Cults – Go Outside

Up and coming in the American music scene, New York duo Cults release their first UK single Go Outside this month. Even coming from a city where tens (if not hundreds) of great musical acts are emerging all the … Read More

Jones Street Station – The Understanding

It’s difficult to write carefree, lo-fi folk pop without sounding like a bunch of stoned sixth-formers with too much time on their hands, but Jones Street Station seem to have it down pretty damn perfectly. The song starts out … Read More

To The Chase – When You Believed / The Return

Self-proclaimed ‘indie-soul’ band To The Chase, have greeted us with their debut single When You Believed.

If you buy into the official blurb of the band and expect an entirely new sound to emerge from a unique hybrid of … Read More

Pete Lawrie – Fell Into The River

‘Fell Into The River’ is an all-out acoustic riot that instantly evokes good feeling on its first listening. Combining wonderful rugged vocals with fantastic lyrics, Pete Lawrie manages to juxtapose the upbeat tone of the song with the gravelly … Read More

Lily And The Hackabouts – La Brunette

Despite being new on the scene, London-based Lily And The Hackabouts offer up a fey charm on their song ‘La Brunette’, a dreamy little cut of indie pop that charms its way into your heart with ease. First impressions … Read More

Admiral Fallow – These Barren Years

‘These Barren Years’ is a single by a six-piece band led by Louis Abbott, singing & guitars, who is the lynch pin and whose smooth powerful, yet melancholy voice is aided by a foot-stomping rhythm that carries the sing-a-long … Read More

Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love

Originally released in 1981, reaching the top spot on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaking at number 65 on the UK charts, the synthetic, technologically antiquated, proto-hop single ‘Genius of Love’ has been re-released to mark its 30th anniversary … Read More

Pilotlight – South

Pilotlight are a very pleasant surprise. I was very curious about their music because their debut album “The Post War Musical” is critical acclaimed; they are compared to Elbow, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley and they claimed to be “…influenced … Read More

Ensemble – Excerpts

A perfect song springs from the struggle of opposite energies, as a cold diadem is crafted with fire. ‘Excerpts’ stands out as result of the heart-breaking performance of Darcy Conroy and the lively and eccentric background of strings arranged … Read More

Evryone – ‘Flamingos’/’Thrill Seeking’

This ‘Flamingos’/’Thrill Seeking’ double A-side – to be released on January 24th through Feraltone Records – exudes such brash confidence that it seems ridiculous that it could be the product of a musical trio just one year old.

Evryone, … Read More