I saw Husky Loops live at The Old Blue Last back in 2016 when they first formed. Even when the three-piece were just cutting their teeth, they were sharp. Three years down the line and it seems they are just going from strength to strength, having been picked up by Danger Mouse’s label – 30th […]
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Review: Wet Mut & Squitch – Split EP
Let me begin with a warning. If you are a bad kisser, you should probably just avoid this album altogether. Your technique should be at least average or higher, if you are to consider listening to this music, or even reading this review. (But more on that later.) Okay! Let’s get into this! I found […]
Interview: Fences
A lot has changed since Fences released the last album Lesser Oceans. The musical evolution of the band has always been an interesting one, with the mind-spawn of Christopher Mansfield offering a clutch of sensitively charged indie-rock songs. Currently touring solo off the back of his new single A Mission, cut to this month and […]
Review: The Sleeplings – Four Hens Down
I don’t have work today; it’s a national holiday and a lie in sounds wonderful, but it doesn’t happen. My body refuses my desire for continued rest and instead insists that I get up and make a cup of tea. Fitting then that while sleep is on my mind, I should take in the new […]
Premiere: Regional Creeps – For Real
In the UK, a regional creep is usually a shady individual who likes to hang around in the park and drink White Lightning (for you foreign folks, it’s crappy cider). They usually have pigeon mates too. “There’s Tony. His name’s Pete; he usually flies around Tesco” – he proclaims as he strokes your leg. Sorry, […]
Review: Palamino – Self Titled
I was excited to review Palamino ever since I discovered their self-titled debut, subsequently purchasing it in January. Seemed like I couldn’t seem to stop playing it. I became more and more curious about the band, the music, and their hometown of Montclair, New Jersey. In the shadow of America’s largest city exists a small […]
Interview: Graveyard Club
Based in Minneapolis, four-piece synth-pop band Graveyard Club are set to release their forthcoming album Goodnight Paradise on 28th June. The simplicity of their music has simultaneously proved to be authentic and nostalgic in the past, and their new record is no exception. The enigmatic songwriting force behind the band has an ability to use […]
Review: French Alps Tiger – Tell a Lie
“Youth comes but once in a lifetime” – American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. South Wales indie/alt four-piece, French Alps Tiger, have made themselves known to the world in the form of their debut single, Tell a Lie. The band set out to create music that, in their own words, “reminds them of being kids”. With […]
Review: Magnificent Lions – Self Titled
Randomly selecting music rarely produces a worthwhile outcome. But for at least one instance in my lifetime, the results were actually wonderful. Magnificent Lions is a four-piece indie/emo/post-rock band making noise in the unexpectedly vibrant scene in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Their debut was the refreshing outlier that I discovered while cycling through new releases on Bandcamp.com. […]
Gig Review: Body Type, Chew Magna & PVA @ YES
I woke up at the crack of dawn. A regular Monday to Friday routine. I got in the shower, washed my sweaty body and greasy hair, then proceeded to walk downstairs for my daily helpings of three Weetabix and milk. You need to live life to the full, so I helped myself to a tablespoon […]