Author Archives: Melissa Svensen

About Melissa Svensen

Melissa, 22. Editor. Student, music journalist, probably talking about Blur or Bowie

Tracks Of The Week, 09.09.16

With Halloween fast approaching, we’re in needed of a little gothic influence. Luckily, Edinburgh four-piece RITU▲LS are on hand to provide it. Having only formed earlier this year from the remains of defunct bands, RITU▲LS were quickly snapped up by…

Interview: Barenaked Ladies

With their live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks out now, a UK tour about to start and studio time planned for October, Barenaked Ladies are as active as ever. Drummer, Tyler Stewart did, however, find time to call us up…

Premiere: Civil Villains share new track ‘Atone’

London trio Civil Villains are following up their debut double single ‘Fallow’ / ‘Pale Horse’ with the atmospheric ‘Atone’. A song that takes you on a journey, from the desolate slopes of a broken promise to the wild thrash of…

Tracks Of The Week, 26.08.16

No matter how many duos appear in the music world, I’m always surprised by just how much noise two people can make. Described as somewhere between The Melvins and Taylor Swift, but ultimately creating their own riotous sound, Melbourne’s Mannequin…

ALBUM: Law Holt – ‘City’

In 2013, word was beginning to spread about Law Holt. After ‘Hustle’ – co-written with Young Fathers’ production team – began to pick up attention from the likes of The Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Time Out and The Skinny,…

ALBUM: Delamere – ‘Delamere’

Having made a name in their hometown of Stoke supporting the likes of Peace and Palma Violets, it’s likely that you will already be familiar with Delamere. With that in mind, you may well have been part of the growing…

Tracks Of The Week, 12.08.16

Though it might be easy to get absorbed by the delightfulness of summer, we all need a little bit of menace in our lives. And when that menace comes in the form of jaw-dropping new music, it’s hard not to…

Interview: Gentleman’s Dub Club

This year, South London’s drum and bass authority Hospital Records is making their world famous events brand – Hospitality – even bigger. Set to bring some of the biggest, most exciting names in the genre to Finsbury Park this September,…

Tracks Of The Week, 05.08.16

Just a year after forming in a cold Manchester warehouse, The Empty Page are already wowing with their fuzzy, gritty but ultimately incredibly uplifting sound. Uplifting, that is, both sonically and lyrically. Paired with a video of women of all…

Tracks Of The Week – 29.07.16

There are powerful messages and lessons in everything PWR BTTM do. After announcing last year that they would only play venues that provided gender neutral bathrooms, the bands new track ‘Projection’ focuses on identity, and the pressure of other people’s…