An eighties style intro to ‘World Gone Daft’ will force you into either the love or hate category. An opening […]
The melody together with the sound of the guitar, put through some kind of cheap cranky effect, make the opening […]
Here comes the madness. At only two tracks long their demo squeezes every ounce of life out of both. A […]
Ok before we go any further lets run the usual EMO checklist. Long anguished album tile? Check. Long anguished song […]
Nosferatu D2 isn’t really a band, they’re more of a duo and, suffice to say, bands that don’t have a […]
A curio here. The latest in a flurry of releases from Worst Case Scenario records sees Carter Brown and theOracleboy […]
Brothers Tom, Jim and Ed have been playing music together for 15 years. Despite being classically trained their first love […]
Using an early 20th century Labour Party poster calling for workers to rise up and destroy the House of Lords […]
For me, it’s always been a toss-up between ‘Go Slow’ and ‘Stunning’ when it comes to choosing the best song […]
The era during which Davy Vain formed as a musician and consequently became famous, has long been over. His band […]
It’s an enigmatic start to proceedings; ‘Let me tell you what this is. This is my passion. This is my […]
Oh you little tease… a little bit of a guitar and a chap in the background asking whether we’re ready […]
CD Warehouse in Wimbledon is closing. Whether due to the market now being cornered by i-downloads of Timberlake’s sexy spleen […]
This is a strange mix. It’s a weird electronic bass line over a straight sounding drum machine with synth strings; […]
The Black Ramps are the wiry cousins of all that American messy-indie from the nineties. Pavement, The Pixies, Violent Femmes… […]
Well, whatever I’m about to say, good or bad, the chances are that you or someone you know will own […]
I really shouldn’t like Redmile, they have so much in common with so many bands I really dislike and yet […]
The first and title song on Circuits two track demo is hard to ignore. The guitars crash into action reminding […]
I really didn’t know what to make of the 4ft Pimp, they claim that their ‘big riffs, solos, harmonies, effect-laden […]
The Arkwrights may have sent in a record but I think that they might have been better off arranging for […]
Daddy Long Legs are an interesting bunch. It’s a bit like Captain, but without the keyboards and with guitars akin […]
Promise comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s a killer vocal, other times it’s a particularly outstanding song. For The Dawn […]
Buswell did quite well with their first single, getting to the top spot in the Amazon pre-order chart and popping […]
Something of an Oxford super group, Foals have been creating some waves in the splash pool of alternative music for […]