A smooth groove-heavy start from Northern lads CAESAR, confirming they’re not just another generic indie band from Manchester. They deliver an exquisite twist to the indie rock framework with new single ‘Crossed Wires’.
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LIVE REVIEW: Night Games at St. Pancras Clock Tower
The entrance to the right of the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel looks as unassuming as any other apartment building. The two doormen, still looking bewildered at the number of young and ‘clearly not wealthy enough’ people in their building, usher us to the lift. Two more flights of stairs and an enormous corridor later, you […]
SONG OF THE WEEK: Loa Loa – ‘Pyrrhic’
Brighton’s Loa Loa continue their stint to render their listeners further on-the-side of impaired hearing by bringing us another absolute clanger of raw guitar and cutting angst, this time though it’s personal. ‘Pyrrhic’ found life out of a real life encounter, one which the band can’t quite seem to live down or shake off.
LISTEN: Prides – ‘Away With The Night’
It’s a welcome return for Glasgow’s Prides, as they up the ante again with the all-conquering synth pop of ‘Away With The Night’.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Overcoats – ‘Hold Me Close’
New York City has been a breeding ground for creative types for centuries – its grassroots nature assisting the nourishment and nurture for those wildcard dreams that are just too audacious to mute. The result, a haven for progressive culture and forward-thinking art – enter NYC duo Overcoats, who approach electronica in a brave and […]
EP REVIEW: Honey Lung – ‘Kind of Alone’
Only 90’s kids remember the last tides of Thatcherism razing the country to the ground, and the nervous cultural climate that gave way to Size Zero and the corporatisation of club culture, but at least there were banging rock tunes.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Flyte – ‘Echoes’
It’s a cause for celebration, after almost a year and a half of little-to-no-contact with the London foursome, Flyte have finally broken their silence. Lifting the latch on the door to their debut album, ‘Echoes’ reveals an assured subtleness beneath timeless chalky synth refrains and wistful melody.
LISTEN: PATHS – ‘Neoprene’
‘Neoprene’, the debut single from PATHS is nothing if not incredibly intriguing – so intriguing in fact that it took a long while trying to decide in my mind whether or not I was actually into it. I ended up going back and forth constantly, before it was no longer my own decision – the […]
LISTEN: Haunt The Woods – ‘Beautiful Catastrophe’
‘Beautiful Catastrophe’ is a new track from Devon-based Haunt The Woods – a four piece who blend progressive rock with folk, creating music which manages to deal with mourning and yet retains the optimism of movement at the same time.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Glass Peaks – ‘Speak & Spell’
Fast becoming hotly tipped as a ‘break-through band for 2017’, South-East band Glass Peaks release their sophomore single ‘Speak & Spell’. Continuing in the light of their debut single ‘Your Eyes’ (acclaimed as BBC Introducing’s ‘Record Of The Week’ back in January), ‘Speak & Spell’ unreels evocative and dynamic pop from the four-piece.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Alex Lucas – ‘Fade Away’
Alex Lucas, former singer/songwriter from The DuBarrys, is back with a solo project in the form of his debut release ‘Fade Away’.
LIVE REVIEW: Honey Lung, Little Green Men, Furs & Masks + Inevitable Daydream at Camden Assembly
Formerly the Barfly, the Camden Assembly is at the forefront of London’s music scene and it’s easy to see why. As London became rapidly gentrified, the ruins of the skaggy indie rock of the noughties held on to its last breath in the Barfly before shutting up shop. The Camden Assembly however, caters for all […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Gender Roles – ‘Skin’
Oh yeah! ‘Skin’, the lead single from Gender Roles’ new EP ‘Planet X-Ray’ is the perfect fuzzed-out, bratty tonic to all the bullshit things that are inexplicably happening. Snarling vocals, brutal bass, and a heavy dose of cymbals congeal together with off-kilter guitar licks to create a feel-bad-feel-good winter hit.
PHOTO GALLERY: Green Day at First Direct Arena, Leeds
The UK leg of their ‘Revolution Radio’ tour sees rock veterans Green Day play their first show on English soil since 2013. It’s a triumphant return, bursting with energy, pyro and huge anthems. Check out our photos from the show below:
TRACK OF THE DAY: Burkini Beach – ‘The World At Our Fingertips’
Over a year after his debut release, Burkini Beach (aka. Rudi Maier) brings us his new single ‘The World At Our Fingertips’, accompanied by a brightly coloured carousel of arcade scenes, cartoon clips and home movie-esque close ups.
LIVE REVIEW: Two Door Cinema Club + Sundara Karma at O2 Academy, Leeds
The Irish favourites bring their blistering pop to Leeds. With their third album ‘Gameshow’, released in October last year, Two Door Cinema Club drove their sound into even more polished pop territory than their previous efforts. Tonight, we see them hit Leeds’ O2 Academy as part of a sold out UK tour with new kids […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: TEAR – ‘Careless Again’
TEAR don’t hide behind pretension or facade, in fact, they prefer to bare their bruises and scars for all to see, warts and all. It’s a brave assertion of their humanity, and in today’s world this is a sure-fire way to be noticed. And noticed they are, for latest cut ‘Careless Again’ brings a fury like no […]
LISTEN IN // San Cisco Take The B-Side
Our favourite Aussie troop broke their seal of silence late last year, offering up two shiny and equally brilliant musical tokens, in the disco-ball ready ‘SloMo’ and the catchy bop of ‘B-Side’. The latter is spiked with sunshine melodies and instant beachy hooks; a celebration of everything that makes the foursome great, and a delightful tease into […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Rosie Carney – ‘Awake Me’
‘Awake Me’ manages to achieve a rare balance – although it could be classified in the ambient genre, it is a track which still possesses the power to move you, inside.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Family Friends – ‘I’m Like You’
Family Friends, the aptly named brother-sister duo from London via Melbourne, have dropped a sunny cut from their upcoming EP in the form of ‘I’m Like You’.