Music
Live Review: Handsome Family – Plug Sheffield 19.03.2018
Poor Rennie Sparks. Snowed in the previous day at a carvery somewhere outside Barnsley, only to find that the rearranged gig was in Britain’s coldest venue. She shuffled onstage a good 15 minutes ahead of Brett and the others, to plug in an electric heater and stand folornly defrosting in her emergency purchase Asda coat …
Say Psych: Album Review: Killer Boogie – Acid Cream
Rating: 7/10 Rome’s Killer Boogie are the latest in a sequence of Italian bands bringing out great albums and thrusting their way unashamedly to prominence. Comprised of Gabriele Fiori (guitars, vocals), Luigi Costanzo (drums) and Nicola Cosentino (bass) they released their latest album Acid Cream this month of Heavy Psych Sounds Records. The band are …
News: Liz Phair announces Girly-Sound to Guyville: The 25th Anniversary box-set, via Matador, plus US dates
2018 marks the 25th anniversary of Liz Phair’s landmark album Exile in Guyville. On May 4th, Matador Records will release Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set. This release is an extensive, limited edition 7-LP or 3-CD box set to celebrate the anniversary of her classic album. The box set contains the first official …
See: The Tracys reveal new video for Your Team Sucks
The Tracys have released their new punk-rock anthem ‘Your Team Sucks’. The band describes the single as a “stadium anthem for our time”, simultaneously poking fun at sports culture and the rabid, brawling fandom reveling in its idiotic and savage glory. It’s a blistering reflection of our culture, society and the state of today’s world. …
See: Naked Giants reveal video for Sluff, plus UK tour dates
An ode to their native Seattle is the general meaning of the new track from Naked Giants. Called Sluff, the word is subject to some conjecture, and in its accompanying video Seattle artists showcase through their own original art what it means to them. With it though, is the very essence of Seattle – the …
News: INK reveal first UK tour
Recently launched, alt-rock trio INK. aka former McFly bassist Dougie Poynter alongside Todd Dorigo, & Corey Alexander are pleased to reveal their first UK tour, traversing the length and breadth of the UK for 21 shows. The headline dates kick off on Friday 4th May at The Haunt in Brighton and conclude at the Craufurd Arms, …
Not Forgotten: Pixies – Surfer Rosa
It’s the way Dave Lovering’s drums crash in. Then there’s that Kim Deal bass line that walks in just the wrong side of sexy, and the riff. My word, that riff. And the incessant rhythm guitar that just doesn’t stop. The Black Francis’s vocals come in delivering those weird lyrics. And the whole thing sounds …
News: Dimitri from Paris announces Chic remix collection
A remix in the right hands can be a beautiful thing. Dimitri from Paris has a track record of reworking some of the greatest disco tracks and made them reach new heights… And coming in June is a collection of his greatest Chic remixes – the snappily entitled, “Dimitri From Paris presents Le CHIC Remix”. Think …
Album Review: Flowertruck – Mostly Sunny
In terms of a forecast, the title to the debut album by Sydney’s Flowertruck, ‘Mostly Sunny’ is overly pessimistic. There are no clouds on this horizon. And yet in terms of temperament – and to torturously extend the metaphor – it perfectly captures the tone of this stunning album. Bright, bouncy tunes with a hint …
Album Review: Sunflower Bean – Twentytwo in Blue
Sunflower Bean come of age on their honest – and hopeful – second album ‘Twentytwo in Blue’. We all celebrate the passing of the years in different ways. Some of us have a party, some of us eat too much cake and some of us sob quietly into a glass of wine. Sunflower Bean made …