You know, I’ve never quite understood the trope of your immediate elders having terrible music taste. There’s an old episode of The Simpsons where Homer is carpooling the kids and their pals (shout-out to Milhouse). He is playing the slapping Mississippi Queen, before being interrupted by Bart declaring, “You have the worst, lamest taste in music […]
Premiere: Benzo Beneluxo – Barkie
There’s a lot going on right now. These days, it seems like the world is in the final seconds of an imminent explosion. When it all gets too much, sometimes it’s just nice to lay back, put your feet up and listen to some music. Coming straight out of the Netherlands, Benzo Beneluxo has released a […]
Review: New Ghost – Future Is Dead
The aptly titled Future Is Dead is the sophomore EP from the Sheffield-based art-rock outfit New Ghost, a collaborative supergroup of some of the brightest stars in the UK alternative scene. The three-track art piece was recorded, mixed and co-produced by Tom Henthorn and presents a batch of cinematic treasures, full to the brim with atmosphere, emotion and […]
Song Of The Day: Martha Hill – Grilled Cheese
When feeling that late afternoon hunger, and in need of a warm carby hit, I make a grilled cheese. Buttered sourdough bread, mature cheddar, cream cheese, combined and placed in a scorching hot pan, cut into triangles (very important) and dipped in ketchup. Like Martha Hill, I too believe raw onions have no place on […]
Review: Born Idiot – I’d Rather Lie
We’ve all been there. You’re scrolling down Instagram. You see food, adverts, pets, artwork, and before long, you witness that post. The ex-partner with someone new. Someone better. Someone who just isn’t you. You move to unfollow their account but can’t bring yourself to do it. You still feel attached to the person. You have […]
Review: Milk TV – One Leg Performer
The genre-evading and completely dysfunctional no wave scene is characteristically very abrasive and dissonant. Many would be fooled into believing that this style could not be full of hooks, catchy as hell and just downright pleasant without it compromising on its nihilism and lack of convention. Well, Milk TV did not get the memo. After […]
Premiere: New Ghost – Your Reds
Throughout musical history, there has been many a supergroup formed. One recent collaboration is the Sheffield art-rock band New Ghost; a melding of minds from the best that the UK alternative scene has to offer. Their latest song, Your Reds, is a fantastic piece of emotive and dramatic shoegazey post-rock that will surely leave you […]
Premiere: Tugboat Captain – No Plans (For This Year)
How did indie-pop four-piece Tugboat Captain pen a song so apt for the times A YEAR AGO?! One answer is by complete accident. Another could be witchcraft and time travel shenanigans. I’ll let you decide. Don’t let this distract you from the utter delightfulness of No Plans (For This Year); a wonderful plod through a symphony […]
Premiere: Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii – They Wouldn’t Let Me Write My Book
Punk has taken on many different forms over the years; from its humble garage rock beginnings to its polished pop sound of recent and yet, it’s certainly never been this groovy. Erotic Secrets Of Pompeii have managed to create some of the most chaotic, disconcerting fun and positively danceable music of the year. They Wouldn’t […]
Review: Glass Violet – Clockwork
Ah, thirty. Everyone told me it was an age I’d eventually reach, but I never fully believed them. Thirty seems so far fetched and fabricated that when it hits, oh boy, it hits. Please indulge my self-pity as it perfectly sums up Glass Violet’s new single, Clockwork; an indie song about the moment you become aware […]