Music
News: Lola Colt tour dates and new album news
With a stage presence that many would trade their souls for, Lola Colt have gained a well deserved reputation as one of the most impressive live bands around. A perfectly balanced sextet, the band appear to have an inherent built in knowing for where each and everyone of them is going. Their sound is massive, totally absorbing, with the ability to sweep …
Meet: Quickfire Interview with Danny Goffey, plus new Vangoffey video, Sucker
It’s been a while since the the days of Supergrass, but like all things in life, things move on…..and so did Danny Goffey. Busy with various projects and still hitting all the right notes with his band Vangoffey, the talented ensemble released their first album ‘Take your jacket off & get into it’ to great …
Album Review: Pet Shop Boys – Super
You can’t keep a good man down. That’s the saying, isn’t it? Well in this case it’s two good men. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have been together as The Pet Shop Boys since the eighties, and have always prided themselves on creating inventive electronic pop music. You either love them or hate them, but …
Album Review: Babymetal – Metal Resistance
After the undeniable success of their debut self-titled record it was interesting to see just how Babymetal could validate their impressive rise to fame. The elephant in the room when discussing a band like Babymetal is always whether they are simply a gimmick aiming for short time success or an actual long term prospect in …
Album Review: Palace of Worms – The Ladder
Combining the sounds from multiple black metal scenes comes Palace of Worms, a solo project which allows the bands mastermind, Balan, to express himself both musically and emotionally. His latest album, entitled The Ladder, is a record seeping with raw emotion as he details both the light and dark sides of humanity. Despite only being …
Not Forgotten: Sparks – Lil’ Beethoven
Having comprehensively out smarted Roxy Music with their art pop in the mid-70s, and proved you could be an influential synth pioneer and still have a sense of fun by the end of the decade, the 80s and 90s had seen Sparks become an uncelebrated act that had nevertheless influenced countless acts that followed in …
Album Review: Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness
Listening to Explosions in the Sky for me has always been like that lump in your throat moment in a great film. The tragic losses, the triumphant successes, and the moment when you realize everything is going to be all right despite all the downs you’ve gone through to get there. They soundtrack both figuratively …
See: Andrew Bird releases video for Capsized
Andrew Bird had released many surprises these last few weeks to celebrate and spread the word for his newest album Are You Serious?; including not only the songs “Capsized”, “Roma Fade” but also the explosive duet with Fiona Apple on “Left Handed Kisses”. For the album release, another surprise: a video for the aforementioned “Capsized”. …
Live: Years & Years, 02 Apollo Manchester – 2/4/16
Through bright red beams, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen make their way to the stage and flamboyantly eccentric frontman Olly Alexander is soon so follow as Foundation rings out around the 02 Apollo. Alexander is the polar opposite from the moment Foundation ends and Take Shelter begins. Its thudding drum beat causes a wild roar …
Say Psych: Playlist 6/2016
There is so much amazing new music out there at the moment that this playlist is exclusively showcasing some choice releases from the last month. Enjoy! I Sing in Silence by Goat Goat announces new 7″: I Sing In Silence, they are here again with a more tempered and drawn out sound. This is …