Mother Mother – Eureka

Fresh from a couple of gigs at Texas’ SXSW festival, Canadian 5 piece Mother Mother return to the indie rock world with their third release Eureka.  The band fail to deviate from their former indie-rock sound, expanding on … Read More

The Strange Death of Liberal England – Come on You Young Philosophers

It’s quite a hard job to categorize what The Strange Death of Liberal England are trying to achieve with their new single.  The band’s sound can simply be dubbed as ‘happy’ more than anything; they don’t really fall into any … Read More

Owen Franklin – Portrait of the young man as an artist

It’s unfortunate that it’s actually the single itself that ends up letting this record down. The ‘knowingly clever’ title is let down by similarly flawed, rambling lyrics, and an overall messy sound. Lack of structure only works when it sounds … Read More

Help Stamp Out Loneliness – Help Stamp Out Loneliness

‘Help Stamp Out Loneliness’ is the brand new self-titled début album from Manchurian krautrock inspired pop sextet ‘Help Stamp Out Loneliness.’

Opening with the beautiful ‘Cottonopolis + Promises’ which instantly displays the bands unique but relate-able sound. Followed by the … Read More

Tom Williams & The Boat – Concentrate

Tom Williams & The Boat’s new single contains the recipe for success as it has all the hallmarks of a track with widespread appeal. The vocals are accessible as they sound ‘familiar’, the guitars and drums are not doing anything … Read More

Crows – King/Korea

With the countless indie-rock bands on the music scene today, I was very intrigued to listen to ‘King’ the first single by London band Crows who describe their music as surf rock mixed with trash and garage.  An interesting musical … Read More

Allie Moss – Late Bloomer’

Jersey born Allie Moss releases her debut album ‘Late Bloomer’ on May 9th and will follow the release with a string shows across the UK. First single ‘Melancholy Astronautic Man’ is a mid tempo song that is charming and an … Read More

Delta Maid – Outside Looking In

Delta Maid is a sweet girl from Liverpool who grew up listening to blues classics, stolen from her parents’ collection: so even if she was born in the Beatles city, she plays and acts like the next Patsy Cline. … Read More

The Beautiful South – Live At The BBC

Celebrating a long, filled with beautiful tracks career, The Beautiful South release a 4 Disc Set with their various appearances at the BBC. Spanning two decades (1985 – 2005), Live At The BBC is a must have not only … Read More

Roger Waters – The Wall Live In Berlin Limited Deluxe Tour Edition

Couple of weeks prior to the London debut of the new, acclaimed production of Roger Waters’ The Wall, the 20th anniversary edition of the legendary Berliner concert lands on my desk. For those (are they any?) who are not … Read More