Cyrion – Surrounded

For Breakbeat and electro trick-steppers this bass pumping raw new material set to conquer the airwaves, is tensing to take over a club near you with preparations to launch on the first of February.

North Wales squelch and pound … Read More

Portico Quartet – Knee-deep in the North Sea



Portico Quartet, four years after the release of their critical-acclaimed-Mercury- Prize- nominated debut album Knee-deep in the North Sea, decided to release it again in a new version enriched with an unreleased track and two live versions. The quality … Read More

Ben Weaver – Mirepoix and Smoke

I don’t really know how to feel about Ben Weaver’s latest effort ‘Mirepoix and Smoke’; on paper it should be right up my street yet there is definitely something missing here. It would be unfair to suggest that there … Read More

Pete Lawrie – Fell Into The River

‘Fell Into The River’ is an all-out acoustic riot that instantly evokes good feeling on its first listening. Combining wonderful rugged vocals with fantastic lyrics, Pete Lawrie manages to juxtapose the upbeat tone of the song with the gravelly … Read More

Lily And The Hackabouts – La Brunette

Despite being new on the scene, London-based Lily And The Hackabouts offer up a fey charm on their song ‘La Brunette’, a dreamy little cut of indie pop that charms its way into your heart with ease. First impressions … Read More

Rodeo Massacre – If You Can’t Smoke ‘Em Sell ‘Em

Garage rock. Now, it has to be said that on the whole, “smoky sex appeal” doesn’t free-associate with this genre so much as ratty tye-dye and greasy leathers, however vampy psych-stompers Rodeo Massacre are here to change all that, … Read More

Admiral Fallow – These Barren Years

‘These Barren Years’ is a single by a six-piece band led by Louis Abbott, singing & guitars, who is the lynch pin and whose smooth powerful, yet melancholy voice is aided by a foot-stomping rhythm that carries the sing-a-long … Read More

Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love

Originally released in 1981, reaching the top spot on the U.S. Dance Chart and peaking at number 65 on the UK charts, the synthetic, technologically antiquated, proto-hop single ‘Genius of Love’ has been re-released to mark its 30th anniversary … Read More

Pilotlight – South

Pilotlight are a very pleasant surprise. I was very curious about their music because their debut album “The Post War Musical” is critical acclaimed; they are compared to Elbow, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley and they claimed to be “…influenced … Read More

Ensemble – Excerpts

A perfect song springs from the struggle of opposite energies, as a cold diadem is crafted with fire. ‘Excerpts’ stands out as result of the heart-breaking performance of Darcy Conroy and the lively and eccentric background of strings arranged … Read More