Music
Album Review: T. Gowdy – ‘Miracles’: electronic music for mind and movement.
Canadian producer and audio-visual artist T. Gowdy is not one to tweak or tinker. His way is to probe forensically, to submerge deeper into the possibilities of synthesis and synthesised, to think it through. Such intense application infused his lauded ‘Therapy with Colour’ debut for Constellation with a hypnotic resonance which uncurled as you listened. …
Track: Lazyrave – Terraform
Lazyrave are a 4-piece indie electronic band residing in Newcastle upon Tyne. Forming the members love of indie, rock, trance, electronic and everything in between, has birthed this unique offering that demands your attention in the most transcendent way possible. Speaking more on the meaning behind ‘Terraform’, Lazyrave explains: “Terraform is about trying to start …
NEWS: Memes follow-up SXSW and The Great Escape slots with support for Madrid’s The Parrots, and announce EP
Glasgow’s Memes are having a good 2022. Finally getting to SXSW after last years disappointment plus two sets at The Great Escape they have now confirmed they will be supporting Madrid’s rock n’ roll duo The Parrots on their UK dates this month. Memes are racking up an impressive list of support slots including Joe …
Album Review: AHO – Odyssey
As a big fan of Ólafur Arnolds, Jóhann Jóhannsson and Jon Hopkins, when you discover artists who make music in the same vain it’s very exciting – they’re so few and far between. This kind of Electronic/ Classical crossover (what could also be called Neo-Classical or if you’re being brazen BBC 6 Music Cool-Classical music) …
Track: Yeah Yeah Yeahs are back with a new single and album to follow
Yeah Yeahs Yeahs are ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’
Live Review: Ane Brun / Arrivalists – Vicar Street, Dublin 02,06,2022
Opening the night was Dublin native going by the name of Arrivalists, his latest project as Patrick is a veteran of the Dublin music scene and has had a number of projects down through the years.Tonight armed only with an acoustic guitar he played a half hour set and telling stories of looking after his …
Slade Drummer Don Powell Returns With New Project ‘Don & The Dreamers’
Having experienced the highest level of success in Slade with twelve Top 5 hit singles in the UK, three of which went straight to #1 (obviously including one of the most well known Christmas songs there is) Don Powell is now back with a new band, Don & The Dreamers. Having released their debut EP ‘Something …
Live Gallery: EGOISM at Waywards
EGOISM mesmerised the crowd with their evocative indie rock at Waywards last night. See them in action in the gallery:
Album Review: Horsegirl fulfill all promises in the stunning ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ – one of the most authentic and exciting debuts.
There is a visceral discordancy and inherent chaos that threads throughout ‘Versions of Modern Performance’, the debut album from Chicago trio Horsegirl, (out through Matador Records/Remote Control Records). This anarchy is magically and stunningly resolved by the bitter sweet melodies and harmonies that cloak and bind the barbed-wire strands. The oft dissociated, disconnected vocals are …
PREMIERE: Astrologer announces second EP for next month, shares sprawling lead track ‘Détente’
Last year, the Phoenix-based ‘avant-pop’ project Astrologer (led by Drew Cline) made their debut with the riveting Legerdemain (L) EP, and today they’re announcing the complementary 6-song set that makes up the band’s second release. It’s out next month, and to coincide with the announcement they’re sharing three-part lead track ‘Détente’, which features vocal contributions …