A Plastic Rose – Build From The Ground Up

This Saint Patrick’s Day I review Northern Ireland’s ‘A Plastic Rose’ with their new single, ‘Build From The Ground Up’.

After being invited to play on two of Snow Patrol’s capacity crowd shows this year already, A Plastic Rose … Read More

Amadou and Mariam ft. Santigold – Dougou Badia

The song “Dougou Badia” begins with an edgy guitar riff, as I was expecting to hear some sort of an indie melody join in I was pleasantly surprised to hear the Afro pop vocals that join the guitars a … Read More

The Darlingtons – Bats

With a name like “The Darlingtons” you might expect some kind of a 1950’s girl group tribute act, however there is nothing pop about “Bats” the new single from this four-piece group who hail from Taunton. Due to be … Read More

ATOM EYE – Part II Trilogy

Atom Eye is Elsie Martins’ side project whilst she steps temporarily aside from Phantom.  She takes raw recordings and turns them into compositions and rhythms which are dark, intense and transient.

Part II Trilogy is released on 12th March, … Read More

Waters – Take Me Out The Coast

Take Me Out To The Coast is the brand new single from WATERS. It’s a great track that seems to combine the best of the pop/punk bands. The intro is very easy to mistake for a classic Green Day … Read More

CA Smith – Time

At a point in our lives we get the feeling that although we are good at something, we could be better at something else. A testimonial to this sentiment is CA Smith.

For 15 years CA Smith earned his … Read More

Maybeshewill – Red Paper Lanterns

Maybeshewill’s new single Red Paper Lanterns from their latest album I Was Here For A Moment Then I Was Gone, is as ethereal as it is punchy. Their entirely instrumental breed of post-rock is one that has stunned audiences … Read More

MARK HOLE – Torture Garden

Mark Hole is a gifted actor from the Webber-Douglas drama school in London who has successfully focused on a music career. He produced a captivating debut album, F Sharp, and recently supported Tori Amos on her European tour.

Torture … Read More

Toy Horses – Play What You Want

Hmm, it’s getting a little jangly in here tonight. Toy Horses’ new single, ‘Play What You Want’ is a whimsical, playful yet introspective little pop number constructed from clean and melodic guitars, a chipper piano, gentle yet energetic drums, … Read More

Breton – Interference

Fresh off their debut album Other People’s Problems, comes Breton’s single, ‘Interference’. Now let’s get this out the way off the bat; the possibilities for comparisons are endless – Friendly Fires and Metronomy sit very comfortably in the same … Read More