Astronauts, etc. and Bells Atlas guitarist Derek Barber is releasing his sophomore album Me Tie Dough-ty Walker under the moniker of Perhapsy and the brilliant ‘All My Soul Swallowed’ is the first single taken from it.
Author: Lewis Lloyd-Kinnings
WATCH: Cub Sport – ‘Only Friend’
Airy yet melancholic synth arpeggios open this fantastic track from Brisbane alt-pop group Cub Sport, with the repeated painful title line “you’re my only friend…” ushering in the anthemic chorus. The overall off-kilter and slightly gloomy feeling of the song is an intentional device used to musically articulate the central themes in the lyrics. As […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: TUSKA – ‘Fine’
A song with a straight up no nonsense drum beat for an intro always gets me, it’s a bit of a weakness, so I always feel let down if the rest of the band come in and ruin it. This is thankfully nowhere near the case with ‘Fine’ by TUSKA; the washy synths warm up […]
EP REVIEW: Chastity – ‘Tape’
‘Tape’ is the new 4-track release from Canadian alt-punk group Chastity. I heard first track ‘You’re Scary Now’ a bit in advance of the rest of the EP, and was all set to remark on the linearity of this track – in neither a negative nor positive way, just noting an interesting departure from the […]
LIVE REVIEW: Fickle Friends + Model Aeroplanes + Lisbon at Dingwalls
The queue to get into one of Camden’s best venues, Dingwalls, stretches around the corner from the off – the first sign that the acts on show tonight have struck a chord with London’s youth. The second indication of the kind of show this is going to be, comes when you spot the disco ball […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Indoor Pets – ‘Electrify’
‘Electrify’ comes with the promise that fans of Weezer or Ash will love it, and whilst the off-kilter pop-punk chorus is pretty reminiscent of the latter. I had difficulty picking up any similarity to the former, except from frontman Jamie, looking a little bit like Rivers Cuomo.
ALBUM REVIEW: Nothing But Thieves – ‘Nothing But Thieves’
Nothing But Thieves are an artist I first heard about when they came to play The Portland Arms in Cambridge (….getting the home-town plug in early doors!) in February 2014, to what can be flatteringly described as a ‘modest’ crowd. In the 18 months since they have evidently been busy grafting away at the touring […]