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EP: CJ Mirra – Young Macaw
London-based musician and composer CJ Mirra released his second solo EP Young Macaw via his own imprint Colour8. Just under 10 minutes in length, the EP includes 2 energetic tracks, title-track Young Macaw full of wavy synths and pounding rhythms, and Primary Cascade, a bass- and beat-driven dance anthem. While very different, they tell a …
EP: Chloe Leone – Domesticated
Chloe Leone is an up and coming songstress from Birmingham, now residing in London and making her first steps into the world of music. She has released her debut EP, the wonderfully cool and entrancing “Domesticated” which features four full tracks and two shorter skits which all showcase her terrific vocals and modern, engaging style. …
See: Rews release new video for Shake Shake
Rews are an London all-girl duo consisting of singer-guitarist Shauna Tohill and drummer Collette Williams. They’ve been kicking up something of a storm with their punky alt-rock with shades of the Breeders and Throwing Muses. They’ve now released an accompanying video for their track ‘Shake Shake’, which is out on May 6th. The girls make …
New Music: Sh?m – Vehement
Taken from his Mob Boss EP, out now on Kapsize Recordings comes the lead single, Vehemont from London Grime producer Sh?m (Shem question mark). In contrast to the heavier, bass heavy vibe of the EP, Vehement is moodier, groovier and (even) funkier. Right from the off it’s packed with these windswept synth lines, with tumbling …
NEWS: Camden Rocks Festival Announce Additions And Changes To The Line-Up
It’s now only a matter of weeks until Camden Rocks Festival! 20 venues and 200 bands across Camden on June 4th, this is something that should not be missed! Today sees some changes to the line-up, so there’s some good news and some bad. Starting with the bad then; both Escape The Fate and We …
See: Zoax release new video for Roses all the way
London five piece Zoax frontman Adam describes Roses all the way, the bands new single as being “one of our favourite songs that we have ever written and probably one of the most straightforward for us. The whole aim was to capture a track that everyone can jump around to from the word go.” It …
Track: Arrows of Love – Toad, plus UK tour dates
London art-rockers Arrows of Love follow up their highly regarded debut album, ‘Everything’s F*cked’, with a new single ‘Toad’, out on May 27th via the bands own Handspun Records and on limited edition vinyl and tape via Strong Island Recordings.The five piece, led by co-writers Nima and Nuha take a lead from the likes of …
Track: Two Another – Shouldn’t have done that
Following on from debut track Hogher, which showed they could handle Dilla-esque 70s soul/funk, and Keeping me Under, which raise expectation levels even further, London duo Two Another are back with their debut self-titled EP. Alongside those first two singles, it also includes a new track, Shouldn’t have done that. It’s full of these shimmering …
Psych Insight: Live, Henge, Electrowerkz, London, 26.2.16
As a band Henge are well named, a unit that is strangely archaic and yet solid; a band whose music batters through to your very soul. On the evidence of its self-titled debut album Henge is also a band that is pretty difficult to categorise being just about ‘post’ everything that you might throw at …
Say Psych: Live Review, Cavalier Song, Electrowerkz, London 26.2.16
Cavalier Song are a band that are new to me this year, but one that I really rate. The band’s debut album, Blezard (read the review here) is a stark and spacious record that has its moments of noise and chaos, but leaves you with the overall impression of dark tranquility. Seeing Cavalier Song for …