Pure X – Pleasure

Pleasure is the debut LP from Austin, Texas based psychedelic minimalist trio Pure X. It contains ten marvellously distorted tracks which glide beautifully and delicately.

Previously of the group Pure Ecstasy, Pure X is three long-term friends, Nate … Read More

KRAAK & SMAAK – Let’s Go Back (featuring Romanthony)

Let’s Go Back comes from the third album by this Dutch electro-funk trio Kraak & Smaak. Their 12 track Electric Hustle was released in April, 2011 on Jalapeno Records. It follows the previous releases Boogie Angst (2005) and Plastic … Read More

The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps

I’m not going to lie to you, folks. My only exposure to any of Greg Dulli’s work was his collaboration with Mark Lanegan The Gutter Twins, whose only album (so far) was Saturnalia, a masterwork of impossibly dark, gothic … Read More

Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman – World Wide Rebel Songs

On his third solo album, World Wide Rebel Songs, Grammy Award winner Tom Morello has created acoustic roots music with his touring band, The Freedom Fighter Orchestra. This self-produced 12 track album is released on New West Records on … Read More

Rise To Remain – Power Through Fear

British Metal is going through something of a commercial purple patch at present. Bands that trade in riffs, screams and wee-widdly-woo guitar solos have a following in their home country and across the pond not seen since the 80’s … Read More

Cassettes Won’t Listen – Evinspacey

If you’re anything like me, the first thing you’ll notice about Brooklyn solo artist Cassettes Won’t Listen (Known to his mum as Jason Drake) is his utterly uncanny vocal resemblance to Hot Chip singer Alexis Taylor. Seriously, it’s identical. … Read More

Noel Gallagher – The Death Of You And Me

Since Oasis split in 2009, Noel has been seeking a new direction.

The Death Of You And Me, Noel’s debut single from High Flying Birds, is not about disagreements with his brother Liam, more an adventure with blues and … Read More

Modestep – Sunlight

Unless you have been living in a cave for the last 10 years you can’t have missed the rise of dubstep to become one of the most ubiquitous genres of music around. Everything from dubstep remixes to popular to parodies … Read More

Channel Cairo – Elephant Room

‘Elephant Room’ is the debut single from five-piece indie band Channel Cairo. Like all British indie bands post-2001 there is still a hint of 90’s britpop that hangs around them. The vocals are reminiscent of the ghostly moan of … Read More

Wretch 32 – Black and White

“Anniversary feat Alex Mills” The song kicks off with a nice drum and piano chords being played. The song is really vocally and the lyrics are really touching, about when you met your love of your life. Anniversary is … Read More