Review // Is Tropical – ‘I’m Leaving’
It feels like a long time since London three piece Is Tropical released their debut album Native To on Kitsuné in Summer 2011. Recently the band finally emerged from a busy touring and recording schedule with stella new single ‘Dancing Anymore’ with a saucy video that featured a teenage boy wanking. The record opens with ‘Lover’s Cave’ which...
Review // Temples @ The Lexington, Islington
Last night The Lexington, London was filled to the rafters as residents descended upon the Islington venue for a healthy dose of throw back 60s psychedelica (oh, yeah, how surprising, I went to see a psych band). To get the ball rolling were fresh Brighton based band The Wytches who brought their own trippy yet reasonably heavy...
Review // Yeah Yeah Yeahs – ‘Mosquito’
Four years ago, Yeah Yeah Yeahs released the brain smashing album It’s Blitz! and the world fell at the bizarrely decadent feet of Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase. since then the New Yorkers have been covered by none other than Glee… But less of that. 2012 may have been heralded as the...
Review // Wolf People live @ The Sebright Arms, Bethnal Green
Heavy psych-rock band, Wolf People are releasing their second studio album this month on Jagjaguwar and to promote it they’ve been touring the country. I attended their sold out London date at The Sebright Arms; a hot underground basement beneath a constantly busy pub. As you can imagine, it was a sweaty one, fittingly so for...
Review // Mudhoney – ‘Vanishing Point’
After not released an album in five years, influential Seattle punk band Mudhoney have returned with a new album entitled Vanishing Point. The LP opens with ‘Slipping Away’, a strong start to the album as it’s laden with impressive psych-rock riffs. It’s a little different to their older material but good all the same. Next track ’I...
SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas // Days 4 + 5
First thing the next morning I headed uptown to Urban Outfitters to catch some bands in their ‘backlot’ whilst surrounded by beer and shorts and people in sunglasses, basically living the SXSW dream. I arrived to catch the end of young Chicago based producer Mister Lies‘ set which was..okay. Nothing too offensive, nothing too exciting....
SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas // Day 3
After deliberating what to do, I decided to head to just wander around Red River (my favourite part of town) and go into bars where I was hearing some decent stuff coming from. I ended up at my new favourite bar – Headhunters again where I heard the most incredible guitar playing coming from. It...
SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas // Day 2
It’s an even lovelier day on day 2 of SXSW but unfortunately the bouncers have gone from being relaxed, friendly people to absolute kill joys. It’s 5 days before my 21st birthday and they won’t let me into anywhere. I walk down the street thinking of things I could potentially attend and worrying that I...
SXSW Festival, Austin, Texas // Day 1
So, after flight fuck ups and 24 hours spent travelling and waiting I finally arrived at SXSW Festival in Austin Texas. Hell was I glad to be there! After an apple and a cold beer, I hit the streets of Austin for music, food, more beer and hang outs. The first band I...
Review // The Pearl Harts @ The Crobar, Soho
The Crobar in Soho is not exactly renowned for putting on incredible gigs but it is one of the coolest rock bars in London and the perfect place for The Pearl Harts to have their debut gig and show us what they’ve been up to over the past year. It’s absolutely rammed when we...
Review // Wet Nuns live @ Birthdays, Dalston
Wet Nuns, what a fucking great band name hey? After a quick taxi ride from rehearsals with one of my own bands, we got there just in time for a swift drink purchase and then on came the Sheffield formed rock duo. This is the best London gig they’ve ever played as they are greeted...
Review // Hookworms – ‘Pearl Mystic’
After teasing us since 2011 with EPs ‘S/T’ and ‘Live Vol.I’ and releasing single ‘Away/Towards’ in May last year, Leeds five piece Hookworms are back in 2013 with their debut album Pearl Mystic; but has it lived up to the anticipation surrounding it? Hookworms have already been placed within the pysch-rock genre, which seems to...
