Eleanor Friedberger – Last Summer

Eleanor Friedberger’s first solo album Last Summer is not the end of the Fiery Furnaces, and not the end of their tradition of musical hyperactivity. This record is not afraid to divide criticism, as is the case with her … Read More

Katie Malco – Katie Malco and the Slow Parade EP

I’m so tired of the word folkstress but try as I might I couldn’t come up with a fun alternative. Whatever that word is, Katie Malco is one. Her sophomore release is a 5-track EP that dwells on intimacy, … Read More

The Social Club – Drinking EP

Drinking EP is a promising title. For a debut effort especially. What it promises, is fun, joy, fist-in-the-air choruses and general couldn’t-care-less vibe. You get all of that, and in great amounts, from The Social Club. These North-Londoners have … Read More

Bobbie Gordon – Matters Of The Heart

British singer/songwriter Bobbie Gordon has performed with The Noisettes, Adele, Cee-Lo Kele and Skepta and has been compared with Lily Allen and Shingai Shinowa.

Her praised 5 track solo EP Matters Of The Heart is released on November … Read More

MAINI SORRI – Someday Volume 2

Maini Sorri Päivikki Hongslo is a Sweedish-Finnish singer songwriter from Uppsala, Sweden who began composing music for piano from 8 years old . Her album Someday received some excellent reviews in the UK.

Her harmonies and background vocals … Read More

Apparat Organ Quartet – Polyfonia

If robots somehow came to life, liked rock and roll music fused with electronic music and happened to play the organ; they might sound a bit like Apparat Organ Quartet. They are an Icelandic band who have just released … Read More

Simian Ghost – Lovelorn

Simian Ghost is the Swedish electronic version of “Bon Iver”. A musical project of Swedish born Sebastian Arnström the band now performs live as a trio, consisting of Sebastian on vocals and electronics, his brother Erik Klinga on drums and … Read More

Patrick Plunkett – Attracting Attention

When I first played Patrick Plunkett’s single ‘Attracting Attention’ my immediate instincts told me that I was about to waste yet another four minutes listening to the colour beige. However, despite Plunkett’s pop-folk lacking any kind of perceivable originality or … Read More

trioVD – X

trioVD are f**king weird. These crazy muthas are so hard to listen to, let alone categorise, that I can’t stop myself from listening to them. This new EP from the Leeds-based trio – simply entitled ‘X’ – is a four … Read More

Hymns – Cardinal Sins/Contrary Virtues

Do I really know what to do with this? Probably not. †Hymns† debut is a terse, angry concept album exploring the gaping pitfalls of faith that spans two halves, the bewildering, occasionally scary ‘Cardinal Sins’, and the quieter, more … Read More