Music
Album Review: José Medeles – Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems : a stunning ‘tribute’ to John Fahey’s musical spirit.
So what do you make of tribute albums? Are they places to be seen, a rag bag of cover versions by a bunch of people who have nothing in common except convenient admiration? Well ‘Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems’ by José Medeles may pay homage to John Fahey but there’s a gulf between this album …
Track: The enigmatic and über cool Horsegirl release another brilliant single ‘Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)’ and announce more shows ahead of sell out dates in Europe.
Horsegirl are cooler than anyone on the planet at this moment in time and their slew of singles, thus far released, place this statement in bold and highlighted. We’ve already salivated over the louch fuzz of ‘World of Pots and Pans’ and ‘Anti-glory’. Now, in anticipation of their debut album ‘Versions of Modern Performance’ (out …
Track: Toronto’s perfect Housewife (fka Moscow Apartment) are back with the shimmering track ‘Patrick Bateman’.
Due to unfortunate connotations, the brilliant duo Moscow Apartment who released, in my opinion, one of the most outstanding albums of 2020, the EP ‘Better Daughter’ (reviewed by me here), have decided to change their name and reemerge as Housewife – a somewhat delicious irony given their strong feminist stance (they proudly call themselves ‘opinionated …
Live: Darwin Deez – Belgrave, Leeds 15.05.2022
Picture this; it’s Summer 2010, Strongbow Dark Fruits hasn’t been invented yet, everyone is wearing boat shoes, chinos and that Rhianna shirt and Darwin Deez are the soundtrack to your summer. The debut album by DD took the entire UK scene by storm and you couldn’t go to an indie clubnight without hearing Radar Detector. …
Live Review: Softcult, The Key Club, Leeds – 19.05.22
If you like your alternative indie with a serious helping of social comment and conscience, you could have done much worse than getting to Leeds on Thursday night to see Canadian twins Softcult as they wrapped their first headline UK tour. Having formed in Kitchener, Ontario in 2020, Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn have spent the …
Track: Black Stone Cherry Share Video For ‘Again’ Taken From ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall…Y’All’
Black Stone Cherry are sharing the live video for track ‘Again,’ taken from their upcoming release ‘Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’All’ due 24th June via Mascot Records / Mascot Label Group. The song is taken from their 2020 album The Human Condition and talking about it they say, “When we wrote ‘Again’ at the twelfth hour in the studio, we never …
Track: Malevolence Release New Single ‘Salvation’ Feat Matthew K Heafy; New Album Out Now
Sheffield’s Malevolence have released their much-anticipated album ‘Malicious Intent’. In celebration, the band have revealed their fourth and final single from the record ‘Salvation’ featuring Trivium’s Matthew K Heafy. Malevolence front-man Alex Taylor stated, “After hundreds of hours of hard work, blood, sweat and tears, our third album ‘Malicious Intent’ is finally here! We would like to thank everyone who has pre-ordered a copy of …
News: La Luz share new single ‘Endless Afternoon’ and announce UK tour dates
Hazy psychedelia received a further rejuvenation last year with the release of the myriad, uber-melodic, luscious, harmony-laden self-titled La Luz album. The band’s fourth studio album received vast amounts of praise from both fans and critics alike; hot on it’s heels, La Luz have released ‘Endless Afternoon’, which will be released physically later in the …
Track: Spacey Jane release new single ‘Hardlight’ and announce tour
Track: Spacey Jane are back with new track and video and album to follow in June.
Track: Maebh Shares Track ‘Wild Strawberry’ Ahead Of EP Release
Maebh is the solo project of singer-songwriter and producer Maeve Brayne. The Newcastle born, London based artist is all set to release her debut 7-track EP, ‘By The Way’. Brayne has shared the lead single ‘Wild Strawberry’ in preparation. Speaking on the meaning behind Wild Strawberry + the EP as a whole, Maebh explains: “I …