Vales – Live @ Sound Control

Thursday 21st August, Manchester

Upon witnessing the set by the headliners tonight, I had only listened to the band on a handful of occasions when they were formally known as Veils. Much to my surprise, having not had any pre-conceived … Read More

ALBURN – The Nurses Can’t Help Me

Two years ahead of their first EP, Scottish rock quartet Alburn are about to unleash their next offering – Mouthful of Glass, another EP. ‘The Nurses Can’t Help Me’ is the first release from this EP.

The … Read More

COUNTING CROWS – Scarecrow

Sitting here in the sunshine with a pint and the new Counting Crows tune flooding through my headphones, I couldn’t be happier.  It would be all too easy to say there’s nothing more to say other than the fact ‘Scarecrow’ is brilliant, … Read More

NEIL COWLEY TRIO – Mission

Neil Cowley Trio come back with a new ‘Mission’ for us: a track from their newest and defining album, Touch and Flee, released on Naim Jazz Records in June 2014. Expansive melodies and elegant passages are the … Read More

THE DEAD DAISIES – Face I Love

There it goes: a band that is more than a simple band. The Dead Daisies, the Australian group formed in 2012, have made their talented music iconic thanks to a rotation of top rock musicians line-up during their career.

The three … Read More

ICE CUBE – Drop Girl

When it comes to writing lyrics for gangsta rap, Ice Cube is your man. Ice has legendary status and without a shadow of a doubt is one of the originals in West Coast Hip Hop, and as … Read More

KAN WAKAN – Like I Need You

Kan Wakan is a fresh music project from Los Angeles started back in 2012. The song ‘Like I Need You’ is taken from their debut album Moving On, which was released on August 11th via Virgin EMI.

On this track … Read More

RUBBLEBUCKET – Carousel Ride

The strong stabs of overdriven guitars, dynamic and galvanizing, befitting for a Sleigh Bells track, are capped off by off-kilter and goofy synths that judder with jovial respite. As the first single off of Brooklyn seven piece’s new album, … Read More

THE SEA KINGS – Woke in the Devil’s Arms

Woke up in Devil’s Arms is the debut album from Glaswegian rockers The Sea Kings following on from their EP Some Dark Matters. The album fails to settle on a specific genre but triumphantly combines influences from numerous genres … Read More

TREEFIGHT FOR SUNLIGHT – Pizza

Treefight For Sunlight have been busy since their debut album A Collection of Vibrations for Your Skull crash-landed on Earth almost four years ago. Back then, the four lads from Denmark were heralded as the latest in … Read More