GO–X – PI

Ok, I strongly doubt I’ll be the first to ask this question but I think it deserves asking. What in the name of shittington blimey is up with slick, post-hardcore minded bands coming from South Wales? There’s been a … Read More

Wolf – Legions Of Bastards

With a band name like Wolf, and an album title like ‘Legions Of Bastards’, it really is hard to imagine a greater level of heavy metal without edging into territory of Spinal Tap. And Wolf are head, shoulders and … Read More

Sleepingdog – With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields

We interrupt your undoubtedly sugar-filled holiday today to bring you Sleepingdog’s equally sweet yet much less sickly album, the lengthily-titled ‘With Our Heads In The Clouds And Our Hearts In The Fields’. This alone is an indicator of the … Read More

Alessi’s Ark – Time Travel

Enfant prodige of folk-pop, Alessi Laurent-Marke, aka Alessi’s Ark, reveals to the public her second album, Time Travel.

21 years old, well, not yet, Alessi provides 12 sketches of romantic and melancholic pop (only the s/t Time Travel lasts … Read More

Mick Harvey – Sketches from The Book Of The Dead

‘Sketches From The Book Of The Dead’ is Mick Harvey’s first proper solo album. I say proper, because he has actually released four prior albums – two consisting completely of Serge Gainsbourg tributes, and two made up predominantly of … Read More

Dan Sartain – Legacy Of Hospitality

Is rockabilly cool? It’s certainly fun (or funny) and there’s a massive nostalgic element, which is all the rage at the moment. But whereas the recent revivals of genres like surf rock, synth pop, shoegazing etc. have all incorporated … Read More

Bella Hardy – Songs Lost and Stolen

Tentatively testing the waters of the mainstream, folk singer Bella Hardy has returned with an entirely self-penned album: Songs Lost and Stolen. The record provides a refreshing mix of influences and sounds spanning from the traditional to the contemporary, … Read More

Broken Bells – Meyrin Fields EP

Broken Bells debut album, released in 2010, quickly became one of the gems of the year. It is so surprise than that the decision to release this 4 track EP – Meyrin Fields – for Record Store Day was … Read More

The Retrospective Soundtrack Players – Cool Hand Luke

Originally born as a duo, The Retrospective Soundtrack Players is a six-piece from Hampshire that promises to bring the British indie-folk scene to a new level.

There were high expectations from this album after the unexpected success of b-side … Read More

Explosions In The Sky – Take Care, Take Care, Take Care

A new album from Explosions In The Sky is more than en event. A band that redefined structures and perspectives of Post Rock returns after 4 years of silence and growing expectations.

‘Take care, Take Care, Take Care’ is … Read More