HAIKU SALUT – Tricolore

Mixing the traditional and the modern is a move that often has us curling our toes in apprehensive distrust. While it is something that can go very right, it’s only much more likely to fall flat, resulting in something … Read More

SHOCKOLADY – Hello

Shockolady features Timofey in her new single Hello.

I’m afraid I will have to be harsh on this one, but this song sounds like something you will hear in Eurovision. It sounds like a track a DJ would play … Read More

THE HOSTS – September Song

I know I’ve got a cracker of a single on my capacious hands when, even on a deadline that’s sailed by a while back, I still get carried away listening to it and completely forget that I’m meant to … Read More

LOW SEA – Remote Viewing

Y’know I must ask, when has a drum machine on a Rock and Roll record (or indeed most records of any genre) not sounded icy, cold and claustrophobic? The closest I can think of is The Kills … Read More

Johnny5thWheel&thecowards – Diary Of A Liar

Preston, Lancashire artists Johnny5thWheel&thecowards call their sound steampunk-doom-jazz, which experimentally mixes folk with psychedelia. Influenced by Tom Waits, Scott Walker and The Flaming Lips, it’s members are Richard Lomax, Stevie Guy, Dave Watkins and Dave Barker.

Diary … Read More

TO THE BONES – Emperor’s Ride

“This is a song about being reborn,” snarls frontman Rhys in To The Bones’ new single, ‘Emperor’s Ride’, and this latest cut from the Bolton-based noisemongers does indeed sound like a band given a new lease of … Read More

DIAMOND RUGS – Diamond Rugs

Diamond Rugs are a group of musicians with busy individual careers who’ve decided to release a carefree and fun record with their friends. It’s a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), … Read More

MIKE MARLIN – Skull Beneath The Skin

The opening of the song is mysterious, sounding like a childhood lullaby yet quite spooky at the same time. Then Marlin Marlin’s deep vocals creep in accompanied by eerie lyrics and pulsing guitar. Quintessentially English and utterly catchy and … Read More

ANN LENA & THE ORCHIDS – Anna Lena & The Orchids EP

Anna Lena draws inspiration from acts such as PJ Harvey, Bjork and Radiohead to produce music influenced by ambient, alt. rock and folk music styles. Faintly reminiscent of Florence And The Machine if Florence could sing a little better, the music … Read More

SILHOUETTE RISING – Rehab

Last February, the American band Silhouette Rising released their latest single Rehab.

Rehab got me hooked right from the beginning. Starts with a nice, short build up with well-performed vocals, and brilliant dynamics through the whole verse. When it gets … Read More