Review // Everything Everything- ‘Cough Cough’
If new single ‘Cough Cough’ is anything to go by, Manchester foursome Everything Everything should definitely not fall victim to the shit-second-album-syndrome. From the outset, everything is, in a word, brilliant. The track is hard-hitting, yet seems to glide effortlessly into a smoother chorus but still manages to maintain the fast tempo that makes...
Review // Holy Other – Held
Held is the hotly-anticipated debut album from Manchester-based producer Holy Other, recently released on the ever-seemingly ahead of the curve troupe that is Tri Angle Records. Despite being a nine-track, thirty-five minute album, mainly full of minimalist electronic compositions, it’s hard not to summarise the work without touching upon the deep, impressionistic emotional quality...
Review // WALL @ The Sebright Arms, Bethnal Green
Black Cab Sessions have launched their own record label and the first act to release a single on it is young mellow pop starlet, WALL (whose real name I am still unsure of due to her aloof element of mystery). Tonight is her debut London show at The Sebright Arms and she’s very impressively...
Review // Radfest
Hey – Do you remember last Sunday? What were you up to? Lying in London Fields maybe, eating ice cream on a beach? Riding a bike through a field with daffodils and nature and stuff, making out with a boy? All acceptable summer time options. Well done you. However, This Sunday those were all the WRONG option because...
Interview // Chew Lips
In a work space above a fancy Japanese restaurant in central London I join Tigs and James AKA London electronic duo, Chew Lips for mid afternoon beverage. The first thing we talk about is the new album which Tigs says was done “officially speaking” in March yet it is not to be released until January (all...
Review // Theme Park @ Birthdays, Dalston
Last night I headed to Dalston to catch Theme Park at new Vice run venue Birthdays for their sold out single launch. On support were Childhood who again were excellent. The sweaty basement was then warmed up even further by some tunes spun by none other than Theme Park’s Transgressive label mate, Becoming Real. ...
Preview // In The Woods Festival 2012
Last year at In The Woods Festival, we had a total blast, therefore we will be returning this year. In case you missed our features on the festival last year, here is a brief recap: In the Woods Festival is a small 750 capacity festival based in a secret woodland area, one...
Review // Highasakite – ‘Indian Summer’
On the 20th August, Norwegian trio, Highasakite (a bit of a mouthful, I know ) will make their UK debut with their single ‘Indian Summer.’ The track’s a blissful, sun tinged lovely thing bursting with childhood naiveté and nostalgia of playing outside no matter what the weather whilst the chorus possesses sinister undertones with ”I will...
Review // Palma Violets @ 223 Club, Waterloo
Lambeth (see above) based band, Palma Violets were a surprise favourite of many people I spoke to that managed to catch them at The Great Escape (unlike me – I was probably watching Doldrums for the second time that weekend or something) so I promised myself that I would try and see them as...
Review// Alpines – ‘Chances’
Alpines are doing something special. Not just vocally but this South London duo’s whole vibe is pretty particular. Taken from the band’s upcoming and massively anticipated EP Early Hours, latest single ‘Chances’ has an air that stuns; spacious, intense and brimming with beautiful textures amidst lead singer Catherine Pockson’s memorising vocal. Pulsating and biting...
News // Peace release free download
Brummy indie band Peace have released their new song (which I was totally blown away by when I saw it live at Latitude last month) ‘California Daze’ as a free download. It’s a slow, melancholic, sixties inspired love song which despite being rather cliché is so completely gorgeous that it’s very hard not to...
Stage Times // Beacons Festival
We at Freedom Spark are getting super excited about heading up to the Yorkshire dales next weekend for the first ever Beacons Festival. Who else is coming? Here are the stage times so that you can plan your weekend and get super excited too. THURSDAY BEACONS SOCIAL 19:00 Ezy Ryder /...
