MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA – Girl Harbour

Following critical acclaim for Cope, Manchester Orchestra have given fans another chance to shoegaze to some atmospheric indie rock as they release the third single ‘Girl Harbour’, set to join the stream of autumn releases on the … Read More

POLICE DOG HOGAN – Westward Ho!

Rambling banjos, foot-stomping percussion and driving rhythmic guitars: this is the root and soul of what Police Dog Hogan creates. A combination of traditional English folk singing, hyperactive bluegrass and lively country, their new album, Westward Ho!, spirals around … Read More

GO WOLF – Talk To You

Shimmering, glossy and radiant are some of the first words which burst in to my mind from listening to Go Wolf’s ‘Talk To You’. The song is smooth electro-pop at its best, not holding back the drum … Read More

THE WET SECRETS – Nightlife

To review The Wet Secrets’ track, ‘Nightlife’, I had to avoid watching the accompanying YouTube video and just focus on the song. The video, for many reasons I won’t go into here, annoyed me and I almost dismissed the song straight … Read More

RED SKY JULY – Shadowbirds

London alternative country trio Red Sky July comprises Shelly Poole (Alisha’s Attic), husband Ally McErlaine (Texas) and former model Charity Hair (The Alice Band). Their critically acclaimed self titled debut album was released in 2011 and at the Scottish … Read More

THE RETROSPECTIVES – Gold & Green

The past can often be fertile ground for creative types; whether through reimagining of a familiar theme or simply paying homage to your influences, looking backwards can produce interesting concepts.

Unsurprisingly, The Retrospectives are a nostalgic bunch … Read More

GYPSYFINGERS – Circus Life

The London duo GypsyFingers are musician and songwriter Victoria Coghlan and songwriter and producer Luke Oldfield (son of Mike Oldfield who wrote Tubular Bells). Victoria lived in Paris for three years and it’s those experiences that have … Read More

MAMMAL HANDS – Mansions of Millions of Years

Beautifully wistful and mysterious, ‘Mansions of Millions of Years’ is the latest single track by Mammal Hands, newcomers of the fine young label Gondwana Records and supported by Jamie Cullum and BBC 6 Music. This trio met … Read More

YOUNG THE GIANT – Mind Over Matter

I’m of the opinion that indie died the minute drainpipe jeans became widely accessible to men; I’m speaking of a time before Pete Doherty turned into a parody of himself and the Arctic Monkeys were actually the most exciting … Read More

ALGERNON DOLL – Justine

New single ‘Justine’ comes from Scottish band Algernon Doll; from their third album to date, Omphalic. The song scratches along with a grungy complexion and holds the kind of melancholy drawl seen in Radiohead, or showing an essence of … Read More