Soap&Skin – Narrow

The first person that came to mind was Nico. Austrian experimental artist, Anja Plaschg starts her album with Vater, an emotional and raw start to the album. Now, it might be the sudden hit of German accent which took … Read More

The Kickliner – Different Versions Of The Same Thing

It shouldn’t be so refreshing to see an “indie” band be called as such because they are genuinely independent, as apposed to sounding like an even less talented Velvet Underground or having improper relations with a Geldof. The Kickliners … Read More

Thomas White – Yalla!

Taking a break from his day job Brighton psych-poppers The Electric Soft Parade Thomas White decides to scratch that uniting itch of all members of esoteric, uncompromising indie bands, the side project/solo record. “Yalla!” is one of the latter … Read More

Tall For Jockeys – Get Japan On The Phone

Well, there are only so many bands with a song titled ‘German Suplex’, aren’t there? Tall For Jockeys are none other than Robot House working under a brand new name, and judging from the booming three-dimensional production job on ‘Get … Read More

Summerlin – You Can’t Burn Out If You’re Not On Fire

Despite its title being a Jim Morrison quote, Summerlin’s ‘You Can’t Burn Out If You’re Not On Fire’ is in actual fact a massive pop metal sing-along that mashes up Scandinavian glam metal, UK sleaze, and American pop-punk … Read More

Dan Mangan – Rows Of Houses

Joining the immense list of folk-rock hopefuls is Dan Mangan, with his latest single ‘Rows Of Houses’. Despite some slight wobbles in the drums early on, it’s a fairly solid tune, working on the dual foundations on wistful folk … Read More

Bear Driver – Big Love

“We play noisy pop songs”. Yes Bear Driver, yes you do. ‘Big Love’ is a song that wouldn’t go amiss on my cousin’s youtube playlists. To clarify, this means an awful lot of that hazy poppy psychedelic music that … Read More

Gentlemen’s Club – Everything In Colour

When first hearing EP opener ‘The Fix’, there’s a bewildering mental leap from the skittering percussion and uneven, possibly-unhinged vocal delivery in the intro and verses that make me feel like I’m listening to Paris Suit Yourself’s cleaned-up … Read More

A Plastic Rose – Build From The Ground Up

This Saint Patrick’s Day I review Northern Ireland’s ‘A Plastic Rose’ with their new single, ‘Build From The Ground Up’.

After being invited to play on two of Snow Patrol’s capacity crowd shows this year already, A Plastic Rose … Read More

Kindness – World, You Need A Change Of Mind

Kindness – aka Brit Adam Bainbridge – has been riding a wave of blogger hype for some time. Finally, his debut album ‘World, You Need A Change Of Mind’ is here – and will be released through Female Energy/Polydor … Read More