Music
Album Review: Josh Rouse – Love in the modern age
Seems Josh Rouse isn’t one for staying still, with the follow up to 2015’s The Embers of Time promising that he has embraced the likes of The Blue Nile, The Style Council and Prefab Sprout, rather than the indie/americana of his previous work. As it turns out, Rouse makes good on his promises for the …
Say Psych: Album Review: MIEN – MIEN
The so called super-group MIEN released their debut self-titled LP on Rocket Recordings last week too much hype and anticipation. The seeds for this collaboration were sown as long ago as 2004, when Rishi Dhir found himself in a chance encounter with Alex Maas whilst performing sitar with his former band on a bill at …
Album Review : Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s ‘Sex & Food’
Ruban Nielson, from the beginning of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, has dabbled musically in darker terrain. There’s always a sense of groove and a funky nature to the music he creates, but even on the lightest days the songs sound as if they were aged in a time capsule and then dipped in some kind of …
See: Order of the Mess release video for Si-B
Italian by birth but based in Cork, power-rock duo Order of the Mess have released a new video for their debut single Si-B. “Si-B is an appeal to leave what looks safe as the only way to be happy” explains singer/guitarist Alex Vinci. “I wanna wake up to make it” is the chorus lyric and …
News: Killing Joke announce Laugh At Your Peril 40th Anniversary World Tour & Ltd edition career defining Box Set
Gatherers of the World, Killing Joke are delighted to announce their 40th anniversary World tour, Laugh At Your Peril. To celebrate this extensive and ambitious tour, Killing Joke announce the release of the career spanning strictly limited edition flight case, which includes: 16 coloured double vinyls, a set of headphones, a signed lyric book and assorted pieces of art. The collection …
Track: Manic Street Preachers – Liverpool Revisited
In anticipation of the release of the new Manic Street Preachers album ‘Resistance is Futile’ on 13 April 2018, the Manics have released a classic track entitled ‘Liverpool Revisited’, which is about the Hillsborough Justice Campaign efforts to get some legal accountability for the death of 96 supporters in the 1989 stadium crush in Sheffield. …
News: Arctic Monkeys return with New album and UK tour news – details here
Arctic Monkeys return with their sixth album, entitled ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ on Friday the 11th of May 2018. Produced by James Ford and Alex Turner, the album was recorded in Los Angeles, Paris and London. Their first release since 2013’s ‘AM’ finds the band intent on continuing to explore new musical terrain with …
Meet: Idle Ross
I meet with up and coming Sheffield band Idle Ross’s front man Ross Green in Sheffield’s Forum ahead of the launch of the band’s debut single. Over close to three quarters of an hour we chat about the band’s influences, music, interrelationships and our shared history. [Disclaimer – I knew Ross of old, having taught …
News: Autechre to release NTS Radio Residency on Vinyl/CD
Legendary IDM/Techno duo Autechre have revealed a physical release of their NTS Radio residency which airs through April, and features new and original music. Available via Warp Records in Complete Box Sets (12LP and 8CD), Individual Sessions (3LP) and High-Quality Download options. Preorders include instant, high quality downloads directly following the shows airing. Sessions 2-4 …
Premiere: Woodini – Antidote feat Young Lust
We’re delighted to premiere the new track from French synth-pop maestro Woodini, Antidote, taken from his self-released debut album ‘113’, due out on May 11th. The rising star of the Parisian underground scene has already turned heads with his three previous EP’s and has drafted in Young Lust to contribute on this new track, adding …