Brighton math-pop four-piece Orchards, preempt sunny summer skies with the release of latest single ‘Darling’.
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TRACK OF THE DAY: Softer Still – ‘Wishing Well’
Indie dream-pop group Softer Still continue to hail super-sweet shoegaze from Shepperton, Surrey, on new single ‘Wishing Well’. The pop song describing a jealous relationship between two friends glistens an intoxicating melody, as the first single from the band’s forthcoming EP ‘Visions Of You’.
LIVE REVIEW: Alexandra Savior + Flyte at Oslo
Known for its quirky side streets, vintage shops and wide range cultural influences. Hackney really is a wonderland, one of the most optimistic areas of London, in nature and personality. Beside the train tracks we find Oslo, a hip and happening bar and venue that is cool enough to house both dive bar dropouts as […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Treeboy & Arc – ‘Austere’
The gloomy sounds of despair and unrest have run riot through the caverns of Leeds’ underground scene for many years, because after all, don’t we all need an outlet (or more purposefully, a platform) to project the disgust and disillusionment we hold near and dear. I think that’s the point anyway. So when a band like Treeboy […]
PHOTO JOURNAL // Cattle & Cane’s Headlining Glory at Stockton Calling
Ahead of the release of their sophomore album, Teesside’s Cattle & Cane made their grand debut as headliners at Stockton Calling festival. Junior Ayub was on hand with his camera to capture it all, from the intimate pre-show moments to the momentous occasion itself, it’s all documented in lovely pictorial form below.
LIVE REVIEW: Burning House + GURU + RADIDAS + Best Intentions at Maidstone Fringe Festival
Bring back pub rock! Not as in a load of Dad’s struggling to form anything resembling a groove as they try to portray their love of Eagles, but pubs showcasing homegrown bloody talent, brother!
LIVE REVIEW: The Big Moon at The Deaf Institute, Manchester
The Big Moon’s shows are hailed for their boisterous and playful nature, and tonight we are lucky enough to witness the London hailing group’s debut record ‘Love In The 4th Dimension’ in its animated live format. The debut captures the transient fun of millennial youth in catching garage-pop raucous, a sound at its most destined […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Melis – ‘Love Song Idea’
After years of being part of the successful pop duo IYES, Melis Soyaslanová has returned to give us the treat of a beautifully written and powerfully performed debut solo track, ‘Love Song Idea’.
LIVE REVIEW: BC Camplight + Francis Lung at St Michael’s, Manchester
After some confusion with Google and a narrowly avoided taxi fare to an identically named church in Middleton, we finally find St Michael’s tucked away on a quiet street in Ancoats. Originally founded in 1858, it was once the heart of the Roman Catholic community in Little Italy. Tonight, it’s a music venue with arched […]
SONG OF THE WEEK: Caro – ‘Closet Lunatic’
The first release of 2017 for Caro has now been revealed as the wild card live favourite, ‘Closet Lunatic’. A song of many faces and many parts, but easily identifiable as that of the Leeds trio’s best work to date.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Chaz Thorogood – ‘Four Walls’
Chaz Thorogood unveils his latest offering, ‘Four Walls’ – a gentle and refreshing folk track released via Beatnik Creative.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Live at Leeds 2017
Live at Leeds continues to thrive, growing with ambition each passing year. For a mid-size inner city festival it does very well to cover all the bases: a plethora of diverse venues, a cornucopia of international acts and fresh talent, culture, and community. With the heavyweight billing, it means you to have to be ruthless […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Hilang Child – ‘Solve’ (ft. JM∆C)
Hilang Child delivers a one-off collaboration with JM∆C in the form of new single ‘Solve’.
LISTEN: Birthday Card – ‘Heartstops’
Aylesbury lads Birthday Card make a dreamy debut with ‘Heartstops’.
BUILDING BLOCKS // Lostboycrow’s Defining Moments
A life can take on many forms; the decisions we make impact greatly on the whole, the paths we choose are ours to create, the people we meet along the line make it all worthwhile. When thinking about the important junctures in life, those instances that we consider to be definitive, the building blocks that […]
LISTEN: Little Grim – ‘Hoodie’
Plastered with laid back jazzy beats, soothing Prince-esque vocals and a chorus hook so defined and reinforced, it will spiral round your head for days. Little Grim’s latest offering is a truly exotic delight.
In Conversation with…JACK CHESHIRE
Jack Cheshire could be considered proof that in a music industry full of pressure for productivity and races to put out records, taking time over the creative process can have a profound quality that makes it worth it. The Bath-born, psych-folk musician has spent 11 months holed away working on his fourth album ‘Black Light […]
In Conversation with…FLING
It would seem as if they got lost in our time; displaced out of orbit, plucked from a dream and corporealized into existence. Fling are the dreamers that we wish we were, a radical visualisation of unrest – like The Beatles, Bowie, Primal Scream, Fling are here to change perceptions. To send our minds further […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Daudi Matsiko – ‘Take Me Old’
Daudi Matsiko teases upcoming double EP with ‘Take Me Old’, a poignant take on love through the years.
LISTEN: Cop Graveyard – ‘Are You Happy You’re Here?’
I’ve been reading the work of famed dead rock critic Lester Bangs recently, and come to the conclusion that for my writing to reach something beyond, I need excessive personal anecdotes that only partially relate to the feeling the new Cop Graveyard EP fills me with.