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Album Review: The Staches – ‘Placid Faces’
The Staches are two girls and two guys from Geneva, Switzerland. Namely; Lise Sutter (Lead Vocal/Synth), Charlotte Mermoud (Bass/Vocal), Léo Marchand (Guitar) and Martin Burger (Drums). Their lyrics are belted out in English, the riffs are bold and the beat incisive. A primitive impulse makes itself felt through their music, demanding to be heard. Their …
Meet: Atlanta Rapper Skinny-C
Atlanta rapper Skinny-C has recently released ‘Never Hungry Always Thirsty Vol. 2: Back For Seconds’, his new album that features Monsta Luther King, Loc Barz, F1Phat, Skolar B, Shod Cooley, and Holly Crew as well as production from Nobody Famous, SMKA, and On A Heist. We fell for his new single MC, which featured Skinny-C …
News: Fufanu Share New Album ‘SPORTS’
With a name evocative of a Shooting Stars Mystery Prize, Icelandic trio ‘Fufanu’ have shared their new album ‘Sports’ (One Little Indian) in its entirety on fellow culture site The Line of Best Fit. “Fufanu” doesn’t mean anything specifically, but the name suited the world that they created and the band’s 2015 debut LP ‘A …
Not Forgotten: Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Ragged Glory
It had been a long time coming. Neil Young had last reached one of his irregular artistic peaks in 1979 with Rust Never Sleeps, but throughout the next decade he seemed to go into free-fall, until he recorded the Eldorado EP which stopped the rot and followed it up with the fair to middling Freedom. …
See: The Wytches Share New Video for ‘Bone Weary’
The Wytches have shared their new video for ‘Bone Weary’. The track is their next release from new album ‘All Your Happy Life’ which is out now on ‘Heavenly Recordings’. The track is a garage rock, indie pop tune with that classic The Cavern style 60’s live production nostalgia rippling through it. Filmed in a …
Playlist: Reggae producer JStar shares what’s rocking his DJ sets
A while ago we featured Bad Boy Stepping, the new single from West London reggae producer and DJ JStar. We’ve been back and asked him what rocking his DJ sets and he’s picked out a bunch of his set-fillers and favourites. “Right now I seem to be DJing a lot of the album material as …
See: Honeyblood – ‘Babes Never Die’ plus UK tour dates
Honeyblood returned from their recent tours with plenty of material for the mini rockumentary that is the new video for ‘Babes Never Die’. Shot by a variety of photographers and fans, the latest video from the Glasgow two-piece of frontwoman Stina Tweeddale and drummer Cat Myers features live footage from their recent US and UK …
See: Justin Currie – ‘This Is My Kingdom Now’ plus album news and tour dates
Justin Currie returns to his songwriting throne with the announcement of his fourth solo album, ‘This Is My Kingdom Now’. 2016 seemed like a busy year for Justin Currie – with various performances including the Kelvingrove Bandstand (when the weather finally permitted) and a stunning collaboration with the RSNO in Paisley Abbey, along with helping …
Classic Album: Jethro Tull – Songs From the Wood
The rise of punk triggered a wide variety of reactions among more established acts. Led Zeppelin nodded in approval, and continued to be Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd channelled their own disenfranchised feelings into the bleak Animals. A few other acts underwent underwent various identity crises, with some attempting to go ‘pop’ with mixed success (Emerson, …
Album Review: The Courtneys – II
When it comes to modern Indie Rock and Surf Rock, the general consensus is that if it is not done correctly, it can grow old very fast. Thankfully, Canadian trio The Courtneys have yet to figure out how to make a bad song. Even by barely changing their sound over the course of two albums, …