The Tree – Custom Blue EP

South London’s The Tree are back with their brand new EP3 Custom Blue EP which is to be released via Ho Hum Records on the 20th of June 2011.

Complied of four tracks ‘Custom Blue’ starts off ‘The Tree’ … Read More

Crookers pres. Dr. Gonzo – The Gonzo Anthem E.P.

If you like listening to alternative/psychedelic music, here is what you have to listen: The Gonzo Anthem, a three tracks e.p., each track different from the other, like you think you understood what kind of tune is at the … Read More

Longevity – Tantrum

The EP by Longevity – Tantrum it is really nice. The beats and the ethnic routs bring you to a spiritual side. Tantrum – Is a hip hop song, with an indian influence. The bass line they use drives … Read More

VAN SUSANS – We Could Be Scenery

Despite the polished sound, We Could Be Scenery is London/Bromley sextet Van Susans’ debut EP. And considering the young nature of the band, and the fact this is their first recording experience, the EP shows real promise.

Van Susans are … Read More

Marina Celeste – The Angel Pop

Ethereal, dreamlike, and both bewildering and bewilderingly appealing, Marina Celeste’s hour-long release ‘The Angel Pop’ somehow manages to feel awkward, yet spread enough gossamer dazzle to charm listeners.

‘Beds Are Burning’ is doubtless going to turn a few … Read More

The Vickers – Fine For Now

Oh dear, it is indeed summer: we’re being inundated with rather twee upbeat pop rock albums ready for balmy evenings with friends and lovers and socially-acceptable levels of alcohol. The Vickers’ ‘Fine For Now’ is a fine specimen of … Read More

Goodluck Jonathan – This Is Our Way Out

There’s a weird mesmeric quality to Goodluck Jonathan’s ‘This Is Our Way Out’. Compiling the three EPs they have released into a full album-sized tracklisting, they blend the tropes of indie rock with a bleak, almost apocalyptic artistry that … Read More

I Like Trains – Sirens

It isn’t that I think that I Like Trains make intrinsically bad music, I am just struggling to think of who “Sirens” is aimed at. Perhaps this is a cynical view but I just can’t think of anyone who … Read More

Dennis Hopper Choppers – Be Ready

Ben Nicholls’ creature Dennis Hopper Choppers, tribute to the legendary actor and director of Easy Rider, abandons its crazy one –man-band idea to be joined by other musicians and release twelve jewels of folk rock.

Produced by Ben Hillier … Read More

Robots in Disguise – Happiness V Sadness

Liverpudlian duo Robots in Disguise comes back after three years of silence, releasing fourth album Happiness V Sadness. The band, joined by the always-faithful drummer Ann Droid, represents the same winning recipe of quirky lyrics, duet-like vocals, and synthesizers.

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