Posted by popped music on April 7, 2021 · Leave a Comment
St Peter’s Dream Maybe Yesterday Words: Gary Lambert In the world when everybody is searching for big, life-changing moments of drama, it is important to grasp on to slices of innocent pleasure. Maybe Yesterday from St Peter’s Dream feels like one of those slices to me. With a gently paced, upbeat feel to the … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on March 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Bloxx Everything I’ve Ever Learned Words: Gary Lambert 13Releasing a debut album in 2020 was a bit of a cursed move, but rather than sit around waiting for the real-life restart, Bloxx have got busy with a new release. And it’s a cracker – and shows how much Bloxx have progressed as a band since … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on March 18, 2021 · Leave a Comment
Courting Grand National Words: Gary Lambert With their latest release, Grand National, Courting have once again proven themselves to be one of the most exciting young bands in the UK. Grand National is a great example of how a raw band can progress, improve and grow without changing what made them exciting in the first … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on September 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment
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 →
Posted by popped music on September 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Red Rum Club – Kids Addicted Words: Elena Katrina With their key Mexicana flare firmly in place, Liverpool’s Red Rum Club return to the party with their first new material since the release of their debut album, Matador, back in January. Kids Addicted delivers yet another fast-paced number that packs a punch. With hooks that … Continue reading →
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Larkins – Wallflower Words: Elena Katrina With an enticingly haunting lyrical delivery and electronic beats and bleeps that push and pull, this latest single from Larkins is anything like its namesake. Wallflower is a track that pulsates and simmers; its guitar strings puckering and dissipating into the atmosphere while the bass trips the light fantastic … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on May 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
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 →
Posted by garypopped on May 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
LIFE – Moral Fibre Words: Gary Lambert Do you have asthma? If so, before you listen to Moral Fibre grab your inhaler and have a big blast on it. This track is dangerous for you breathing; with a breakneck immediacy through the two minutes of sheer pleasure. Whether it is the rapid, fun guitar or … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on May 1, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Van Ts – Control Words: Elena katrina The Van Ts have a special blend of guitar music – sonically they flirt with punk, grunge, rock but with melodies and harmonies that wouldn’t go amiss on some of the best indie pop out there. In their latest single, Control, everything comes together as one huge … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on April 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Interview: The K’s Words and Photography by Gary Lambert The summer of 2019 is setting up to be a memorable one for The K’s. After successfully claiming a main stage set at the INmusic Festival in Croatia, the Earlstown boys are not just settling for that. They have now signed a deal with Alan McGee’s … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on April 17, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Album Review: Fontaines DC – Dogrel Words by Gary Lambert There has been considerable hype about this Dublin band and what they could do, so I think most of our music world has been waiting for Dogrel to drop going on the amount of Happy Dogrel Day posts I saw on release day. This is … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on April 10, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Just Listen: The Amazons – Doubt It Words by Gary Lambert Following on from the step up that was Mother, The Amazons have done it again with a slice of anthemic grunge which seems to have been cut straight out of the Reading Festival main stage. If you have neighbours, I would suggest you do … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on April 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Album Review: Cassia – Replica Words by Gary Lambert I’ve got an idea. A strange idea, but an idea nevertheless. Copies of Replica should be given away with the purchase of a Fitbit. Why? Because it makes you go for a walk. Or at least it has done for me. After a first listen to … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on April 4, 2019 · Leave a Comment
A Void Words and Photographs by Gary Lambert We get to watch lots of bands, and it might seem harsh to state that at times they all merge into one another, but on the average week this year I’ve seen probably four gigs with between three and six acts at each gig so I’d say … Continue reading →
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