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With a new singer in the form of Laura Howe, Sungover are back with a fresh recording of their wide […]

Taking their name from a dodgy Russian drink made from fermented milk, Kumiss supply an equally unexpected but rather more […]

There has always been something inherently romantic about the underdog. Ever since Goliath was shown up by that little guy, […]

Calvoon will be Newcastle’s busiest band over the course of the next month, with more London dates than passion.com as […]

A near capacity Wednesday night at The Green Room, saw the band Without Clive take the stage. Unfortunately, not being […]

Bristol based four piece, Elguapo, have made a name for themselves by shifting a few thousand records and by organising […]

Having supported the likes of Martin Grech, Mew, and Stellastar, the Landing have put their heads together once more to […]

Rotating Leslie are a five-piece with a fascinating and fast-paced history of expulsions, drugs, and degrees in mathematics. A quick […]

Following hot on the tail of the success of last year’s single ‘Too Far’, they’ve signed to indie label, Stronglikebull […]

A near capacity Thursday night at Salisbury’s Old Ale House saw the sort of quality three band line up which […]

So after a large mug of blue stripe coffee, a selection of Mr Kipling’s finest, and a well deserved afternoon […]

With two disks weighing in at a hefty thirty-nine tracks, it seems sensible to tackle Independent Revolution in two parts […]

I apologise profusely to Leisur::Hive for my slackness. Lets just say I was abducted by aliens and forced to watch […]

Tapping into a steady supply of blues rock with riffy guitars, Mobrown have packed plenty of grit in to their […]

Arriving with some seriously bright retro packaging and a press release promising to give our declining music industry ‘a well-aimed, […]

After four days of late nights and early starts at SXSW, we dragged ourselves up to a small pub backroom […]

Following up on ‘The End Of Fear’, Josh Doyle is releasing a new version of ‘Aphrodite’. Getting straight to the […]

Brighton based Leap of Faith and their horde of travelling fans have played several London shows, a handful of South […]

Winging its way over from France and showcasing talent from all over the place, the first instalment of the Ultimate […]

Scooter-restoring fashionistas, The Immediate, are a combination of The Small Faces, The Libertines, and Arthur Lee and Love. They seem […]

It’s a good job Anti-Product have made records, because it proves they exist. Otherwise witnesses of their intense live show […]

Taking indie at its word, The Fever kick off with the sparkling ‘Chemistry’, which stacks up layer by layer from […]

Returning from their year-long break with an album as good as Crooked Timber has ensured that Therapy have sold all […]

A Munster-esque intro gets ‘Lost Saviour’ off to a start before the more emotional rock style of the verse and […]