Calling all fans of Manchester Orchestra! Gigslutz are pleased to announce another cracking competition. We’re offering fans of the band a fantastic chance to win a pair of tickets to their Manchester show at The Ritz on Wednesday 1st October. All…
Rating: From frantic opening track ‘Monochrome’ to the meaty closer ‘Human Shield’, Inspiral Carpets’ eponymous studio album is a successful effort to break the band’s twenty years silence. With hooks that rival the catchiness of The Cribs’ ‘Men’s Needs’ and…
Rating: ‘Limits Lie’ the first track on Carry On The Grudge sounds like Winnie the Pooh’s Eeyore decided to try his hand at being a musician; the sombre backing vocals sound like an exasperated sigh. Following this depressing opener is…
“Please don’t call me baby / ‘cause I don’t know that name” a woman purrs as she stalks your daydreams, her words dripping potency. The hypnotic pace to Purdy’s ‘Next Time’ would have even the most reluctant of dancers twisting their…
Buster Shuffle are made up of Jethro Baker (piano/vocal), Terry Mascali (drums), Tim Connell (double bass), James Stickley (guitar), Peter Oags (keys) and Carrie Griffths (backing vocals). The band describe their sound as “Madness mixed with Blur” and their album…
Formed in 2013, Stockport originating band Blossoms consist of Tom Ogden (Vocals/Guitar), Charlie Salt (Bass/BV’s), Josh Dewhurst (Lead Guitar/Auxiliary Percussion), Joe Donovan (Drums) and Myles Kellock (Keyboards/BV’s). Their debut single ‘Blow’ is scheduled for released on 20th October. We caught…
I like to think of Gigslutz singles reviews as a box of chocolates. Each track has an inventor who thought long and hard about what would go well together and put lots of effort into the creation process. Then as…
Rating: Listen up because Brighton boys The Kooks are back in town and by the sounds of their latest release, they’re here to stay. Even though the world had grown tired of The Kooks’ feel-good pop anthems by 2011’s release…
Gigslutz caught up with The Mercy Beat, whose eponymous debut EP was released today, to find out more about this most mysterious of bands… Hello The Mercy Beat – where are you and what have you been up to this week? In LA,…
If your wellies gave you blisters, clap your hands. If your hair was 95% grease, clap your hands. If you’re losing your voice, clap your hands. If you had the energy to clap your hands for any of the above…