Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Box of Stones

The only problem with Benjamin Francis Leftwich is his total failure to even try and sound a little unique – to the point that he sounds like he’s whole-heartedly embraced his complete lack of originality. But that is only … Read More

The Naked And Famous – Girls Like You

The Naked and Famous have been one of the most hyped bands of 2011, landing themselves on the BBC Sound of 2011 Poll. Their album “Passive Me Aggressive You” has already spawned three successful singles and their latest effort … Read More

Real Fur – Animal

Real Fur single, Animal is initially quite reminiscent of the spunk of Vampire Weekend and Foals. The first half of this single is definitely the better half as we get hints of musical motifs forming – the cheeky bass, … Read More

Club Smith – No Friend of Mine/ B side Young Defeatists

Leeds-based four piece Club Smith release their debut AA side single ‘No Friend of Mine’ / ‘Young Defeatists’ on 6th June via Front Wall Records. A relatively new band on the music scene Club Smith are already making a … Read More

Driver Drive Faster – It’s All Over It’s Everywhere

‘It’s All Over It’s Everywhere’ is the brand new single from Manchester band ‘Driver Drive Faster’.

Taken from there upcoming début album which is to be released later on this year, ‘It’s All Over It’s Everywhere’ paves the path … Read More

Sweetheart – The Avenue

There is nothing necessarily wrong with “The Avenue” but it is a puzzling track that has to make the listener wonder what exactly Sweetheart were trying to achieve. The juxtaposition of lyric and melody can either come across as … Read More

The Click Five – Don’t Let Me Go

The Click Five have released the single Don’t Let Me Go. Unfortunately, without watching the video, any ordinary listener would pass it off as a mild-mannered, hapless love song – but there is oh so much more to it … Read More

Stagecoach – Jonah Lomu/Tony Hawk

Boasting one of the most underwhelming names in music history, Stagecoach’s double single Tony Hawk/ Jonah Lomu stops across a cacophony of genres in the two tracks, with elements of pop and grunge intertwined throughout.

Tony Hawk, the stronger … Read More

Deep See Arcade – Lonely In Your Arms

With their debut UK single “Lonely in Your Arms” Deep Sea Arcade have managed to avoid the pitfall of many bands – adding too many elements to a song which results in clichés or complete overkill. The Sydney based five-piece … Read More

Crystal Swells – Patent Trolls

Dubbed garage rock, Crystal Swells combine a 90’s Garbage sound with modern contemporaries such as The Arctic Monkeys, sounding particularly similar to their third album Humbug.  The group’s latest release Patent Trolls has a downbeat tone created by the … Read More