Azari & III – Azari & III

It’s unarguable that there’s a stigma attached to Pop music, or at least synth pop. That it’s novelty music, tacky, disposable stuff that exits the mind as easy as it enters. And to an extent it’s sort of justified. … Read More

Atom Eye – Part I – Trilogy 120

Atom Eye is the new solo project from Elsie Martins, the front woman behind Phantom, a little known experimental band. The track length of 6 minutes, 46 seconds tells you straight off that this is not going to be … Read More

Young Set – Bones

If you haven’t heard of Young Guns yet, when you listen to this it will most likely surprise you when you realise that they are indeed British and not American. The album has essences of American influence, with perhaps … Read More

The Malpractice – Tectonics

The debut album from The Malpractice is almost too easy to listen to, easily compared to various other big names brought fresh from the Danish electro-rock scene such as Veto and Spleen United. With the bright vocals employed within … Read More

Sweet Sweet Lies- The Hare the Hound and the Tortoise

Glancing through the titles on this album “Overrated Girlfriend”, “Lady Deceit” and “Winter of Discontent” it is clear from the get go that Brighton based Sweet Sweet Lies centre their music on relationships and heartache. They describe what they … Read More

Atomic Forest – Obsession ’77

The Atomic Forest stand as the only Indian psychedelic/hard rock band to have ever managed to record a full length album; Obsession ’77. The 17-track album is a mix of blistering, fuzzy rock and synth-lead funk has drawn in … Read More

Blondes – Blondes

Made up of university pals Sam Haar and Zach Steinman, Blondes release their self-titled debut album for RVNG Intl. on February 6, 2012. The album consists of 8 tracks that seem to be coupled in two’s as the titles … Read More

14th – Take Me There

14th brand themselves as a ‘musical collaboration’ rather than your conventional band and it’s easy to hear that. The duo is made up of Tom Barber and Tracey Duodu, a fusion of their respective production and vocal talent.

‘Take … Read More

PHANTOM LIMB – The Pines

Phantom Limb is an English country and soul band from Bristol, England. They finely mix blues, gospel and R&B, achieving a distinctive style reminiscent of Union Station, America and Bread.

The band comprises: Yolanda Quartey, Stew Jackson, Andy … Read More

The Megaphonic Thrift – The Megaphonic Thrift

To be honest, I hadn’t heard much from The Megaphonic Thrift before – their debut ‘Decay Decoy’ seemingly passed me by. So this, their self-titled follow up, has acted as my introduction to the Norwegian indie quartet, who are … Read More