Goapele – Break Of Dawn

After taking a lengthy six years out of recording, the anticipation for Goapele’s latest record is high. The standards of last record, Change It All (2005) were high enough and when Break of Dawn started to play, the newer … Read More

Gretchen Peters – Hello Cruel World

Hello Cruel World is Gretchen Peter’s new release, continuing her prolific career as country songstress. The atmosphere of the opening, title track ranges from the matador-esque guitars and the dramatic piano and violin that abound to counter-effect Gretchen’s raw, … Read More

The Maccabees – Given to the wild

The Maccabees are walking on a path of coherence during their career, they keep on maturing from album to album, enriching their sound from “Color In It” to “Wall of Arms” and making it more elegant in the new … Read More

Cut Yourself in Half: Say Goodbye to The World / Psycho Human Being Disaster

Hailing from Bradford, Cut Yourself in Half manage to pull off a slightly worrying trick of sounding very much a part of the Leeds rock scene, while feeling fresh enough to transcend it. This should be a good thing … Read More

NEIL COWLEY TRIO – The Face of Mount Molehill

Extraordinarily, at the age of 10 years old, Neil Cowley once performed a piano concerto to more than 1,200 people at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall.

The Neil Cowley Trio comprises pianist Neil Cowley, bassist Rex Horan and … Read More

Portico Quartet – Portico Quartet

Portico Quartet is a London based 4-piece modern post-jazz group inspired by electronica, ambient, classical and dance. Their innovative and distinctive sound comes from the use of the Hang, a 21st Century percussion instrument where music is triggered from … Read More

Mike Marlin – This Town

There’s a tantalising moodiness in Mike Marlin’s new single, but ‘This Town’ also holds a maturity and dare I say a depth that surpasses the gloomy pop sensibilities and deceptively sedate pace. If you like Interpol’s take … Read More

Laura Gibson – La Grande

This is the third LP from Oregon born Laura Gibson who describes this project as “the best thing I’ve made, ever”. Where her first two albums had a huge folk sound this LP seems to have a more alternative … Read More

Alvin Purple – Huh her/ Please Please

Alvin Purple release single “Huh Her” with b-side “Please Please” on January 23rd. This 4 piece from Leeds take their name after a 1970’s comedy movie. However it is an 80’s influence that can be heard in their glam electro-pop.  … Read More

Hectic Zeniths – Hectic Zeniths

This is the first self titled work of New York artist Adam Morgan Prince. Hectic Zeniths’ derives from an anagram of Zeitschtichen, meaning ‘Layers of time’ in German. Each track offers layers, richly build up against one another producing … Read More