Asa – Beautiful Imperfection

Within the first few seconds of the opening track ‘Why Can’t We’ I was instantly hooked by the upbeat almost ska like tempo of the guitar and then the vocals kicked in and wow!

The Lagos artist Asa‘s singing … Read More

Blue Sky Archives – Plural

Glaswegian quintet Blue Sky Archives release the three track EP Plural. The band is classified as post – rock pop but listening to the EP I found the description rather vague.

There’s a lot of depth to the record … Read More

The Pigeon Detectives – Up, Guards And At ‘Em

‘Up, Guards And At ‘Em’ is the 3rd album release by well established Indie rock group The Pigeon Detectives, featuring the single ‘Done In Secret’ (released on the 28th of March), which has already received airplay throughout some of … Read More

Howard James Kenny – Good Fortune

Howard James Kenny is one of the most interesting singers-songwriters to emerge in the last couple of years. At his core is the intricate but delicate finger-picking of pop-folk artists like Alexi Murdoch, and the melancholic emo moaning of … Read More

Architects Of Grace – Moments In Time

Not enough shoegaze in your Sisters Of Mercy? Not enough um, brit-goth in your Bowie? Well, what you need in your candlelit electro-rocker’s den in Architects Of Grace, and their beautifully-pitched debut album, ‘Moments In Time’.

The whole thing … Read More

Fight Like Apes – Jenny Kelly

Fight Like Apes are back in the airwaves with a new single Jenny Kelly that preludes the release of their amazingly titled second album The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner.

Jenny Kelly reflects the idiosyncratic … Read More

The Undertones – True Confessions (Singles = A’s & B’s)

I wanna hold you wanna hold you tight / Get teenage kicks right through the night

Who hasn’t danced to this timeless anthem at least once in their lives?

The Undertones hit the record shops (and the … Read More

We Are Enfant Terrible – Filthy Love

Filthy Love is the new single from French electro-indie trio We Are Enfant Terrible. The tune has a fabulously minimal vibe that is effortlessly smart, smooth and seductive.

The infectious sound pulls you into a world of understated decadence; … Read More

Steve Cradock – Peace City West

Cradock’s second album continues where his solo debut left off with an album full of personal touches and elegance that manages to evoke 60s nostalgia as well as making use of modern day production techniques. The problem for me … Read More

Smile – Closer

Smile is a rock band from Reading and London, formed by five friends in 2009. The music they create is a product of their environment. An environment which is in equal measures depressing, average and deeply cynical. A combination … Read More