Cosmo Jarvis – Sure As Hell Not Jesus

Realeasing the new EP Sure as hell not Jesus, Cosmo Jarvis confirms his fame as eclectic artist and multi-style. Nevertheless he’s working only on the second album he reached an uncommon songwriter maturity for a so young guy.

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Is Tropical – Native To

London trio Is Tropical finally release their long-awaited debut album. ‘Native To’ is a twelve-songs set all encompassing of the eclectic nature of the band, recently signed by French label Kitsuné.

The hype around Is Tropical lies not only … Read More

Tennis – Cape Dory

Even the most hardcore musical modernists struggle to resist an occasional trip down nostalgia lane and Tennis’s new album Cape Dory provides a perfect vehicle for such a journey: whether harking back to the 60’s or 70’s or simply … Read More

Strange Days – Songs for Mr Sloane

Reading the press release for Strange Days you immediately get the impression that the name is befitting of the group.  Having disbanded way back in 1984, they have reformed and brought out their first record entitled Songs for Mr … Read More

Flights – Flights

STOP THE PRESSES! YOUNG BRITISH POST-HARDCORE BAND SOUNDS VAGUELY LIKE BIFFY CLYRO! BUT THIS TIME IT’S AWESOME! Yes, as much of a cliché as it’s become, it seems that there is still something fresh to be found in the … Read More

Frank Fairfield – Out On The Open West

Hard to believe that Frank Fairfield is only 25 years old; the Americana folk-rock songs that he plays are the type of long-forgotten tunes you might have heard in southern America at barn dance back in the 1920’s.His … Read More

Maybeshewill – I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone

There’s something intrinsically fascinating about Maybeshewill’s ‘I Was Here For A Moment, Then I Was Gone’, but exactly what it is eludes my vocabulary. To call their brand of instrumental ear-openers “post rock”, as many might, would miss the point. … Read More

Arch Enemy – Khaos Legions

I may be betraying the deep feminist cause here, but I tend to be somewhat cautious when approaching female-fronted metal because these days it seems to fall into either one of two camps: operatic Evanescence style moping, or… not. … Read More

Robot House – I Would Introduce Myself But Really You Should Know Me By Now

How do you go about creating an innovative spin on a strongly rooted sound? Robot House are hot on the heels of the 90s fetish a lot of modern rock bands are sporting on their flannel sleeves, but they’ve taken … Read More

Ladies Who Lunch – Landscapes and Personal Spaces

Is there enough space in the pages of NME, or the sound waves of Zane Lowe’s gob, for alt-rockers Ladies Who Lunch to grab some of those coveted ‘The Next Oasis,’ ‘The Next Strokes,’ or ‘The Next Arctic Monkeys,’ … Read More