Music
Not Forgotten – Bill Withers – Live at Carnegie Hall
Sometimes, no matter how great a songwriter or performer an act is, things just never work out in the studio, and it takes a live album to truly reveal their greatness and go on to become their trademark release. Now let’s get one thing straight, Bill Withers is not without great studio albums, intact he …
Not Forgotten: The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle
Odessey and Oracle is one of those albums whose reputation seems to continue to expand with each passing year. The Zombies had enjoyed a number of chart hits through the mid 60s, but their first album hadn’t shifted many units. By 1967 they had switched record labels and headed into the studio to record an …
See: The Soft Moon releases video for Wrong
Following on from the release of Deeper, the third studio album from The Soft Moon, aka Luis Vasquez, he has unveiled a extensive tour including dates this site of the pond, and a new video for the albums standout track, Wrong. Littered with hard bursts of electro, and pulsing synth chords, bleeps and stabs, it’s …
See: GØSPEL release video for new single ‘Ain’t gonna let you in’
Out right now is the new single from London synth pop trio GØSPEL. Produced and mixed by Mikko Gordon (Ultraista/Gaz Coombes) is available from the bands bandcamp, and is backed by b-side Other Side. The track itself bubbles with atmosphere, shard of ite cold synths in complete contrast to the sultry vocals that dominate. It’s …
Meet: Cute Cute Death interview
We were quite taken by the visceral post hardcore of Kingston Upon Thames five piece Cute Cute Death when we featured them recently and their new record, Pockets. Ahead of the release of their forthcoming album, Vessels, we spoke to the band. You’ve got a mini-album coming out in August, can you tell us a …
Track: Seapony – Let Go
Seattle’s Seapony are back after nearly two years with new album A Vision due to be released on 31 July. Let Go is the second single from the album and is just under three minutes of breezy surf pop perfection. Jen Weidl’s dreamy vocals and Danny Rowland’s jangling guitar combine with a touch of synth …
Track: Mercury Rev – The Queen of Swans
We’ve been waiting a long time for a new Mercury Rev album – since 2008’s Snowflake Midnight – and, if first single and album opener The Queen Of Swans is anything to go by, The Light In You will have been worth the wait when it is released on 18 September. This is a sparkling …
See: The Libertines release ‘Gunga Din’ video
Late 2014 saw the highly influential and much revered Libertines announce that not only were they re-entering the fray, but they’d also signed a record deal and were recording their first studio album in over ten years. Fast forward to today and we can confirm that the album ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth’, is in the …
Album Review: Labasheeda – Changing Lights
Dutch three piece Labasheeda, aka Saskia van der Giessen (vocals, guitar, violin) Arne Wolfswinkel (guitar) and Aletta Verwoerd (drums) make this sort of experimental, unsettling music, that is often mind boggling with its constant changes of direction, often mid song. Over the years they’ve released a handful of increasingly well received records. Their latest, Changing …
Premiere: The Floodgates – Broken Kite
Tumbridge Wells three piece The Floodgates began as a folk duo, before graduating (and bear in mind that they’re still all in their teenage years) into a fully fledged indie / alt band. The trio, Martin Stenning, Alex Wane and Tim Fullbrook have today allowed us to premiere their new single Broken Kite right here …