Starting off with the crickets chirping and distinctly ‘deep south’ instrumentation, Declan Murray’s laid-back, yet confident vocals gently creep into […]
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Drive Thru Records have got a reputation that includes up-tempo pop punk and EMO bands, wild tours and dedicated fans. […]
Endeci aren’t going to be easy to describe. It may just be a display of diversity or it may be […]
Friends of Ken appear to have friends in high places, with Steve Lamacq and BBC 6Music both championing this debut […]
I’ll be totally honest here. I accept that Centrifuge are a talented band with a decent vocal and a tight […]
Rushing, screaming guitars drive an intense two-note hammering intro to open up ‘1st May’ and expose a song which is […]
Did I read that right? Milk Kan featuring Dolly Parton?! Let’s get this straight then, Milk Kan are the acoustic-urban […]
You never would have thought it, but the seventies-style shorts that seem to be the favoured attire of Duloks seem […]
Welcome to Glasgow, and what a typically beautiful day it is. The sun is hiding, the wind is blowing, and […]
Upon entry into Southampton’s Joiners, you instantly notice the trendy clothes, hairstyles and general attitudes of this young generation of […]
Before getting into the usual CD reviewing formalities, it’s important just to mention how freaking awesome these guys are live. […]
The Ripps may sound a bit like The Clash meets The Buzzcocks, but don’t be fooled just yet into dismissing […]
The Streets meets The Comedy Store in this Political-Rap-Comedy from Bristol’s Clayton Blizzard. Now, a lot of work has gone […]
Lost Alone are a band in total control of their sound. It’s not been hacked together using the back-end of […]
Trauma Pet are off to a great start with ‘Affinity’, a punchy opener boasting dance beats with rock-like vocals. Heartfelt […]
To say Ergo Phizmiz is something different would be an understatement. This mixture of cuts from his last five years […]
Well, how serious did you think it was going to be? That’s what I had to tell myself when the […]
Rotating Leslie continue their trend of fantastic single-releases with this double a-side. ‘Radio’ has some amazingly quirky guitar parts that […]
Germinal supply high-contrast music with a hint of Nick Cave and a bit more than a hint of Edwyn Collins. […]
‘Sweeter Devotion’ is not only a swingingly great pop single, it’s also the opening track of Anna’s debut album ‘Precious […]
Before researching Pretty Trash, I thought that this must have been one of their first live shows, but apparently not. […]
There’s plenty going on in this track, with slow-siren guitars and wandering bass creating a rock-ska intro that builds and […]
Heady electronica is the order of the day for the swimming mix-up of synth strings and brass that makes up […]
Either they’ve been stalking me for quite some time, or it’s just pure chance that Wormburner have supplied exactly the […]