Girl Band have a formula. Abrasive, raucous energy with apathetic deadpan vocals added on top – the formula is a winning one. Holding Hands With Jamie, Girl Band’s eagerly awaited debut album from Rough Trade […]
In Dream by Editors
A spectrum of emotion and sound is unveiled immediately by post-punk band Editors in the first two songs of In Dream – the hauntingly macabre darkwave of ‘No Harm’ is shortly uplifted by the infectiously […]
Pretty Vicious @ The Wardrobe 27/09
Over the last year, the hype surrounding Pretty Vicious has taken the four teenagers from a group of school friends having some fun, all the way to a band with record companies competing for their […]
In The Middle with Pretty Vicious
Already sitting on a record deal from Virgin, the Welsh four piece Pretty Vicious have been catapulted into the public domain through the success of their internet hit ‘Cave Song’ which has received several plays […]
Dodge And Burn by The Dead Weather
After the release of their first two albums and a five-year hiatus, The Dead Weather’s Dodge and Burn is the next step in Jack White’s search for relevancy. Despite their first two albums being noticeably […]
Bingley Music Live 2015
Bingley Music Live, set in Myrtle Park, featured acts from a variety of genres over the first weekend in September. The festival featured two stages: the giant Main Stage and intimate Discovery Stage which was […]
Double Down by Darwin Deez
Listening to the latest installation to Darwin Deez’s discography, Double Down, we are presented with an album of contrasts. The wacky yet wonderful compositions; relentless pace shackled by an overall subdued feel; and the disparity […]
Drenge @ The Wardrobe 18/09
After witnessing the opening date of their first UK tour at the infamous Brudenell Social club two years ago, I was eager to catch the Drenge boys in Leeds once again. With a second LP, […]
Pagans In Vegas by Metric
“Las Vegas looks the way you’d imagine heaven must look at night” Chuck Palahniuk once wrote. A view shared by tycoon Steve Wynn, who states Las Vegas is how God would do it if he […]
Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey
Five years on from her self-titled debut, Lana Del Rey is already onto her fourth album. Honeymoon sees Lana continue down the road of Hollywood heartbreak, a seamless thematic transition from the critically acclaimed Ultraviolence. […]
Mothers by Swim Deep
When Swim Deep first emerged onto the music scene their summery album debut Where The Heaven Are We secured them the adoration of an unswervingly devoted collection of 13/14-year-old fan girls and favourable reviews from […]
GO:OD AM by Mac Miller
GO:OD AM marks a significant shift in the career of Mac Miller. Despite his first studio album Blue Slide Park reaching top spot on the Billboard 200, the first independently produced album to do so […]