Vacationer – Gone

It doesn’t really look like summer outside, but you can still play a sunny record in your room and the temperature goes up. Maybe.

Vacationer is a four-piece band from Philadelphia and Gone is their debut album under Downtown … Read More

Danko Jones – Bring On The Mountain

Danko Jones release the documentary Bring On The Mountain this month: a chronicles on how the bad rose to fame over a decade ago. Expect the usual from a documentary: interviews and original footage. It is however interesting to … Read More

NILE – At the gates of sethu

Nile return taking extreme to new depths on their latest album “At the gates of sethu”. They continue in their tradition of technical death metal with dark atmospherics and middle eastern interludes with lyrics based on Egyptology, mythology and … Read More

New Street Adventure – Say It Like You Mean It EP

I feel like New Street Adventure may have missed the boat somewhat. Their happy-go-lucky pop style is so late eighties/early nineties sounding that it is hard to imagine this EP finding an audience. That’s not to say it’s that … Read More

Louise Quinn and Kid Loco – Oh Jackie

A quirky mixture of a jazzy vamp, funfair-like sounding synths and some honky-tonk piano provides the most entertaining moments of this song. Similarly effective is the musical dialogue held between the male and female lead vocalists – sounding like … Read More

Habstrakt – Sick Style

Habstrakt is arguably one of the freshest producers to hit the scene recently and after the immense album release on Never Say Die you’d think they’d be taking a bit of a break but they’re about to deliver a … Read More

Family Of The Year – Loma Vista

On first listen, Family Of The Year’s ‘Loma Vista’ steals you away with is lush, occasionally inspired sound that mixes acoustic summertime pop with pretty much anything the band seem to think of. And while this hits gold every … Read More

LEE BAINS III AND THE GLORY FIRES – There Is A Bomb In Gilead

Lee Bains is a southern soul, blues & rock artist from Birmingham, Alabama. An ex member of The Dexateens ,his quartet comprises Lee Bains (vocals) ,Matt Wurtele (guitar), Justin Colburn (bass) and Blake Williamson (drums). The Glory Fires debut … Read More

MARY EPWORTH – Dream Life

Mary Epworth is a singer songwriter whose music is influenced by traditional English folk song, 60s west coast psychedelia, and progressive rock. Think Genesis, Fairport Convention and Peter Gabriel. Since 2008, when she appeared at the Southbank Sandy Denny … Read More

The Lightwings – Who Pulled the Trigger

London quartet The Lightwings bring a taster of their addictively catchy ‘Beatpop’ music to the masses with the release of their debut single Who Pulled the Trigger?, a three minute gem that’s so upbeat and energetic that it’s hard … Read More