REVIEW | Lewis Del Mar (Self-titled)
Armed with a multitude of textures, Rockaway Beach natives Lewis Del Mar have managed to do genre bending things on their debut self-titled album: capturing the last fleeting rays of […]
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REVIEW | Bon Iver – 22, A Million
With distorted soundscapes, unpronounceable song-titles and a divergent move toward studio production, is ’22, A Million’ Bon Iver’s masterpiece or a self-important approach to songwriting sonically? It’s been four years since […]
REVIEW | Daughter – Not To Disappear
After the success of their debut album ‘If You Leave’, Daughter’s follow-up ‘Not To Disappear’ is just as hauntingly beautiful as you’d imagine. With Daughter you know what you’re going […]
REVIEW | Skunk Anansie – Anarchytechture
Skunk Anansie return with an unexpected, melodic new album ‘Anarchytechture’. The British rock quartet explore different avenues with this new record, updating their unabashed brand of attitude filled scuzzy rock into the […]
REVIEW | Some Skeletons – Vigils
Some Skeletons’ debut album ‘Vigils’ is an alt-rock delight that uses heightened vocal harmonies to tell a mysterious story. Nottingham-based trio Some Skeletons have taken years to release their debut […]
Review | Rob Bravery – Esque
‘Esque’ is Rob Bravery laid bare, experimenting with new technology while keeping with more traditional singer/songwriter roots. There’s an abundance of singer/songwriters out there exploring different themes and instrumentation, and […]
Band T-shirt day 2015
What’s your favourite band t-shirt artwork of all time? Every year, BBC 6 Music’s ‘Wear Your Band T-shirt To Work Day’ gets us all excited/confused about which to wear, and […]
Community LDN Festival
Community LDN Festival, hosted by the people behind Reading & Leeds Festivals, took place over three days in early November. We went down to two of the shows (Hacktivist and […]
REVIEW | Cheatahs – Mythologies
Producing something that’s not quite shoegaze, not quite rock, Cheatahs have captured the essence of ethereal emptiness on their new record ‘Mythologies’. After the success of their last two EPs, […]
This week it’s all about the D
Jesus mother flippin’ Christ. On Sunday night, two singles dropped that aided the bowls of the math rock world to uncontrollably release. Figuratively. Finally something to actually get exited about, […]
