Music
Live Review: The War On Drugs / Lo Moon – 3arena Dublin 14.04.2022
The War in Drugs brought their latest tour the ‘I don’t live here anymore’ to the 3arena this week. Lo Moon opened on the night with a series of pleasant soundscapes punctuated by fantastic guitar parts and great melodies. Lo Moon were an excellent support band for The War on Drugs as they matched the …
Album Review: Pat Matshikiza and Kippie Moketsi – Tshona! : uplifting classic South African jazz from the 70s.
Those inspired curators at We Are Busy Bodies continue to astound with this latest release in their expanding achive from the seminal South African jazz label As Shams/The Sun. Pat Matshikiza and Kippie Moketsi’s ‘Tshona!’ (available from 15th April) was originally issued in 1975 and produced by label boss Rashid Vally, a pivotal figure in …
Album Review: The Linda Lindas All Grown Up and Ready to Rock
The Linda Lindas’ debut album ‘Growing Up’ is a punky funfest.
Live Review: Devin Townsend – 3Olympia, Dublin 13.04.2022
Devin Townsend played his first live show since his appearance at Bloodstock 2021. When he walked out on stage the first thing he had to say was that he wasn’t sure if he could still remember how to do a show! but there was no need for anyone to worry as man was it perfect, …
Live Review: Bastille – O2 Academy, Birmingham 14.04.2022 Plus Gallery
It feels as though the smoke machines are working over time as this patient crowd are waiting for Bastille to enter the stage. The production level is above and beyond and it’s clear they’re not here to mess around; they’re here to turn this show out. Dan Smith‘s voice is so unique and it’s a …
News: Ginger Wildheart Announces The Official Release Of His Solo Album – The Pessimist’s Companion
On April 22nd Ginger Wildheart proudly releases The Pessimist’s Companion on Wicked Cool Records. The Pessimist’s Companion will be available both digitally and on CD. “Fresh from a break up, a lonely alcoholic living in a caravan poured his feelings into a collection of songs, as dark as they are confessional. The landscape is more eclectic than its predecessor, Ghost …
Album Review: Plain Mister Smith – I’m Just Plain Mister Smith
Vancouver based Plain Mister Smith showcases his strikingly unique, spotlessly produced Indie-pop-come-folk sound on his debut album ‘I’m Plain Mister Smith’. Musically complex and yet refreshingly light and simplistic on the surface, the brainchild of Mark Jowett manages to create soundscapes full of intrigue, managing to posses both an uplifting brightness and a reflective, personal …
Live Review: Killing Joke – Eventim Apollo, London 09.04.2022
Be afraid. Two candles flicker at the back of the stage. Those flames can never burn brightly enough to pierce the darkness and break the sense of foreboding. It’s Hammersmith outside and pure Hammer horror inside the Apollo tonight. This climax to their ‘Honour the Fire’ tour is the band’s first wanderings for three years …
Track: Scruffy Bear – Blackmoss
Scruffy Bear are set to release their upcoming EP ‘Face The Rain’ on the 22nd April. In anticipation the band have shared their new single ‘Blackmoss’. Lead singer Georgy Eaton singer: “The world is a proper heavy place. I hate that everything is spun so negativelyand we are trained to look for the worst in people …
Track: The Halo Effect – Days Of The Lost
The Halo Effect have announced their debut album, ‘Days Of The Lost’ due the 12th of August via Nuclear Blast. Along with the news the band have shared the third single and video for the album’s title track ‘Days Of The Lost’. Frontman Mikael Stanne explains about the song: “Days Of The Lost” is about finding your place in life, about making …