Single Review: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – The Body
The Body Released 25th July 2011 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have been bumbling around for quite some years now and whilst always on my to listen to list, this is the first time I’ve really paid attention to them to be honest. It’s another really 80s shoegazing indie style track, which from … Continue reading
Single Review: The Go Team – Ready To Go Steady
Ready To Go Steady Released 25th July 2011 Ready To Go Steady is easily recognisable as a song by The Go! Team. It’s mainly the drums that punctuate it that really make it feel that way. They are known for fusing a mixture of old and new and even the production of this track has … Continue reading
Single Review: The Vaccines – Norgaard
Norgaard Released 21st August 2011 The Vaccines might just have the antidote to the lack of our British Summer. They bring forward their social commentary style and another single with a focus on sex. This is going to make you sing along and jump around and have so much fun that you’ll forget that outside … Continue reading
Single Review: Arctic Monkeys – The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala Released 15th August 2011 The Arctic Monkeys are set to release The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala as the second single from their recent album Suck It And See. It is an interesting choice, it must be said, as it’s not really the most “single” sounding track in comparison to some of the … Continue reading
Single Review: The Drums – Money
Money Released 12th September 2011 Summer is here so it’s only right we welcome back The Drums with open arms. Money is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming album Portamento. Not only do The Drums make amazingly catchy tunes but they manage to make them in such a way that makes it … Continue reading
Single Review: Born Blonde – Solar
Solar Released 11th July 2011 Sometimes there are songs that you hear and you think ooooh now I like this but… what on earth is that they’re singing about? Solar has to be one of those songs. For the life of me I can only just about hear the track’s title and I have given … Continue reading
Single Review: Miles Kane – Inhaler
Inhaler Released 11th July Liverpool has always been a city steeped in musical history as it was the birth place of The Beatles. Sometimes I think that the pressure put on other musicians from the city must be immense but rather than decide against doing nothing because they could never compete, the city’s musicians seem … Continue reading



