Indie
Album Review: Deep in the Blue Mountains, Kid Cornered releases the ethereal ‘Mist On The Plains’ album.
Kid Cornered is the moniker for Matthew Toohey, who has slung guitar in the past for Tania Bowers (we have review in the past under T Wilds). Kid Cornered has just released an album (with The Ice Chest Orchestra) of sparkling gentle tracks entitled ‘Mist On The Plains’. It a gorgeous collection of folk-driven songs …
Live Review: DIIV / Bdrmm – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 12.03.2024
By Henry Groves Although there are 2 months until the release of their 4th studio album ‘Frog in Boiling Water’, the shoegaze icons were back in the UK, showing off their new music. Returning to the Forum in Kentish Town, 3 years after their last show at the same venue, celebrating the release of their …
EP Review: LXP’s electro-soul infused ‘Power Ballads, Vol. 1’ is a stunning debut from the South East London whiz kid.
Straight out of South East London, multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter Alex Parry is LXP, and he has just released his debut EP ‘Power Ballads Vol. 1’ – an immersive collection of soul-infused electronica that somehow distills bands as diverse as Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Prince into an intoxicating mix. Opening track ‘On Repeat’ mixes pop …
Album Review: The Dandy Warhols are back with the thunder and lightning of ‘Rockmaker’ ahead of tour.
It’s been quite a while since Portland, Oregon psych maestros The Dandy Warhols released an album, and they have made up for lost time with their new release ‘Rockmaker’. The album was heralded by three singles, ‘Danzig With Myself’, ‘ Summer of Hate’ and I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’ which made one …
News: Pavement Announce ‘Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques’ Limited 18-Record Box Set Of The Complete 7″ singles 1989-1999
Cautionary Tales: Jukebox Classiques is a limited-edition box set featuring Pavement’s complete catalog of 7” singles released 1989-1999. It will include 18 records total, covering music originally released on Treble Kicker, Drag City, Matador, Big Cat, and Domino. All are faithfully reproduced with original artwork, plus a 24-page threaded saddle-sewn booklet and full discographical history. …
News: Holy Holy Gears Up For Australian Tour Following Latest Album ‘Cellophane’
Renowned Australian indie-rock band Holy Holy, comprised of Timothy Carroll and Oscar Dawson, are gearing up for an extensive tour across Australia next month in April 2024. Fresh off the success of their latest album, ‘Cellophane’, which reached #4 on the ARIA album chart, the duo is poised to enter a new chapter in their …
Track: Divorce – Gears
Divorce have shared their new single ‘Gears’, which is their first music of the year, produced by Catherine Marks (boygenius, Foals, Wolf Alice). Along with this news the band have announced their biggest UK headline show to date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall in October, and two very special hometown headline shows at Nottingham’s Bodega, …
Gallery: The Kooks, The Vaccines, and Daisy The Great at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, 09.03.24
The heavy rain did not stop The Kooks from playing to a packed Fillmore crowd on the 9th of March. Bringing the fans all the way back to their first album, The Kooks members expressed their love for the audience and promised to come back soon. The Kooks wanted “to make you happy” as their …
Live Review: Lime Garden – Chalk, Brighton 08.03.2024
As a Brighton based band, I’ve seen Lime Garden grow from a small local support to small venue headline shows and now to their spectacular hometown headline at Chalk! In support of their debut album, the four piece have been travelling around the country, with their UK tour concluding in their hometown for a massive …