Just Listen: October Drift –
October Drift Oh The Silence Words by Nicholas Jacques Touted for great things this year, October Drift emerge out of the new year slumber to deliver the new single, Oh The Silence, from their upcoming debut album Forever Whatever, due for release on 25th January 2020. On this evidence their sound is perched firmly in … Continue reading
Album Review: The Big Moon – Walking Like We Do
The Big Moon – Walking Like We Do Words by Gary Lambert There are times when my lack of technical knowledge regarding music annoys and infuriates me when trying to write a review, but I’m quite happy today to not be able to tell you about time signatures, chord structures et al. The reason for … Continue reading
Just Listen: JAWS – Anyway, Now’s Not The Time
JAWS – Anyway, Now’s Not The Time Words by Amy Butcher Following the release of their third album The Ceiling, the indie rock trio are back with intrinsic, warm single Anyway, Now’s Not The Time. Opening with jangly melancholic guitar melodies, they are soon joined by subtle drum beats, clever bass lines and singer Conor’s … Continue reading
Interview: Talkboy
Talkboy Words and Photos by Gary Lambert “Hi! Would you please sign my crutch?”. Even if the interview with Talkboy had been cancelled at the last minute, this moment as the band sat having a pre-gig drink in Jimmy’s Liverpool would have been forever etched into my mind. It turns out that a crutch is … Continue reading
Live Review: Pom Poko – London
Pom Poko The Scala, London, 23rd October 2019 Words: Nick Jaques When I rocked up to the familiar sight of the Scala, from the outside amongst the usual buzzing surroundings, there was a lack of activity on the door, which I found a bit precarious as this gig promised to showcase some of the most … Continue reading
Just Listen: Bloxx – Go Out With You
BLOXX- Go Out With You Words: Rosie Murphy Our fave four-piece from London, BLOXX, have released their new single: ‘Go Out With You’ sporting a classic indie thumping intro reinforced by catchy pop melodies. This single embarks listeners on a pursuit of love whilst tackling the incessant urge to get someones attention. This release follows … Continue reading
Just Listen: SuperGlu – Forever Endeavour
SuperGlu – Forever Endeavour Words: Elena Katrina Listening to the new SuperGlu track I’m immediately taken back to the excitement I felt when I first heard them, and when I first saw them. It’s a while ago now and I’ve not heard a whole lot of them for what feels like an age (YEARS). Here … Continue reading
Just Listen: Walt Disco – Dancing Shoes
Walt Disco – Dancing Shoes Words: Elena Katrina Walt Disco are setting a president up in their hometown of Glasgow – alongside neighbouring bands Lucia and The Ninth Wave, there’s something extremely exciting happening and Dancing Shoes is another fine example. Murderously gothic with deeply entrenched sounds of the 80s Post Romantic and a vocal … Continue reading
Album Review: No Hot Ashes – Hardship Starship
No Hot Ashes – Hardship Starship Released 16th August 2019 Words: Elena Katrina “I’ve got onion rings at my place….. ” If you, like me, love your lyrics to err on the side of quirky then you, my friend, are in for one hell of a treat with the debut album Hardship Starship from Manchester’s … Continue reading
Festival Review: Neighbourhood Weekender 2019
Neighbourhood Weekender 2019 May 25th & 26th, Victoria Park, Warrington Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Elena Katrina Neighbourhood Weekender is undoubtedly one of the most divisive events in the summer music calendar. In fact, there are so many things about it which could turn the blood cold of many a music snob. But that is what … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Camden Rocks 2019
Camden Rocks 2019 Preview Various venues, Camden, 1st & 2nd June 2019 Tickets Well, ladies and gents, here we are once more with the Camden Rocks shaping up to be bigger and better than ever this year. As if last year’s CR festival wasn’t jammy enough with the number of venues and bands they could … Continue reading
Just Listen: Swimming Girls – Pray In Silence
Swimming Girls – Pray In Silence Words: Gary Lambert Pray in Silence is the most beautiful release from Swimming Girls yet, and that owes a lot to the positioning of the vocals at the top of the mix in order to grant extra emphasis on the heartfelt lyrics. If I was new to Swimming Girls, … Continue reading
Just Watch: Little Grace – Silence
Little Grace – Silence Words: Elena Katrina OK so Little Grace isn’t quite the act that we would usually write about but there is no denying that their latest offering Silence has something special to its RNB flavouring – with tender moments of piano and a beautiful crackling, Silence strangely calls to me. There’s a … Continue reading
Popped Round Up May 2019
The Round Up May 2019 Words: Daniel Burton Popped Music’s May Editors Pick The Outside Looking In – The Peach Fuzz The Peach Fuzz have a very indie pop sound, they use synth to drive the intro before stripping back to just a bass line and beat for the verse. They bring a … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Dot To Dot Festival 2019
Dot To Dot Festival 2019 Various venues Manchester 24 May 2019// Bristol 25 May 2019 // Nottingham 26 May 2019 Tickets Words: Gary Lambert Dot To Dot is not just one of the best metropolitan festivals or one of the best festivals for new bands, it is consistently one of the best festivals on the … Continue reading
