Interview // Is Tropical
Is Tropical have been making waves over the past twelve months, what with dropping their fantastic debut Native To and being responsible for ‘The best video ever.’ I caught up with the mysterious trio backstage at Manchester’s Deaf Institute to talk tour mates, Pizza Hut and The Only Way is Essex. Leah:...
New // Paper Crows – ‘When Friends Survive’
Electronic duo, Paper Crows have reveled that their new single will be ‘When Friends Survive’; a melange of epic, staccato beats and rhythms whilst the lyrics explore everlasting friendship. It’s pleasant on the ear and the production behind it is superb. The band are also all set for an upcoming tour with Fenech-Soler...
News // Goldheart Assembly announce new intimate shows
After an epic performance at King Cross’s Scala back in April, Goldheart Assembly have announced that they’ll be playing four intimate shows at The Spice of Life in Soho. At these shows the band intend to debut their new songs from the new album which is currently being recorded in Switzerland. If you plan...
Introducing // Kites
Want to hear something which sounds a bit like Patrick Wolf singing over fair ground music backed by a thick base line? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Don’t worry though my friend, the fairground samplers are soon replaced by relaxed guitar strums followed by a standard, yet brilliant pop drum beat and...
Review // Marques Toliver and Jamie N Commons live at The Tabernacle, Notting Hill
After a lovely late summer’s evening walk through Kensington, I finally arrived at The Tabernacle in Westbourne Park for Marques Toliver’s headline show. However, on first was Jamie N Commons, who I wrote about quite a while ago here. He was a lot younger and better looking than I ever imagined him. He was...
Review // Dan Webb – Hyperspace Clearance EP
I had never heard of Dan Webb before but his EP got pushed through my letter box so I thought I’d give it a listen. Within seconds, I was gripped by his pure musicianship as well as that of his band but within the seconds that followed became bored of the whole thing....
Review // In the Woods Festival (03/09/11)
I was delighted to be invited to come along to this year’s In The Woods Festival in a secret location in Kent as I’d been watching the videos on internet of footage from previous years and thought it seemed to have beautiful atmosphere and saw that it is only a 500 people capacity festival,...
Review // The Waves of Fury – Blood of Fury EP
Indie jazz rock. Not a bad idea eh? The Waves of Fury appear to have taken up this musical genre vacancy and I think it actually seems to work rather bloody well. Throughout opener ‘The Killer Inside Me’, beats are very jazz inspired and there are saxaphones whilst the vocals seem rather inspired...
New // Bell cover Aaliyah
So, earlier this week we were blessed with Jamie XX’s rework of the XX’s Aaliyah cover, ‘Hot Like Fire’ and now electronic band Bell have also turned their hands at covering Aaliyah, this time with the song ‘Are You That Somebody?’ I think they did a pretty cracking job to be quite honest....
Review // Slow Club – Paradise
After slow club released Yeah So in 2009, they were dubbed indie-folk and rather twee. Whether it’s because they reportedly hate being referred to as twee or not, their new album Paradise certainly does relieve that notion. Boy girl duo Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor have returned with their sophomore album (released on Moshi...
Review // Dum Dum Girls – ‘Only In Dreams’
I think every band should sound like the Dum Dum Girls. Plain and simple. Not only do they encapsulate every exceptional part of 1960′s girl groups (AKA the most wonderful pop era ever and possibly the best musical era ever), but they do it with an added edge that sets them...
Video // Summer Camp ‘Better Off Without You’
Summer Camp have released their new video for their next single from their forthcoming album, Welcome to Condale. It has themselves in and everything. It is very nice and cute, despite the lyrics. Bring on the album! We love Summer Camp! Here is the album artwork for the album which will be released...
