Dead Sons – The Hollers and the Hymns

Throbbing base, zinging grizzly guitar riffs and cool vocals. Sounds like Sheffield’s very own Queens of the Stone Age. It’s superbly catchy and full of electric energy. There’s nothing about the album that really stands out and grabs you, it … Read More

Josephine – Portrait

As much as I like to be nice and all, I am finding it hard to be with this one. From the orchestral opening to the cheesy and clichéd lyrics the whole thing just really isn’t for me. The … Read More

The Longsands – Little Britain

Little Britain is the new single release by The Longsands. It is quite mellow and could fit into the rock genre with elements of other, more casual styles. The vocalist’s voice is bright and warm, very enticing in expressing … Read More

Argonaut – Monet

The new album by Argonaut is very interesting indeed. It is hard to give a true genre, but it definitely has rock elements with some possibly indie styles. The vocals are strange but enthralling, enticing the listening into the … Read More

Circle II Circle – Seasons Will Fall

Seasons will fall is the new album by Circle II Circle. This album is very much in the heavy rock genre, with some elements of metal. On first listening to this album, there are very different elements that are … Read More

Audiograft Events Unveiled

The Sonic Art Research Unit at Oxford Brookes University are delighted to announce the 3rd annual Audiograft Festival of experimental music and sound art, taking place around Oxford from Monday 25th February to Sunday 3rd March. There are numerous installations … Read More

STIV CANTARELLI AND THE SILENT STRANGERS – Black Music / White Music

Italian songwriter Stiv Cantarelli has tended to move away from alternative country, preferring an exciting mix of post punk rock and desert blues.

His new album Black Music/White Music is released on Stovepony Records on 5th March, 2013. … Read More

Limb – Gift of the Sun

By everything unholy, New Heavy Sounds has done it again. In Gift of the Sun we have everything you could possibly want out of a cracking stoner/sludge metal single, swagger, heaviness (by the fucking ton) and the filthiest riffs you … Read More

Mr Shiraz – Mr Shiraz

Context is a vital thing when it comes to judging a band. Mr Shiraz are a perfect example of this as this album, their second, self-titled effort, is probably one of two different things to one of two different kinds … Read More

City Reign – Another Step

There are many types of bands that really don’t help journalists when they come across them. City Reign are one of the alpha types of those bands, which is the one where you subjectively know that they could be … Read More