Popped Playlist: #004

Popped Playlist #004 With more minutes of music coming in than hours available in the day to listen to and share there’s only one way forward. A collection of our favourite tracks that hit our ears each month. Some that have already featured on Popped and plenty that just we ran out of time for … Continue reading

EP Review: Clean Cut Kid – We Used To Be In Love

Clean Cut Kid Words: James Booton With refreshingly upbeat indie-pop and passionate on stage performances, Clean Cut Kid have emerged as one of the best live acts in Liverpool. After making a name for themselves as one of the ‘must see’ bands around (if not for the atmosphere, simply for the sheer amount of impressive … Continue reading

Interview: Judas

Judas Words: Elena Katrina Photos: Fi Carroll We’ve been cheekily sitting on this interview with Judas for some months now, waiting, waiting, waiting. Waiting for what you might ask. Well waiting for “that” moment, the right time to leash this lil beauty onto the world and it would seem that the time has come – … Continue reading

Festival Preview: Green Man 2016

Green Man 2016 Words: Elena Katrina TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT Website Facebook Twitter Green Man festival has of course been on our radar for some time but we have never been. Roll on 2016 and we are thrilled to be heading to, what will be our first Welsh festival. With an enviable line up to … Continue reading

Popped Playlist: #003

Popped Playlist #003 With more minutes of music coming in than hours available in the day to listen to and share there’s only one way forward. A collection of our favourite tracks that hit our ears each month. Some that have already featured on Popped and plenty that just we ran out of time for … Continue reading

Just Watch: White Lies – Take It Out On Me

White Lies Words: Gary Lambert Three years has passed since we were last able to listen to something new from White Lies – and when you watch this video it stretches it out a little bit longer with a Robert Rodriguez inspired vision of Mexico. It is two minutes and thirty four seconds into the … Continue reading

Just Listen: Palace – Have Faith

PALACE Words: Elena Katrina Palace give us another hint as to what will be found on their debut album, released later this year on November 4th, with this, their new single Have Faith. It’s another faster paced track that follows on from their small change in direction in last single Break The Science. Long term … Continue reading

Just Listen: Fickle Friends – Cry Baby

Fickle Friends Words: Georgia May Blackman As we patiently wait for Fickle Friends to release their debut album, they taunt us with their new, funky and infectious track Cry Baby. The pop tune is playful, with a slapping drum beat with a distinction between a modern vibe and an 80’s vibe to it. It’s simple … Continue reading

Album Review: Asylums – Killer Brain Waves

Killer Brain Waves Released July 29th 2016 Words: James Booton Thirty-six minutes of hard hitting, messy rock and roll, what more could you possibly want from an album? After over two years of working on various single releases, London based rock foursome Asylums have now produced one of the most refreshingly raw, rock albums of … Continue reading

Just Listen: Gringo Star – Heading South

Gringo Star Words: Nick Jacques Emerging from Atlanta, Georgia is the hopeful new band Gringo Star. With Atlanta having become synonymous hip hop throughout the 90s and noughties – there is also an underappreciated indie-rock scene which is starting to cause quite a stir within and beyond the confines of Atlanta. Gringo Star are one … Continue reading

Album Review: Blossoms – Blossoms

Blossoms Released 5th August 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Welcome to the official start of Blossoms becoming the biggest rock n roll band in the UK. Note: I’m not suggesting Coldplay, The Rolling Stones or Arctic Monkeys style stadium nights from this – but they are Event Bands now. From this, Blossoms’ eponymous debut album they … Continue reading

Festival Preview: LeeFest Presents: The Neverland 2016

LeeFest: The Neverland 2016 Secret Location, Kent, July 28-30th 2016 Words: Elena Katrina TICKETS ARE ON SALE HERE Website Facebook Twitter LeeFest is a festival that has been on my mind for a good few years but never one that really managed to steal my attention away from the bigger, well medium, sized festivals that … Continue reading

Just Watch: Hinds – Warts

Hinds Words: Georgia-Mae Blackman The phenomenal Spanish group of four reveal their technicolour and surreal video for their new single Warts, the girl group were formed in 2011 and have always showed their passion within the indie pop/rock scene. The happy tune is the complete opposite to the meaning of the song – a disheartened … Continue reading

EP Review: The Van T’s – A Coming Of Age

The Van T’s Words: Gary Feeney I first heard the Van T’s in passing round about a year ago, probably around the time of the release of their debut E.P, Laguna Babe, and made a mental note to have a proper listen to them as I quite like that brief aural glimpse. As often happens … Continue reading

Just Listen: The Parrots – No Me Gustas, Te Quiero

The Parrots Words: Nick Jacques Hailing from Madrid, Spain The Parrots are a threesome who deliver glorious sludgy garage rock in unashamed fashion. Their new single No Me Gustas, Te Quiero (translating to You Don’t Like Me, I Love You) reminds me of Falmouth’s finest the Black Tambourines jamming with the Pixies after a late … Continue reading

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