Crushing Blows – ‘Hiding Place / You Will Always Be Lonely’

“Crushing Blows” may sound like a professional wrestling team, however it is in fact the moniker for indie duo Chris Jones and Andrew Foster.  Crushing Blows have a layered sound that is surprisingly loud seen as they only have … Read More

Rams’ Pocket Radio – 1+2

Rams’ Pocket Radio is Peter McCauley of Lisburn, Northern Ireland. Taking his name from 1950’s product designer, Dieter Rams, the multi-instrumentalist brings us 1+2 as a follow-up to the successful debut single Dieter Rams Has Got The Pocket Radios.

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Billy Vincent – Bottle Top

Billy Vincent is a band, not an artist. Just like Billy Talent is a punk band, and not just a singular punker. Billy Vincent is a five-piece folk-rock band from London (and so the punk band reference is a … Read More

Silent Descent – Psychotic Euphoric

You have to sit back and listen to this properly it’s like nothing i have heard before it is dance, it is metal, it is insane, it has many new levels of guitar and keyboards, it also has a … Read More

Tango in the Attic – Paw Prints

This sounds like something from the 90’s Manchester Scene mixed with the London art wave not sure if I like it or not, but it is very radio friendly and mixes some interesting sounds around, hints of ‘Vampire Weekend’ … Read More

Imperial Leisure – Bitter and Twisted

Bitter and Twisted is a loud ‘n mental song of massive proportions. All efforts to keep this from being stuck in your head for days on end are in vain; this is a pogo-inducing, fist-in-the-air tune. Plus most people … Read More

Alonestar ft Ed Sheeran – Real Life

Real Life is the latest single from rapper Alonestar and his more well-known cousin Ed Sheeran. Despite not being a firm fan of most rap acts, I can’t deny that there is something quite clever and interesting about the … Read More

Summerlin – You Can’t Burn Out If You’re Not On Fire

Despite its title being a Jim Morrison quote, Summerlin’s ‘You Can’t Burn Out If You’re Not On Fire’ is in actual fact a massive pop metal sing-along that mashes up Scandinavian glam metal, UK sleaze, and American pop-punk … Read More

Dan Mangan – Rows Of Houses

Joining the immense list of folk-rock hopefuls is Dan Mangan, with his latest single ‘Rows Of Houses’. Despite some slight wobbles in the drums early on, it’s a fairly solid tune, working on the dual foundations on wistful folk … Read More

Bear Driver – Big Love

“We play noisy pop songs”. Yes Bear Driver, yes you do. ‘Big Love’ is a song that wouldn’t go amiss on my cousin’s youtube playlists. To clarify, this means an awful lot of that hazy poppy psychedelic music that … Read More