Do you know that scene in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory where they’re all floating along a calm chocolate river on a delightful boat when it suddenly becomes a disturbing, phantasmagorical Thorpe Park scenario? Profound Absurdities had me transported to the part of my brain where this memory lives. Packed full of psychedelic charisma […]
Author archives: Chelsey Turner
Premiere: Heat Vs. Light – Explode Like A Sun
The sun is a rare sight to see in the UK, but I think it heard our cries of desperation for some holiday vibes this year and is making a special appearance. Can I get some hands up for ice cream, tan lines and the inevitable groans of “it’s too bloody hot”? Will we ever […]
Premiere: The Harriets – Cafe Disco
Dig out the deck chairs, get yourself outside and put Cafe Disco by The Harriets on obnoxiously loud. Your neighbours will praise you for your sublime taste in music, and you’ll leave the whole street/town/country, dependant on how noisy you want to go, with lifted spirits and happy souls. When angry Phillis threatens to do you in, […]
You Need To Hear This: Gene Pool – Space Inside
Fancy embarking on a journey to another universe? I think most of us would be happy with a guilt-free trip anywhere at the moment. It’s a shame I don’t need to test my eyesight. For my fellow sight confidants/not idiots, I offer you Gene Pool’s latest album, Space Inside. Pack your imaginary bags, folks! Here’s a […]
Premiere: Harry Miller – Back In Time
Harry Miller’s new single, Back In Time, is a beautiful acoustic song which combines bright, uplifting guitar and twinkly percussion with gentle, melodic vocals. The Liverpool-based artist sings and plays from the heart, drawing upon personal experience: “I was stuck in the past wishing things to be how they were, until my family and friends helped me […]
Review: SPQR – No Brain, No Pain
Liverpool-based SPQR pride themselves on their artistic and experimental approach to music and their latest release, No Brain, No Pain, is a fantastic showcase of their distinctive style. Expect the unexpected. Here’s a rundown of the EP. — Nuthin Gud It took me all of five seconds to be completely mesmerised. Nuthin Gud starts with a twinkly, hypnotic […]
Premiere: This Daze – So Lost
I currently spend a good portion of my life daydreaming about better things. Mostly about beer gardens. No matter how hard you try to replicate that Wetherspoons vibe, it’s the comforting crowds of questionable people, and the childish excitement of sending twenty orders of beans to the unsuspecting victims at table four that gives it […]
Review: Yard Arms – Mantra
Well, there we have it! Bank holiday weekend in lockdown is over. I have vague memories of playing the Roxanne drinking game far too many times last night with about thirty friends on a Zoom call. I miss real people. I need a hug and plenty of water. Little did I know, I also definitely […]
Premiere: The Sickboy Method – Problematic Behaviour
If you’re dreaming of the day you can once again throw yourself into a sweaty mosh pit, or you’re itching to surf on the muscle of an adrenaline-pumped crowd, The Sickboy Method are the band for you. Although crowd-surfing and mosh pits remain beyond our reach for now, don’t fret! The Sickboy Method are set […]
Premiere: The Rupees – Run
When I checked my emails this morning and saw the word Run in my mailbox, my stomach fell into my arse. One year ago, almost to this day, I became a runner. It shames me to say that today, I am not. No longer do I voluntarily breathe my lungs inside out as I drag my uncooperative […]