Rating: This year has been fantastic for floaty, inoffensive indie tunes, with music fans everywhere being spoilt by the likes of Superfood and Jaws. We now have plenty of summery songs to get us going, through those increasingly gloomy Winter…
Rating: She & Him’s latest effort, Classics, does exactly what it says on the tin: it gives the listener a chance to – once again – air a selection of classic, timeless songs. Deschanel’s soporific vocal style is evocative of the sheek,…
Promoting unsigned artists is something we at Gigslutz feel extremely passionate about, with our regular ‘Unsigned Act Of The Week’ and ‘Ones To Watch’ features, as well as a wealth of reviews and premieres. Celebrating new artists, or even people…
Rating: “It’s a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat” is a line from ‘Welcome To New York’, the opener to Taylor Swift’s new album 1989. For me this sentence epitomises the record in its entirety. Gone are Taylor…
Rating: One band. Ten years of music. Two sold out shows at Sheffield’s 2350 capacity O2 Academy. One giant celebratory party… Ladies and gentlemen it’s Friday night and it’s time to bounce! After a shaky start with a questionable DJ…
Rating: I’m sure everybody will agree that your parent’s taste in music has a massive impact on your own musical development. For me, I was raised on an eclectic mixture of Oasis, The Sound of Music Soundtrack (don’t ask –…
Slaves are Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent, who formed the band in Kent before moving to London. The duo will be supporting Jamie T on his forthcoming Carry On The Grudge tour. I caught up with Laurie to talk about just…
Jakil are Kieran Grant (Bass), Kieran O’Brien (Lead Vocals), Callum Paterson (Drums), Jamie Robertson (Guitar / Backing Vocals) and Liam Narrie (Guitar / Backing Vocals). Having moved to London in 2010 to write and record under one roof (in between…
Rating: Hozier’s eponymous debut is an emotional roller coaster from start to finish; opener ‘Take Me To Church’ is accompanied by a pertinent music video about persecution of same sex love – an issue close to the hearts of many,…
Rating: Playland is the second album from Johnny Marr in only 18 months: a sense of urgency that is audible in this record but in no way impeaches the quality. It is every bit a satisfying sequel to The Messenger…