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Track: Cork indie quartet The Hertz Complex release new single, Bassy
Originally hailing from Cork, The Hertz Complex, the chief songwriters of The Hertz Complex are siblings Neil O’Keeffe (lead vocals, guitar) and Paul Keane (guitar). On moving to the current artistic hub of Deptford in London, they were joined by Canadians Benjamin Balan (drums) and Chris Keenan (bass). After a period where they questioned, it …
See: M O T H E R release video for “Easy”
Not much is known about Brooklyns Mother, at least by us. What we do know is that they released Easy onto their soundcloud page a couple of months ago and it promptly got over 200k plays. And there’s a reason for that. Its because its this warm, shimmering piece of arty synth pop, laden with …
Track: Gold-Bears release new indie pop anthem, ‘For You’
Dalliance, The second album from Atlanta, Georgia’s Gold-Bears, is described as a record about regret. On For You, the band have emerged from the other side of regret and into a firm defiance. Opening lines ‘You’re a mistake/ You said on the phone last night’ lead into a tale of a broken relationship that has …
Album Review : Alex Calder – Strange Dreams
The title of Alex Calder’s newest album couldn’t be more accurate. Listening to Strange Dreams is indeed like having a strange dream. The music wobbles and shimmers. It hops along like a hurt animal doped up on narcotics. It’s hallucinogenic demeanor oozes out of the speakers as if some symbiotic creature wanting to meld into your DNA …
DVD Review: Generation Iron
Sometimes, from seemingly out of nowhere, a documentary really takes me by surprise. I’m really not a fan of bodybuilding and quite frankly can’t fathom why people would want to do it. Back in 1977 Pumping Iron first shed light on the world of bodybuilding and was the first glimpse the world had of a …
Album Review: Japan Soul “Plastic Utopia”
Japan Soul: call it dance music with a conscience, intelligent pop, whatever you like, their new album “Plastic Utopia” is a fantastic slice of intellectual soul. To reflect my eighties predilections, it’s like a mash-up of the attitude of The Clash with the music and lyricism of Heaven 17 (and even China Crisis) it is something sorely missing from …
Meet: Zara McFarlane
“I was at a point where I hadn’t tried to do my own thing. I had lots of plans but I hadn’t really given it a try yet, to be an artist, to do my own music … So I needed to at least try.” We were almost defeated before we began. Our meeting …
New Music: Simian Mobile Disco release new single, Parson’s Nose
Always good to have new music from the brilliant Simian Mobile Disco, and a 20th anniversary is as good a reason as any. Dance label 2020vision has reached that milestone, and instead of looking back, they’re looking forward releasing a new compilation ‘Content’, mixed by Ralph Lawson and featuring 20 exclusive new original track and …
New Music: Mr Scruff – Render Me Remixes
Out now on the Ninja Tune label, premium purveyors of quality beats, comes a trio of reworks of Render Me, taken from Mr Scruff’s latest long player Friendly Bacteria, itself only recently released. It features funky Detroit producer Dez Andrés (Slum Village / Mahogani Music / La Vida); Royalty & AD Bourke; and Mr. Scruff …
Album Review : The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart :: Days Of Abandon
There has been a gradual move for New York City’s The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; from a rough-around-the-edges sound on their debut to something resembling a sunny 80s pop sheen on their newest long player Days Of Abandon. The change is subtle, but there. On their debut album there was a slight darkness to …