Video Interview: I Set The Sea On Fire
A couple of weeks ago you might remember me swooning over “Monsters” by Sheffield’s I Set The Sea On Fire. As an early Christmas present to myself, I asked the…
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Spotlight on Christmas
No Rea. No Shaky. No Slade. No Cliff. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal There’s no particular rhyme or reason to the list, and I’ll concede that these aren’t all…
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See: A Minor releases video for Thinking bout the things, plus release details
The weather is awful today. The wind is howling through the trees, my journey to work on the motorway was frankly awful as the lorries veered every time we got…
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Interview: Amber Run
On Wednesday I headed over to East London to meet Amber Run before their gig at the Sebright Arms. I arrived a bit early so I took the liberty of enjoying a…
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Video of the day: Wild Ones – From Nothing
A shot in the arm to protect you against those early-winter blues. Filmed in the nearly-empty city of Shaniko, progressively deserted after the railroad moved on, this single is taken…
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New Video: Ratking – 100
Tense, impressive NYC hiphop. Unsettled by the playground-taunting delivery of Wiki; troubled by the too-calm detachment of Hak; confused by the overlaid images and flitting shapes of the video; marvelling…
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Forged in Sheffield: I Set The Sea On Fire – Monsters
Hallelujah ! I owe I Set The Sea On Fire a debt of gratitude – without the blood-stirring joy of this tune, the last week could only have been a…
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Video of the day: In The Valley Below: Stand Up
It’s a spot of horror to start your weekend. The video for new single “Stand Up” by LA duo In The Valley Below splices footage with the feel of Friday…
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Live: Jezabels/Josef Salvat at Scala, London
Playing to a crowd warmed up by the debonair Josef Salvat, the Jezabels say thank you to London for their recording residence with a faultless show featuring scorching new material.…
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Heyward Howkins – Be Frank, Furness
Soulful pop from sinuous-voiced Philly singer-songwriter. Keep an ear on those guitars – there’s magic hidden in those little decorations. Back in July we met Philly singer-songwriter Heyward Howkins. He…
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