After a year in America, The Staves have returned home for a string of intimate shows on British soil, beginning at Gorilla in Manchester tonight. Their latest release was February’s ‘Tired As F*ck’ single, providing the name for this mini tour.
Tag: Music
TRACK OF THE DAY: Bat and Ball – ‘Worth’
London’s Bat and Ball reveal a vital (if not, the most important) piece from their forthcoming debut full-length with new track, ‘Worth’. The trio challenge and protest body image in this new musical dialogue. Self-worth is almost always hard-won, especially living in a time where outside factors dominate and protrude all who have access to […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Hannah Nicholson – ‘Oliver’
Hannah Nicholson opens up a story in a song to the listener in her latest track ‘Oliver’. Having previously performed as one half of the Manchester based psych-folk duo Bird to Beast, now she goes solo, channelling her classically-trained voice into the turbulence of lone emotion – and it is very rewarding indeed.
LISTEN: Richard Walters – ‘Starlight’
Continuing in the vein of critically-acclaimed ballad ‘Awards Night’, Richard Walters returns with ‘Starlight’ – a deeply personal track interspersed by heartfelt lyricism, redolent keys and real emotion.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Westerman – ‘Roads’
Escapism may seem like a cowardly exit method at times, but it’s true we all need to breakaway every now and then, and it’s fair to say that music is one of those mediums that we turn to. Appropriately so, the coral-washed sounds of Westerman cannot project a more fitting or absorbing ideal. Cleansing to the […]
SONG OF THE WEEK: Albin Lee Meldau – ‘Persistence’
Leading the way in sunny splendour, ahead of the release of forthcoming extended player ‘Bloodshot’, is Albin Lee Meldau’s blinding tenacity on new cut ‘Persistence’.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Miles Horn – ‘The Birds and You’
South London singer/songwriter Miles Horn releases new single ‘The Birds and You’ on 6th June, coinciding with his upcoming live shows in the capital.
LISTEN: My Crooked Teeth – ‘Better Off’
My Crooked Teeth is the new project of Oxford-based singer-songwriter Jack Olchawski, whom you might remember as fronting the alt-country band Toliesel. Olchawski, who has been involved in a wildly eclectic set of projects in the last decade, is now emerging and becoming recognised as a songwriting talent in his own right. This new single […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Basement Revolver – ‘Johnny Pt. 2’
Canadian shoegaze trio Basement Revolver broke onto the scene last year with their debut single ‘Johnny’, which primed them for success, racking up hundreds of thousands of Spotify plays. Here, they’ve surpassed it with their newest single and sequel song, ‘Johnny Pt. 2’.
ALBUM REVIEW: Cigarettes After Sex – ‘Cigarettes After Sex’
Finally. The long anticipated self-titled album from our beloved tear-jerking Texans, Cigarettes After Sex, is to be released on 9th June 2017.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Liverpool Sound City 2017
A decade of reinvention has transformed Liverpool Sound City from its modest beginnings back in 2007. Earlier editions saw ticket-holders venue hopping around the city centre’s independent bars to catch intimate performances from a left-field line up. Today, Sound City reflects its evolution with a barrage of big names and a move to the sprawling […]
LIVE REVIEW: Angel Olsen + Tim Darcy at Leeds Stylus
Angel Olsen’s latest album ‘My Woman’ truly highlighted her ability for writing both impeccable indie pop songs and the kind of slow two-chord ballads that make chests tighten, all narrated in her exceptional voice.
LISTEN: Grymm – ‘Gravity’
‘Gravity’, the sophomore single from Brighton’s Grymm leaves you holding your stomach and missing some teeth, as it bruises through beats and strums out shrieks.
LISTEN: Tiger Blanket – ‘Sweet & Salty Treat’
Taking form out of various Kent scene bands, Tiger Blanket is more a supergroup (of the local variety) than a simple passion project. The brainchild of Graham Nunn takes cues from Talking Heads and Roxy Music with a modern update of the wonky indie-psych variety that tells of MGMT at their most obscure.
TRACK OF THE DAY: The Travelling Band – ‘Into The Water’
‘Into The Water’ is the latest track from Manchester-based The Travelling Band and is a song which sends us into summer with warm harmonies, guitars glistening with reverb and real feeling.
LISTEN: Liam McClair – ‘Fame’
Manchester’s Liam McClair recently released his remarkable new single ‘Fame’ – peaking at number four on iTunes’ singer/songwriter chart, it’s clear to see it was a hit with the kids.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Method Actress – ‘Point Of View’
‘Point of View’ is the first single from the newly formed Brighton post-punk outfit Method Actress. After a great deal of personal difficulty, Milo McNulty and Max Wright are throwing themselves back into the musical melting pot. They have expanded on the powerful dual guitar dynamic, which in many ways defined their previous project Morning […]
ALBUM REVIEW: alt-J – ‘RELAXER’
In the five years since their Mercury Prize-winning debut album, alt-J have managed to stay at the top of the off-kilter pile that is quirky British rock music. Many parts of their second offering, ‘This Is All Yours’, felt like a continuation of the first album, while other parts brought out more sides to the […]
In Conversation With…FLYTE
London’s Flyte shift the perception of what it is to be a modern band; their music remains timeless through a love for the sounds of yesteryear and a pureness of natural dynamics. Since launching a collection of homemade videos filmed in a London flat, the four-piece have continued to retain the subtle charm of their […]
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Dot to Dot 2017
Returning once again to the great city of Manchester (on a particularly scorching sun-packed day) was multi-venue spectacular Dot to Dot Festival, and this year was to mean even more for all who attended. The organisers switched up a few fundamentals this year, mainly being the inclusion of new venues like Old Granada Studios and […]