Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Lost Tuesday Society With a real mellow flow Swansea’s Lost Tuesday Society cast the net wide with new track Constant State Of and reel you right in. Soft and enticing vocals are only a small part of the magic this band weave on this track. The guitars also play their part, dancing lightly, flickers of … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 23, 2015 · 1 Comment
Into The Sea Released July 17th Words: Gary Feeney One of the great things about record shops is the occasional urge to buy something you’ve never heard of on impulse: whether you like the artwork or whether the name merely reminds you of something else, it’s essentially a random selection. Such purchases inevitably have mixed … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Little May Watch the video for Home here: Australian band Little May create more magic with their new single Home. I love this band because they always manage to blend a little darkness with quite a lot of sweetness and this is no exception. The vocal here is at it’s least sweet but still has … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Holy Holy Watch the video for Sentimental And Monday here: Holy Holy follow up from their mammoth last single You Cannot Call For Love Like A Dog with this beautifully brooding new single Sentimental And Monday. Delicate guitar melodies sit on top of huge swirls of guitars, all filled with a light and space, soaring … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 21, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Currents Released 20th July 2015 Words: Nick Jacques My aim of this review is to try and not be too bias as I am a bit of big fan of the psych genius, ozzy brain child that is Kevin Parker. From when I first heard Innerspeaker, their debut album, no one had really heard of … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
April Towers Listen to A Little Bit Of Fear here: Sprinkling the equivalent of musical hundreds and thousands all over the place is April Towers with their new single, A Little Bit Of Fear. The twinkling electro gives this track a lightness that is perfect for it’s August 28th release date. The Nottingham duo continue … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats Watch the video for S.O.B here: Well it’s not even 10.30am right now and I’m already feeling like I could well do with a drink and this here video and song sure as hell isn’t helping that feeling. This though is a video that is completely perfect for this … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 15, 2015 · 1 Comment
Decency Released 6th July 2015 Words: Gary Feeney After achieving moderate chart success with their 2011 debut album Hunger, Sunderland band Frankie & The Heartstrings disappeared in to relative obscurity despite the release of sophomore offering The Days That Ran Away in 2013. Since then, they’ve focussed their efforts on their Pop Recs record shop … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Ryn Weaver Watch the video for OctaHate here: There should be no denying it – Ryn Weaver has it all sewn up. OctaHate is another perfect piece of art-pop and it’s doused in RnB vibes. It also kind of seems to have some weird affect on my hips, whereby they just go off shaking all … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Hooton Tennis Club Listen to P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L. P.I.E.R.R.E here: P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L. P.I.E.R.R.E is so reminiscent of so much of the crazy lo-fi that was around in the background of the late 90s while Britpop stole the show. Really it’s a load of nonsense (of the good sort), but that’s exactly why we love it. Hooton Tennis Club … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
ALMA Watch the video for To The Stars (Live Session at Hillside Studios) here: It takes an awful lot for a track like this to capture my heart, I get sent so many and so many just don’t do it for me, until ALMA came along with this perfect piece of ambient and ethereal music … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Frances Listen to When It Comes To Us here: Frances’ new single, When It Comes To Us, takes a slight deviation from her usual piano based ballad and it’s a perfect change of direction for her. Working along side London electronic trio Ritual, this track has more of an edge to it for her. It … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 13, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The Prodigy Watch the video for Get Your Fight On here: Keeping to form The Prodigy’s new single Get Your Fight On has enough killer electro to drop kick you in the stomach. Their video demonstrates that the guys are still as off the wall, and clearly shows that when it comes to their live … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 10, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Killaflaw Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones Modern music gets me down a lot of the time. Often I am left feeling that music is all about the style and pretence rather than the feeling of the heart and the beat. I hope I am not the only one feeling like this. If not, then … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on July 9, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Work It Out Released 6th July 2015 Words: Julia Grantham Work it Out is the second album from British singer-songwriter Lucy Rose. Starting her career as a backing singer, and from humble beginnings writing her songs on the family piano, Rose has made friends with Bombay Bicycle Club, collaborated with producer Rich Cooper (Mumford & … Continue reading →