The Red Lapels – Wayaya

The Red Lapels are brand new onto the music scene, reintroducing the new wave sounds of the late 70’s and mixing them with the best of the indie bands today puts them in the running to compete against some … Read More

Public Service Broadcasting – ROYGBIV

Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) is a very exciting multi-instrumental project, combining the nostalgia of historical audio samples with contemporary electronica, and lacing it with some original guitar (and banjo!) work. PSB is, essentially, the vehicle for London-based geography teacher … Read More

Max Raptor – Carolina

When Max Raptor released their mini-album ‘Portraits’ last April, the Midlands four-piece received widespread acclaim, and were given some muscular backing from the likes of Kerrang! Magazine. However, it didn’t really raise Max Raptor’s profile as much as one … Read More

Severin – High Shot

‘High Shot’ is the chosen single from Severin’s debut EP, ‘Everything Breaks’. I’ve never had such a job of identifying the sound of a band until I was sent this record. Nevertheless, the best I can pin it down … Read More

Cold in Berlin – …and The Darkness Bangs / The Lie

Recorded in a former mental hospital in South East London, backing onto a cemetery and woods, the single has a dark, eerie and gothic feel to it. Both musically and vocally, Cold in Berlin offer a sound reminiscent of … Read More

The Drums – Days

Days is The Drums’ new single from Portamento. The Euro-retro feel of the song is a strong plus, making it sound like a cloudy day on a beach in Nice in the 1950s. The song’s melancholy mixes well with … Read More

Modern Society – Horizons

If you are one of those wistful fans of 1990’s brit-pop, hoping and wishing that more bands could revive this genre then “Horizons” the new single by Modern Society is right up your street.

This track is an upbeat track … Read More

We Are Augustines – Chapel Song

Brooklyn based indie rock group We Are Augustines proudly present the next step in the grand lineage of singles with vastly superior B-Sides to A-Sides in their sophomore single Chapel Song. Not to imply that the titular A-Side is … Read More

Safari – Doubt / Are We Ready

Safari are a “synth-beat” five-piece from Hertfordshire. Their latest offering is a lesser-spotted AA side single featuring the tracks ‘Doubt’ and ‘Are We Ready’.

In a time when many bands adopt the attitude of the obligatory use of synthesizers … Read More

General Fiasco – Don’t You Ever

New General Fiasco single Don’t You Ever is a gem of ballsy self-deprecation. This is a pop song like few, stronger than rock and truer than folk. A rush of killer drums accompanies the singer’s declaration “Don’t you ever … Read More