Review // Walk The River – Guillemots
On Guillemots’ debut album, Through the Windowpane, the critical acclaim was vast, but commercial success, less so (other than the usual post-Mercury nomination upsurge). Second album, Red, was the reverse. A weaker album in the most part, but there were a couple of outstanding tracks that ensured more success in monetary terms for the...
Review // The Big Horse Party
After arriving at The Packhorse on Saturday, a wonderfully charming yet classic establishment, I was evaded with the news that one of the best bands on the bill, That Fucking Tank, would not be playing the event, thanks to a DIY injury involving a screwdriver (seriously, we couldn’t make it up if we’d tried)....
Preview // The Great Escape Festival
Every year, lots of people flock Brighton to watch some bands play in some of the local venues as part of a festival called ‘The Great Escape’; this year is no exception as the festival is taking place on the 12th-14th May. With a line-up so ridiculously exciting, this year sounds like it’s going to be...
Video // Wu Lyf – ‘LYF’
We have liked Wu Lyf for a very long time. They make beautiful ambient pop music and keep an admirably secretive profile despite the media hype that surrounds them. So far, they seem to pull it off every time; I’m yet to hear a bad song from them. Here is their new video for a song which...
Stream // FOE – Hot New Trash EP
London-based act FOE has been floating around for a while now on the back of early attention from the equally taste-making Illegal Tender and Neon Gold. Although early track ‘Tyrant Song’ is present on this, her debut EP, my personal favorite and breakthrough track ‘Handsome Stranger Called Death’ is conspicuous via it’s absence. Released through...
Review // The Kills – Blood Pressures
After almost 18 months in and out of the studio the pressure was always for The Kills to up their ante, especially considering the relative mainstream success of 2008’s Midnight Boom. It’s this pressure which seems to have been behind the higher production qualities and wayward track listing in their latest effort, “Blood...
Review // Entrepreneurs – Bubblegunk
Entrepreneurs is not just another crafter of electronic music; he is brilliant, unique and wears purposely smudged lipstick on stage. His new single is out on the 4th April and it’s called ‘Bubblegunk’- a name which means, seemingly, absolutely nothing but it is a FUCKING TUNE; I have been playing it repeatedly for months. This single is...
Review // Justice – Civilization
The French electronic duo are back with their new single ‘Civilization’ and what an absolute corker of a tune it is! When I put it on this afternoon, I was almost falling asleep at my desk, but by 1 minute in, I was ‘desk dancing’ like a monkey high on MDMA. Justice have pulled...
Review // Psychologist – Waves of OK EP
There is so much beautiful, atmospheric, electronic music around at the moment that you’d think that there was a wizard somewhere brandishing it at the flick of a magic wand. Psychologist is the latest ‘man of minimal electronic music’; his music is pure, it’s basic and I suppose you could say like that of...
Introducing // Friends of Mine Festival
Friends of Mine, Manchester’s favourite promoters, are branching out this May to bring you a wonderful festival line-up located in the heart of Cheshire all set in the stunning surroundings of Capesthorne Hall. Just a 25 minute train journey from Manchester Piccadilly, FOM will play host to some of the best acts around, old and...
Introducing // Cloud 9 Festival
Now in it’s third year, Cheshire’s ‘Cloud 9 Festival‘ is starting to make a name for itself as a UK one day festival and this year it seems stronger than ever with Same Teen’s House Party and depression charity C.A.L.M (Campaign Against Living Miserably) on board. Also, this year’s festival, unlike in other years...
Introducing // Alpines
Atmospheric, female fronted, electronic art pop band Alpines are set to release their début EP on Monday entitled Night Drive. They are a band who despite seemly to only have received good press so far, remain pretty conspicuous in a refreshingly mysterious way, in a world where artists are continuously updating the interweb on their recent antics via social media platforms....
