Agnes Obel – Philharmonics

Philharmonics is the debut album release of Berlin based, Danish singer/songwriter Agnes Obel. Although Philharmonics has been available since the 7th of February 2011, PIAS Recordings have released a deluxe version of the album including five additional tracks which … Read More

Toy Horses – Toy Horses

Internet sensations Toy Horses debut album has everything you could want, whether that is songs that have drawn comparisons to The Beatles or the eclectic mix of influences that seem to vary from track to track.  Their self-titled record … Read More

Younger Brother – Vaccine

I must confess my last memories of Younger Brother date back to 2003, when the band – that back in the days was still an electronic duo – released their first album A Flock of Bleeps. However, right from … Read More

The Bora – Midnight EP

It’s a shame that emotion can be so… insipid sometimes. There’s a refreshing purity of intent somewhere in The Bora’s debut three-track release ‘Midnight’, but it feels buried under a rather bog-standard musical approach.

Title track ‘Midnight’ has a poetic … Read More

Black Market Serotonin – DeadByFiveOClock EP

Ever heard a classical piece and thought: “this needs added glitch”? Well, Black Market Serotonin have beat you to it, and not only created some beastly yet emphatically melodic riffs drenched in computerised buzz, but hybridised it with punk … Read More

Tallulah Rendall – Alive

This album is a pure dream, I have to admit that I’ve never heard the name of Tallulah Rendall before and it’s a shame because this singer songwriter deserves to be as successful as Anna Calvi. Indeed they came … Read More

Max Raptor – Portraits

Midlands four-piece Max Raptor are set to release their debut mini album Portraits on April 11th and are currently supporting Attack Attack on a mini tour throughout various venues in the UK in March of this year.

‘Portraits’ was … Read More

The Voluntary Butler Scheme – The Chevreul EP

A short and snappy blast of left-field electronic music, The Chevreul is just weird enough to be original, without coming across as self-consciously quirky for the sake of quirk. For the most part, the tracks are comprised mainly of … Read More

Mirrorkicks – Breathe without this EP

Mirrorkicks released an EP one year after the success of their debut eponymous album. ‘Breathe without this’ contains four catchy songs based on heavy use of distorted guitars following the 90s grunge tradition and particularly inspired by Jane’s Addiction … Read More

Paradise Lost – Draconian Times

A re-release/’Legacy edition’ of 2005’s Draconian Times, this record offers up various live recordings as well as additional track Last Desire. Shunning the screamo trend of recent years, Draconian Times is a mixed bag of various different (and not … Read More