Circa Waves – Live @ Gorilla

Friday 7th November, Manchester

It’s a Friday night, everyone is excited, and the streets of Manchester are a wash with feet pattering, the sound of laughter in the air. Tonight at the Gorilla venue, young teenagers are lining the street … Read More

TENNIS – I’m Callin’

Tennis’s single ‘I’m Callin”, taken off their recent release Ritual in Repeat puts on display a very natural and well executed progression in the duo’s sound.

More than ever, Tennis are successful in capturing a downhearted tone injected into … Read More

LES BONBONS – Nouveau Départ’

A beautiful, transcendent introduction, orchestral timbres, shimmering strings ascending and descending, smooth shades of brass all interweaving, leaving you with a feeling of ‘what’s going to happen next?’

What I expected was some chamber folk/pop; instead I was surprised … Read More

CLOCKWORK RADIO – Sitting Bull

The title ‘Sitting Bull‘ may hold memories of a patient Native American within and the approach taken by Clockwork Radio to this song is certainly a patient one, and indeed one that pays off.

There are some lovely bass licks … Read More

DRDR – Struggling

DRDR released EP Struggling in September via Glyph Recordings. The Brighton trio’s ability to combine elements from many different musical genres provides a good listen regarding this latest collection of songs.

DRDR, who have been busy on remix duty before this release, have provided us … Read More

FOFOULAH – Fofoulah

If you want to understand where the “sound of London” is heading to and where so-called world music is going, you must have a listen to the lastest Fofoulah album.

The London based sextet are one of the best embodiments … Read More

A CHAT WITH: DIEGO BARBER & REBECA VALLEJO

Spanish guitarist Diego Barber, navigating between jazz and classical music, was born in a family of musicians. He has been living in New York for seven years now, playing with great artists like Mark Turner or Jeff Ballard, and he … Read More

Ward Thomas – Live @ O2 Oxford

Sunday 9th November, Oxford

The duo Ward Thomas grew up on a farm in rural Hampshire listening to country music that inspired them including Johnny Cash, The Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss and Carrie Underwood.

The talented twin sisters are … Read More

JOEY BADA$$ – Christ Conscious

Joey Bada$$ has been busy since he dropped the mix tape 1999 and his new album B4DA$$ aims at being a sort of coming together of the future of hip hop.

‘Christ Conscious’ is the second single from B4DA$$ and demonstrates Joeys 90s style … Read More

GOGO PENGUIN – v2.0 (Deluxe Edition)

Hot on the heels of their Mercury Prize nomination, GoGo Penguin re-released their v2.0 album in a Deluxe Edition last month, including three bonus tracks for our greatest pleasure.

The album had already been a very good showcase of the trio’s … Read More