged the band to calm down a touch. Whilst they never sound frenzied, there is a tight sharpness to their playing which hints at a … Continue reading
EP Review: The Vryll Society – Pangea
Pangea Released 26th October 2015 Words: Gary Lambert Pangea is the latest release from the most spine tingling band on the Liverpool music scene, and a band who Blossoms described to Popped Music as “the best band in Britain at the moment” back in July. The Vryll Society musically occupy a position more towards A … Continue reading
EP Review: Luna Rosa – Luna Rosa
Luna Rosa Released November 7th 2015 Words: Siôn Ford Their name sounds pleasant enough, encouraging you down the misleading path of thinking Luna Rosa – translation “Pink Moon” – will be some nice-enough band; the truth is quite the opposite. Hailing from Corby in Northamptonshire, the group actually specialise in a blue collar noise rock … Continue reading
Just Listen: The Night Cafe – Addicted
The Night Cafe Listen to Addicted here: I’ve been selfish again sorry. I’ve been enjoying Addicted by The Night Café, almost daily, on my playlist of things to consider for popped but there’s never enough hours in the day to share everything at once. So I’ve hoarded this piece of indie pop perfection… until now. … Continue reading
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