Author Archives: Josh Nicol

About Josh Nicol

Manchester-based writer and promoter. Currently putting on gigs for Glass Onion. Contact me at joshnicol@live.co.uk.

ALBUM: Rae Morris ‘Unguarded’

Rating: I couldn’t mention Rae Morris without mentioning the career she has built for herself over the past few years. Blossoming out of a healthy – but certainly not established – music scene in Blackpool and Preston, the singer-songwriter has…

Ones To Watch: Desperate Journalist

There is a lot to be said for making truly good pop music without developing clichés along the way. The London based four-piece, Desperate Journalist have a sense of that about them; highlighting that direct and straight to the point vision for melody…

EP: Lapsley ‘Understudy’

Rating: It is difficult to find a list of newcomers to watch out for in 2015 without seeing the name Lapsley in amongst the names. Championed relentlessly by the BBC, the 18-year-old singer songwriter was described by our ‘Ones To…

Ones To Watch: The Bad Years

The romantically connected duo, The Bad Years seem to know what they’re doing with their dreamy pop-rock. Lying somewhere in between The Cardigans and Goldfrapp, their single, ‘Common Mistake’ was released on BlackBook last month and seems to be a…

Gigslutz – Ones to Watch in 2015

In a year that has seen a number of innovative and creative emerging musicians deservedly thrust themselves into the limelight, the likes of FKA Twigs, George Ezra and Royal Blood have been amongst the artists dominating the newcomers list in…

Track Review: Geppetto & The Whales – ‘1814’

Belgian folk-band Geppetto & The Whales have released their gorgeous first single, ‘1814’, from their debut album, Heads of Woe. The folk ballad is likely to draw comparisons to the likes of Tom Odell and Coldplay vocally, however the track…