THE PETER ULRICH COLLABORATION – The Painted Caravan

Peter Ulrich, multi instrumentalist and once percussionist for the iconic Dead Can Dance and This Mortal Coil, has previously released two solo albums. His first, Pathways and Dawns, has been described as the album The Beatles might have made … Read More

MAN WITHOUT MACHINES – The Kreuzberg Press

Originally Beginning as a two piece, Adam Lockhart and keyboardist Valerie Campbell eventually expanded the line-up to the full cluster including Andrew Mitchell on bass and synth, Michael Benbow on drums and Stephen McCullough on … Read More

WHAT NOW – Move Like A Sinner

Christ. Sometimes the stories make the band eh? South African born, London based trio What Now have an absolute cracker to their name. Growing up in the Rock starved South African town of Ballito, three teenage friends … Read More

THE LOST SOULS CLUB – High Noon EP

Right from the first track ‘Romeo’ the music has a great tone: shooting, bass-rich and head-noddingly catchy. The vocals are brilliantly careless and cool. The guitars are abrupt with some soaring solos. The EP has a gritty and angsty … Read More

SOAP&SKIN – Sugarbread

Anja Plaschg is back with a new EP. Filled with the influence of acts like Bjork and Nico, the EP is an edgy carry on from Soap&Skin’s usual work. The EP makes heavy use of choir elements, particularly in … Read More

HEYMOONSHAKER – Shakerism

English beatbox blues duo Heymoonshaker comprises Dave Crowe (beatbox) and Andy Balcon (voice/guitar). They met in New Zealand 3 years ago as touring street performers and have since developed their mutual interests.

Believing in constant travel, they’ve taken their … Read More

ALAN BONNER – Balladeer

Folk and glam rock singer songwriter Alan Bonner grew up in Suffolk and graduated from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music in 2007. He’s been compared with Rufus Wainwright and David Bowie and has a following in the UK, … Read More

DARKTOWN JUBILEE – The World, The Flesh & The Devil

Manchester indie band Darktown Jubilee release their debut album, The World, The Flesh & The Devil. It’s catchy and melodic but certainly does feel like a debut, slightly immature but showing good potential. The sound is … Read More

ME – Even The Odd Ones Out

One must wonder what makes an album “soulless”. Because the obvious answer is a sterile, overly perfect recording atmosphere but sometimes that doesn’t really work. No-one looks at Sgt Peppers’ studio honed perfection, for example, and decries it … Read More

DESOLATION YES! – Out Of Orbit

Well… Huh. Believe it or not, I actually don’t like criticising albums simply because I don’t like them. Taste is something that is so malleable, so intangible that I need reasons that I see as concrete for why I … Read More