With an upbeat melody ‘Swallow My Tooth’ has a happy-go-lucky vibe. The vocal breaks a little when it reaches the […]
If a band’s going to call itself Letdown they have to be pretty certain they can deliver the goods or […]
Ben’s biography states, in weighty third-person monologue; ‘… He doesn’t understand why people buy James Blunt records when there’s nothing […]
From ultra-lo-fi origins, My Little Problem has now evolved from the solo-bedroom antics of Simon Janes (stop it!) into an […]
Sugar-sweet and good for you – this is the sound of Manuka. These Brighton boys know their way around their […]
Put your dancing shoes on and get ready for the funky beats of Chichino. ‘Every Little Thing’ stands out as […]
Thank god for Tripped and Falling! I hadn’t realised it, but I’ve been craving a decent melodic rock-out. Now it’s […]
‘Nothing More’ introduces you to the bassy sounds of The Eventide. This track has a simple beat that leaves room […]
The current fixation with all things indie would welcome Pilotlight into the charts with open arms. The vocals are mostly […]
When something starts off like your granny on a Bontempi organ, you just don’t know where it’s going to go. […]
Having spent a fair bit of time in New Jersey, recovering from their LP The Atom Spark Hotel, Schizo Fun […]
Karim Fanous hits you straight away with his funky soul-rapping music track ‘Superbug’. If I could dance fast enough to […]
The one factor that made me listen up when I put on this record was the slick vocal that permeates […]
Andrew Eldritch, is that you? Surely no one but the Sauron of Dark Rock Music could survive in such a […]
As soon as this CD begins, it strikes me how much the ‘atmospherics’ are like those found on most Joy […]
To begin this review by describing Actress Hands as an inspiration to music or something that has never been heard […]
Let me just start by saying that I have honestly never, ever heard a song that sounds more like a […]
This is a frightening track. Really it is. It may be dirty guitar-ridden electro-pop with the voice of Debbie Harry’s […]
Being a massive Biffy Clyro fan and having a CD copy of this download-only single means that I would probably […]
Kovak have always been a band with a swagger, whether the music has been indie or rock ‘n’ roll. On […]
Like an honest politician (hmm) I feel the need to confess a bias upfront. No, I’m not breaking the rules, […]
Encountered with a song called ‘The Elephant’, you are immediately thrown off the pace by the rollicking funk intro that […]
Jo is an interesting character, one who spent half her young life striving to be a lead guitar hero and […]
It’s definitely that time of year again, with Christmas singles popping through the letterbox faster than we can snow-plow them […]