ROYAL FOREST – Spillway

Royal Forest are a five-piece band from Austin, TX who, according to their press release use ‘analog tape loops in recordings and live at shows’ and strive to ‘reinvent their songs in fresh ways.’ If you take the … Read More

DOUR FESTIVAL 2013 – Live Review (Part 1)

The problem with the European festival industry, in my opinion, is that they so often end up catering for and relying on the British festival goer. When a small, independent European festival decides it wants to step … Read More

SOIL – Whole

Soil are back with their 6th studio album this August, titled Whole. The Chi town Nu metallers, who formed in 1997, have come back with a new album filled with strong drum pounding, massive amplified guitar riffs … Read More

LATITUDE 2013 – Live Review

Eight years on since its inception and Latitude continues it’s success with another great festival set amid a beautiful Suffolk parkland setting. Offering such a diverse range, from music stages, through comedy, literature, poetry, theatre and art … Read More

BLISSFIELDS 2013 – Live Review

Small yet grand, stylish yet oldschool, Labrador yet lobster thermador, it’s all here good people of the UK….. this is Bliss(ter)fields 2013, and yes it was hotter than a snakes ass!!

So, once again the good ship aaamusic rams … Read More

DIZZEE RASCAL – I Don’t Need A Reason

The UK rap scenes biggest success Dizzee Rascal releases his new single ‘I Don’t Need A Reason’ due out later this month and is off the rappers upcoming studio album titled ‘The Fifth’  which is scheduled for release on … Read More

WE ARE SCIENTISTS – Something About You

At 3 minutes and 20 seconds ‘Something About You’, is a little taste of indie magic that We Are Scientists have released to quench the thirst of their dedicated fans- for the moment at least. This standalone … Read More

THE 1975 – Sex

‘Sex’ by The 1975 captures very effectively the confliction of teenage angst and faltering emotions of a boy who hopelessly falls for a girl. The song has all the making of a feel good summer song bringing to … Read More

METZ – Get Off

I never thought I’d come home from orchestra and end up watching a music video for a very noise-indebted rock band made by Chad Van Gaalen. But there you go. METZ’ ‘Get Off’ is a gleefully frenetic number, … Read More

RAGLANS – Digging Holes

Ireland’s hottest cult Indie-Rock outfit Raglans latest re-release of their 2012 hit ‘Digging Holes’ is undoubtedly a soundtrack for anyone’s summer. Taking sounds from bands like Friendly Fires and Alt-J along side a healthy dose of that Irish Folk-Punk … Read More