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 […]
With guitars that palm-mute their way into references with Jimmy Eat World and Semisonic. They use an eerie vocal effect […]
I’ve never described a dark punk band as ‘fun’ before. ‘Entertaining’, yes. ‘Amusing’, on the odd occasion. But never ‘fun’. […]
‘Self-styled man of the people!’ Drums roll in, like encroaching thunder. The accompanying lightning is extremely well aimed. Pete Doherty […]
I guess there is a kind of emotional truth to the clumsy, half-baked intensity with which this band interprets the […]
Surely a broken leg would put a spanner in the works for your average rock band, but newcomers, Fever Dog, […]
In my other life (as frontman for Southampton band Freeslave) I had the pleasure of witnessing this lot play an […]
It’s not often you turn up at 6pm and squeeze yourself between shelves full of DVDs to watch a band, […]
The Wombats are one of those bands who just seem unable to do any wrong at the moment. Lauded at […]
Uniting the Elements are a punk, rock, and pop crossover act. Formed in 2001, the band have racked up an […]
‘I love it’, well, that’s for you to decide. Not sure if it was quite intended, but I feel cheesy […]
In a world where singer-songwriters are packaged, marketed and sold in supermarkets, Toby Keane is really quite refreshing. His blend […]
Detroit Transit Railroad hold nothing back and hit you straight away with their first 2 tracks ‘Welcome My Dear’ and […]
Looking at the press release for Yes Please you could be forgiven for thinking The Bobby McGee’s are just a […]
For those of you who know Ejector Seat as a live music promoter who also released a compilation CD of […]
Grabbing you roughly by the shoulder and ushering you into their maxichrome world fraught with tense beats and wiry guitars, […]
‘Fireflies’ is a beautifully pure song with softly strummed acoustic guitar and a natural, harmonious vocal that sounds a bit […]