The afternoon sun is being replaced with a chilly early evening as I meet with Julien Baker at York’s gorgeous Grand Opera House, where she is supporting the folk-rock favourites Belle and Sebastian on their UK tour. Julien is relaxed and in high spirits. Before I hit the record button, she talks about feeling spoiled […]
Fenne Lily’s work is subtle but impactful. Her words rise and fall with a weight of emotional sincerity. Her voice exchanges gritty, hushed, supple caresses with pitch-perfect feathery highs. Delivering lyrics of articulate observation and lived understanding, Lily is one of those artists that once witnessed can’t be forgotten or unheard.
Ohio natives Walk the Moon have always possessed an uncanny proficiency for styling off-kilter but inescapable sonic vibrancy. Each studio installment provides its own developments, but there’s always a guarantee somewhere on the record that you’ll find some sort of uplift, or greater affinity which will travel with you ever-after. With the 2014 release of […]
Liverpool’s TV ME are currently riding the crest of a wave. Interest in the band has been ramped up by a debut national tour and the release of a well-received EP, A Broadcast from TV ME. Theirs is a well-defined aesthetic marrying smart songwriting with intriguing visuals that create a satisfying whole.
Another Age is the debut album of New York’s Robert Earl Thomas. Released back in February on Captured Tracks, it is a record which envelopes the listener in a blanket of warm guitar tones, expansive synths and meditative lyrical content.
We enter into BATTS’ debut EP 62 Moons to sounds of Saturn. The record begins with an ending. Hauntingly beautiful we are pulled through the length of ‘We’re Done’ as if by the fingertips. Teased all the way through by Tanya Batt’s beautiful refrain.
Dedicated to ‘my friends, big beats, queer communists, and the younger self that never thought I’d release an album’, Granola Suicide’s debut EP feels like a embrace after a long fit of sobbing; not warm, or even comforting. Cold and necessary, rather.
A band from Ireland bringing a sound like you’ve never heard before.
Indoor Pets are great. Indoor Pets are conveniently familiar. Indoor Pets are super friendly, if you ignore the spiky guitar lines. Oh sorry, did we lose you there? Yes, in fact the indoor pets we speak of are a musical band, not house-dwelling animals. Welcoming in a new chapter for 2018, the Sittingbourne band sped […]
After succeeding triumphantly as the crowned winners in the last edition of #BitterSweetPlaylist, we now satisfy our promise by gifting an exclusive chat with electronic pop duo Prides. The song which landed them here, ‘Born to Be Whole,’ is as emotionally investing as they come, told in typical Prides-style with hand-on-heart lyricism, punch-the-air melody and a […]
Calling out the glory days of noughties indie, London-based Sea Girls fuel buzzy highs through epic sprawls of hook-driven guitar pop, just one listen to their latest release ‘Heavenly War’ is enough to confirm the band’s talent. Heading into a new year, Sea Girls were quick to jump back in the van for their first […]
As part of a short UK tour, London-based Folk-Rock five-piece To Kill A King retraced Leeds links to promote their third album ‘The Spiritual Dark Age,’ which has garnered mixed reviews from national press with some interpreting its eclectic nature as sign of insecurity of style.
After a long plane journey from Spain, I was lucky enough to grab a few moments with one half of Ireland’s finest pop/folk duo, Alfie of Hudson Taylor. To ask him a few questions about their return to music and what’s coming next, ahead of what proved to be a truly phenomenal night at Manchester’s […]
Adam French discusses the artistic intentions and creative motivations behind the development of recent video for track, ‘My Addiction,’ sharing a behind-the-scenes scope on his writing and creative processes. He sheds light on the themes and thoughts at the heart of recent EP, Weightless, and how these are reflected in the video and visuals.
2017 has seen alternative-pop group CHILDCARE release their debut EP ‘Made Simple,’ complete their first UK headline tour, and drop many delightful singles, including latest gem – ‘Put Down Your Pen’.
“I just want it touch people. I don’t care about money, I don’t care about fame, I just want my music to touch people” – GEORGIE
After succeeding triumphantly as the crowned winners in the last edition of #BitterSweetPlaylist, we now satisfy our promise by gifting an exclusive chat with electronic pop duo IDER. The song which landed them here, ‘Body Love’ – is a swirling, woozy devotion to self-love, with dual vocal sensations harmonising and tantalising a memorable sonic moment. It’s […]
‘Hidden Tapes and the Golden Tide’ is the compelling new album from Manchester four-piece Douga, out 8th December 2017 via Do Make Merge records.
Bitter Sweet Symphonies’ Zoe Peck talks to The Orwells, following their recent show in Manchester with Weezer, as part of their 10-date European tour. The garage five-piece from Chicago toured the UK themselves in August to promote their third album, ‘Terrible Human Beings,’ released in February via Canvasback Music.
‘Love What Survives,’ the long-awaited album that recently returned electronica duo Mount Kimbie to the spotlight, was met with pretty much universal acclaim, despite it’s challenging timbres and structures. Mount Kimbie have a reputation for being one step ahead of the game – they were already experimenting with ambient sounds and field recordings back on […]