My first memory of the Brits being called crap came from a particularly enthusiastic episode of Newsround. Dido scrambled up to the platform to collect her ten thousandth trophy of the night while some cheeky […]
Music: Live Review: Swim Deep @ Brudenell Social Club
Birmingham’s ‘Sunshine-Popsters’ Swim Deep took to the Brudenell stage amidst a recent NME-spearheaded flurry of hype and managed to just about justify the acclaim surrounding them. After a shaky start (in which poetic justice shined […]
Album Review: Jim James – Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God (V2)
As lead singer of American psych/folk experimentalists My Morning Jacket, Jim James is used to addressing grand, semi-divine themes. The title of his first solo album, Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God, then, should come […]
Album Review: Esben and The Witch – Wash The Sins Not Only The Face
“How long do you mean to be content?” asks the art of Esben and the Witch’s second album. The answer from the band themselves would have once perhaps been “Never”, their particular brand of goth […]
Music News: BRIT Awards 2013 with Mastercard – Voting and Nominees!
With voting opening on February 9th its time to start sifting through the highs and lows of your musical year. Who’s going to get your vote? Can Mumford & Sons really take on Rolling Stones […]
Video: Cave Painting – Leaf
Brighton band Cave Painting release new single ‘Leaf’ from their debut album ‘Votive Life’ on January 28th. Following a stint supporting bands Alt-J and Gaz Coombes (Supergrass), the band will set off on their own tour […]
An Alternative Christmas Playlist!
Tired of the usual stodgy musical fare that Christmas has to offer? Sick to the back teeth of Band Aid and bloody Slade everywhere you go? I know I am. Even my old favourite, The […]
10 Tracks You Shouldn't Leave In 2012
With the new year fast approaching, we took a look at some of 2012’s best releases. Some went virtually unnoticed, some were just too good to say goodbye to.! Exlovers – This Love Will Lead […]
Album Review:: Allah-Las – Allah-Las
Californian foursome Allah-Las have produced a striking self-titled debut, which demonstrates a remarkably accomplished skill in crafting hushed, spellbinding surfer rock, often toying with psychedelic tendencies, and deeply evocative of classic American surfing music and […]
Live Review:: Passion Pit @ O2 Academy
With bands of this year choosing to focus their sound on house or dubstep vibes, it’s quite refreshing to a band whose music is all the more approachable for this change and […]
Review:: Seán McGowan – Seán McGowan EP
Punk-folk singer-songwriter Seán McGowan’s debut EP is an unrefined mix of politically charged lyrics, powerful vocals and aggressively strummed guitar. Opening with catchy, Jamie-T-with-a-bit-more-backbone number ‘Never Let Us In’ and moving on through […]
Feature:: Brits Critics' Choice Award Nominees 2013
Tom Odell, Laura Mvula and AlunaGeorge have been tipped to follow in the footsteps of the of Adele, Florence and the Machine and Emeli Sande with the announcement of the shortlist for the Brit […]