The Walkmen – Heaven

Their sixth album – Heaven – sees The Walkmen continue in a folk-like idiom with lots of simple harmonies, repetition and uncomplicated guitar band textures. Pleasant enough on the ear, it’s hardly earth-shattering stuff and lacks any real originality, … Read More

Screw @ The Underworld

London, 30th May

Screw It’s another chance to see this great band from Japan after they played the UK about a year ago and they start of slow feeling content playing slow numbers that just see the band prancing … Read More

SIMIAN GHOST ‘AUTOMATION’ Download single out 18th June on Heist Or Hit Records Co-headlining The Best Fit tour alongside Stealing Sheep in June

Swedish indie-troupe Simian Ghost’s latest album, “Youth”, received substantial critical acclaim when it hit the shops in March. The latest single to be taken from the record “Automation” is a true highlight from that record, a blissed-out slice of perfect … Read More

A CHAT WITH MIRA CALIX “Nothing Is Set In Stone”: A Musical Sculpture

During the Summer Olympics the Central Line, through the heart of London, will take you to tranquil Fairlop Waters, a nature reserve and country park in the London Borough of Redbridge. You can get off at Hainault for ‘Nothing … Read More

KASAR Unveil New Album

KASAR -­‐ “The Piano Has Been Smoking” (Album)    

When a confirmed electronics man like Arnold Kasar returns with renewed passion to his first instrument, in his case the piano, you can be fairly certain of one thing: it … Read More

GUNS N’ ROSES @ O2 Arena

London, 31st May

Guns N’ Roses are in London for two sold-out dates at the massive indoor arena in North Greenwich. Despite the support act (Thin Lizzy) starts its show on time, the hard-rock band hits the stage at … Read More

Death of an Artist – X

Oh Christ. If there’s a dilemma that could only happen to a critic it’s what’s happening now. Y’see, Death of an Artist suffer from mind-numbing averageness, they’re not that bad, they’re not that good, consequently it’s extremely difficult to … Read More

Funeral Suits – Lily Of The Valley

Goddammit this is refreshing. Earlier today I reviewed what might be my 17’439th boring, derivative post-hardcore band and the feeling of switching from that to something as thrillingly unique as the debut from Irish Post-Rockers Funeral Suits is better … Read More

Black Hats – Austerity For The Hoi Polloi

Just few weeks after the first single Kick In The Doors, Black Hats release their first EP, Austerity For The Hoi Polloi, a collection of six anthemic indie tunes.

In spite of the energy and the positive vibes AFTHP … Read More

Jake Mattison – Sorrow

A former recruit of Simon Cowell’s Syco song writing wing, Jake Mattison has launched a career of his own at the slightly later age of 32 after biding his time as a market trader in his home of Manchester. … Read More