Recent single, Girlfriend, more than intimated that the new album from Australian outfit The Silverbeets would be a singularly intriguing and maybe unique proposition. The swift release of Halcyon Days after has confirmed its suggestion was right on the money,… Read More ›
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Medicine – Scarred For Life
We have always had the appetite for covers as B-sides, part of EPs, or as bonus tracks on albums but never quite as keen on complete albums just providing versions of other’s songs and don’t get us started on the… Read More ›
The Eastern Swell – One Day, A Flood
If one word had to be used to describe One Day, A Flood, the debut album from Scottish quartet The Eastern Swell, it has to be spellbinding. From the first listen the tapestry of genres which shape its songs catches… Read More ›
MountainJam – Waiting
Following the success of recent single Lemon and Lime, which itself cemented the prowess and potency of MountainJam as first discovered within the band’s debut EP and its singles of last year, the UK band now have its successor Waiting… Read More ›
MountainJam – Lemon and Lime
Having lured attention with their first pair of singles last year and even more when those tracks came together with further new offerings to form a debut EP, UK rock band MountainJam has more than suggested they are an emerging… Read More ›
Gazing into the fresh glow of The Cathode Ray with Jeremy Thoms
2015 has provided many treats this year and definitely amongst them was the latest and second album Infinite Variety from Scottish indie band The Cathode Ray. It was an encounter embracing the nostalgia of the eighties through fresh and inventive… Read More ›
Sperø – Pride EP
Crafting a sultry weave of blues and folk rock which is as intriguing as it is openly magnetic, US rock band Sperø makes a richly flavoursome proposition which is just as potent for the imagination as ears. The quartet has… Read More ›
Jane Allison – Just Another Girl
The album may describe its creator as Just Another Girl but its contents give compelling proof that KarmaDeva’s Jane Allison Stanness is anything but as an artist and songwriter. Under simply Jane Allison, she has cast a blend of intimate… Read More ›
Thom Bowden – Searching The Brittle Light
From the release of his striking and impressive The Damage EP of 2012 there has been a healthy dose of acclaim placed around UK musician Thom Bowden and keen anticipation bred for his debut album. This week sees the unveiling… Read More ›
I ♡ The Monster Hero – Rhythm & Pals
As seemingly deranged as it is openly seductive, Rhythm & Pals the debut album from UK rockers I ♡ The Monster Hero is an encounter near on impossible to tear oneself away from. Creating a distinctive almost swamp like mesh… Read More ›