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Say Psych: Album Review: Nest Egg – Nothingness Is Not A Curse
Nest Egg are a three-piece from Asheville, North Carolina and are comprised of Harvey Leisure (guitar/vocals), Ross Gentry (bass/keys) and Thom Nguyen (drums). Formed back in 2011, the band have built up a formidable reputation in the US live circuit, describing their sound as ‘mood music for nihilists’. Following a handful of tapes and singles, …
Classic Album: Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends
For those that purchased Bookends when it was first released in 1968, it might have come as something of a surprise that a folk-pop duo would have taken on board some of the psychedelic influences of some of their rowdier contemporaries. Yet there are the heavy electronic sounds that open up “Save the Life of …
Track: Maff – Melaniña (EP)
My favourite Chilean shoegaze exponents, Maff, today release their epic EP ‘Melaniña’after releasing two brilliant singles ‘Desfile’ and ‘Hawaii’ off the EP earlier this year. The EP opens with ‘Act 2’ with its hallmark driving, sustaining guitars and slow languorous drive in an enigmatic instrumental form. As with any successful instrumental, ‘Act 2’ conveys emotion …
Track: Black Heart Breakers – Melody, plus EP and tour news
Leather jackets and denim, chugging guitars and a whole barrel full of sneering attitude are necessary appendages for any serious rock band that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Add to that a superglue chorus and layered harmonies you get Black Heart Breakers and their rip roaring new single ‘Melody’. ‘Melody’ is a little bit punk …
Album Review : Holy Wave’s ‘Adult Fear’
There’s a dusty, ‘road trip to nowhere good’ vibe to Holy Wave. They make the kind of grainy, 8mm-type of garage rock that feels like one of those gloomy yard sale finds. Searching through a damp cardboard box of LPs marked “.50 or best offer” you find various copies of Herb Albert & The Tiujana …
News: Black Orchid Empire announce May/June live dates
London rockers BLACK ORCHID EMPIRE have announced live dates throughout May and June which sees them play six shows opening for INME in the UK, followed by a ten-date run throughout Germany and the UK as main support for Black Map The band recently announced that they have signed an international deal with Long Branch Records. The …
News: Gottwood announce further additions to their 2018 lineup
With its 2018 edition fast approaching, further names have been added to the Gottwood lineup. The likes of Zip, Djrum, Kate Miller, Secretsundaze, Arkajo, Man Power, Voyeur and PBR Streetgang join an already unmissable bill of the most exciting names in electronic music, once again assembling in the stunning woodland location of North Wales. Nixwax …
Track: Kamikaze Girls – Broke, plus European tour dates
Coming to the end of their run supporting The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Leeds duo Kamikaze Girls have announced a sun of European headline tour dates for May, taking long term friends and label-mates Nervus with them. It’s been a productive year for the band following …
Track: Liines – Find Something
In the rush of the Easter break we nearly missed thie new single from Manchester Post-Punks Liines. Taken from their upcoming album ‘Stop – Start’, Find Something is abrupt and urgent, reminiscent of PINS, even Savages, with taught, angular chords, churning riffs and direct, slightly ominous sounding vocals. Check it out, here Tomorrow is out …
News: Tramlines announce competition to name second stage
Tramlines Festival have a launched a competition to name their second stage at the new location of Hillsborough Park, here in Sheffield – the spiritual home of Backseat Mafia. This is the first time in the history of the festival that the public have been invited to name a stage, all entrants will also be …