Just Listen: Royal Blood – Where Are You Now
Royal Blood Royal Blood have a new track and it might not be quite what you expect. At least not from the get go. Eventually it does build to something more akin to the ballsy angsty dirty beast we all fell for – there’s certainly no denying it’s their sound. It’s placement on TV show … Continue reading
Just Listen: Acrylic – Awake
Acrylic Words: Georgia Evans From the start of Awake I was instantly enveloped with catchy guitar riffs and a steady drum beat which I found myself moving my head to without realising. All of that and that was only ten seconds in. The vocalist of Acrylic has a strong sturdy style to his voice. His … Continue reading
Just Listen: Kids At Midnight – Silence
Kids At Midnight Words: Georgia Evans When I first listened to Silence, the latest track by singer/producer Kids At Midnight, I found that it had a mixed sound of two very popular artists; Marina and The Diamonds and the haunting vocals of Lana Del Rey. The vocals are dreamy but also can reach a very … Continue reading
Album Review: Man Made – TV Broke My Brain
TV Broke My Brain Released April 15th 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Hailing (mostly) from Manchester, three-piece band Man Made have been building a solid reputation for themselves as a live act over the last few years. With a number of prestigious festival and support slots already under their belts they prepare for the release of … Continue reading
Album Review: Tacocat – Lost Time
Lost Time Released April 1st 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Yep, this is missing from the very start “If you happened to be browsing through the shelves of your favourite record shop in search of a dose of female-fronted, grunge-flecked guitar pop and came across Tacocat’s third album Lost Time, you could be forgiven for skipping … Continue reading
EP Review: Eliza Shaddad – Run
Run Released 18th March 2016 Words: Lauren Grigor I feel like there’s a wonderful (albeit slow) shift towards valuing these solo female artists beyond their femininity. Eliza Shaddad reminds me of the incredible Bat For Lashes and one of my favourites Nadine Shah; they all have a good mix of feminine and masculine elements in … Continue reading
Just Listen: Spring King – Rectifier
Spring King Words: Georgia Evans Manchester’s Spring King have unleashed their next single called Rectifier, which is out March 25th. The band are constantly giving us loud and noisy indie tracks and this is no different. Rectifier is a track which starts off with “the calm before the storm”. This track is a beautiful riot; … Continue reading
Live Review: Cage The Elephant – Liverpool
Cage The Elephant o2 Academy Liverpool, February 18th 2016 Words: Gary Lambert Photos: Gaz Jones There was a distinct buzz about the Cage The Elephant tour coming to Liverpool. The band had not been in these parts for around seven years and their fans were hungry for them. When the gig was announced it soon … Continue reading
Just Listen: AGA – You & I
AGA Words: Georgia Evans After listening to You & I by AGA a few times, it became quite clear to me that it was going to get stuck in my head, a lot. This catchy indie track is something that I would listen to anywhere; it’s thumping bass and beat is something you can sway … Continue reading
Album Review: The Stone Foxes – Twelve Spells
Twelve Spells Released March 18th 2016 Words: Greg Arthur The Stone Foxes – ‘Twelve Spells’ (Album) San Francisco’s The Stone Foxes are an odd one. Upon reading the press release, they’re a straight forward blues-rock band – and that’s no lie, they certainly are. They’ve also got theatrical keys, shuffles, tinges of pop, gospel, … Continue reading
Just Listen: Wildes – Bare
Wildes Words: Eliza Labden UK based artist Wildes brings us her debut single Bare, with deep, dreamy vocals and a sweet, melodic tune not to dissimilar from Florence and the Machine. The subtle backing music allows the vocals to be more prominent and expressive in the track creating a feeling of genuine passion for the … Continue reading
Live Review: Minor Moguls – Liverpool
Minor Moguls Leaf, Liverpool, 10th February 2016 Words: Daryl Wafer I found myself in the cool part of town on Wednesday night. Leaf, Bold Street (the ‘Chicken and Ribs Combo’ of the Liverpool music venue scene) was hosting an EP launch for Minor Moguls. I’ve been to the downstairs part of the venue for a … Continue reading
Album Review: Holy Esque – At Hope’s Ravine
At Hope’s Ravine Released 26th February 2016 Words: Gary Feeney Holy Esque have been a feature on the Glasgow scene for a few years now, but over the last 12 months they’ve stepped up a gear with some sizeable live shows and are now – four years after their debut single – on the verge … Continue reading
Live Review: White – Glasgow
White QMU, 20th February 2016 Words: Gary Feeney I tweeted a week or so ago that White’s latest single, Living Fiction, sounds and feels just like a classic that’s been around for years. If you didn’t know better, you’d find it very hard to believe it was made by a band who hadn’t even embarked … Continue reading
Album Review: Jack Garratt – Phase
Phase Released February 19th 2016 Words: Lauren Grigor In the world of digital music consumption, it’s not unusual for artists to release a few EPs before their album. For Jack Garratt, one of my favourite One-Man-Bands and producers, the luxury of putting his best tracks on his album had already been decided; I’ve already over … Continue reading
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