Toy Horses – Interrupt

Where has Aqualung gone? The UK charts are bare of any weepy, sleepy piano-led soft-rock, a la The Beatles ballads of yester-century. Aqualung used to be able to provide this hit, particularly when he added the baroque elements – … Read More

Statues – Auction

Standing on the brink of the mellifluous opening of Auction’s new tune it is difficult to know what to expect; thankfully the band don’t give you time to settle yourself in for an unimaginative trip as you are violently … Read More

Francis Neve – Winterbury

‘Winterbury’ is the new single from ‘Francis Neve’, taken from his mini album ‘The Second Time We First Meet’ released last year.

‘Winterbury’ is a beautiful duet, featuring guest vocals from ‘Lucy Randell’, who offers a gentle harmony to … Read More

You Animals – What A Shame Lorraine/ Halfway To Heartbreak

“What A Shame Lorraine” starts incredibly brightly and at no point begins to fade. It is three minutes of infectious keyboards and jangly guitars mixed with an urgent vocal that keeps the track going. It is has a somewhat … Read More

Funeral For A Friend – Sixteen

Like it or not, this is a band partially responsible for the continued existence of You Me At Six, so they’ve got a hell of a lot to answer for in my honest opinion. Fortunately, when this is also … Read More

Toploader – Never Stop Wondering

Toploader begin their renaissance with single ‘Never stop wondering’, which breaks their moonlight dancing by deftly using A-ha-esque melodies and euphoric club atmospherics to produce a cracking piece of danceable grooves.

Although this single comes from a different mould, … Read More

The Phantom Band – Everybody Knows It’s True

‘Everybody Knows It’s True’ is the new single  Glasgow-based ‘The Phantom Band’.

Taken from the band’s second album; ‘The Wants (released October 2010), ‘Everybody Knows It’s True’, is a cross generic track, with an upbeat tinge and indie rock … Read More

Duncan Townsend – Painted Like a Picture

Painted Like a Picture is the charming debut release from Duncan Townsend. The unassuming track holds a kind of timid lure; Townsend’s voice is certainly not the strongest or most unique to be brought to us in 2011, … Read More

Eliza Doolittle – Mr Medicine

‘Mr Medicine’ is the new release from London born English Singer/Songwriter Eliza Sophie Caird better known as, ‘Eliza Doolittle’.

The three minute thirteen second track is ray of summer’s day sunshine, with a lovely little beat, catchy tune and … Read More

Barbara Panther – Empire

Barbara Panther’s track ‘Empire’ is quite an eclectic record, with a mix of industrial sounds fused with more of an electro dance feel to it. Barbara has a very charismatic and somewhat eccentric vocal part in the song which … Read More