Author Archives: Connor Willis

About Connor Willis

Connor is a Music Journalism student at UCA and has also writes for several other leading music websites. As well as taking on the role of putting on gigs at local venues too, Connor takes on the task of doing DJ sets for various companies.

Introducing Interview: Tom Grennan

If you have been tuned in to the blogosphere or radio world over the last few months, chances are you would have heard about 21-year-old, Tom Grennan. 2016 saw the Bedford-born singer/songwriter feature on a Chase and Status single, perform…

ALBUM: So Pitted ‘Neo’

How can a trio make so much noise? How have So Pitted managed to make noise sound so alluring? With Nathan Rodriguez and Liam Downey often switching positions between vocals and instruments, an unwonted kind of energy comes battling through,…

ALBUM: Foals ‘What Went Down’

Rating: It’s fair to say that each Foals album has had a huge impact on UK music. Although the last record was received by mixed reviews, What Went Down guarantees a more supporting response and a title of being their…

EP: Ben Khan ‘1000’

Rating: Ben Khan is back, following his critically acclaimed 1992 EP, with an evolved sound that creates a distinct style for the young musician. Drawing similarities to Jai Paul’s R&B swagger style, Khan’s title track ‘1000’ offers one of the…

ALBUM: The Hurriers – ‘From Acorns Mighty Oaks’

Rating: “What’s left of old Barnsley seems to have disappeared pretty quickly.” This extract from the opening of The Hurriers’ debut album, From Acorns Mighty Oaks, is a clear distillation of the band’s anti-Tory political stance. Describing themselves as “a proper Socialist…

Ones To Watch: October Drift

In extreme cases, there are bands who can cause a stir without actually doing anything. October Drift are one of those bands, and the quartet are showing signs of selling out half of their current UK tour through word of…

LIVE: Saint Raymond – KOKO, London 10.02.15

From Madonna’s first ever UK show in October 1983 to Prince’s surprise show on February 2nd 2015, the stars have lined-up to play a venue as prestigious as KOKO, and this was the turn of Nottingham’s Saint Raymond. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter…

Ones To Watch: The Lucid Dream

With one album behind them and a couple of singles, The Lucid Dream are bringing a larger, more chilling sound with them for their second record and new single, ‘Cold Killer’. Having formed eight years ago in Cumbria, the quartet…

Ones To Watch and Video Premiere: Between Mockingbirds

With Garage-Rock overtones throughout their music and heavy inspirations from the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, Between Mockingbirds are able to produce tracks like ‘Do You’ which successfully bring them to the forefront of ones to watch for 2015….