Author Archives: Melissa Svensen

About Melissa Svensen

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

Tracks Of The Week, 25.03.18

Ahead of the release of their debut album, London based four-piece Ice Baths are sharing their new single ‘New Strappings Pt 1.’ There’s an abstract darkness to the track, one that sets a precedent for the album, with the band…

PREMIERE: IAKO shares new track ‘Queen Of Balance’

With a new EP on the horizon, IAKO (aka Jacopo Rossetto) is sharing his new single ‘Queen of Balance.’ Written “at the end of a difficult period that eventually made (him) lose a very important person,” ‘Queen of Balance’ is…

EXCLUSIVE: Stream Shama’s new album, ‘Truth BeTold’

Ahead of the release of her forthcoming album Truth BeTold this Friday, Shama is streaming it exclusively on Gigslutz. Taking the sitar out of its traditional context, Shama gives it a new life in her genre-spanning record. From contemporary Bengali rap,…

ALBUM: The Otherness – ‘The Otherness’

Having already started to make a name for themselves in the UK, Argentina’s The Otherness are prepping for a UK tour that aims to promote the proliferation of grassroots venues. This desire to do everything in their power to support grassroots venues…

Premiere: AJ Ellis shares new track ‘Breakthrough’

Taken from his second solo album, Never A Dull Moment, AJ Ellis is sharing his new single ‘Breakthrough.’ It’s been a long time since Ellis’ days in Five O’Clock Heroes, and four years since his debut solo offering, but ‘Breakthrough’ is a…

Tracks Of The Week, 19.03.18

Sharing the first taste of his forthcoming debut album, Daniel Blumberg (Yuck, Oupa and Hebronix) has released title track ‘Minus.’ Combining raw, emotional song-writing with an improvisational, free-music ethos, ‘Minus’ is taken from an album which was recorded live in…

PREMIERE: Baby Raptors share new single ‘Strangerz’

Acclaimed New York dance-pop outfit Baby Raptors are today sharing their new single, the hugely dance-able ‘Strangerz.’ Following the release of their self-titled EP last year, ‘Strangerz’ combines 80s song-writing, with a sound so incredibly fresh. It’s a dose of…

EP: Plastic People – ‘Gripping Reality’

Having started to make a name for themselves last year on the gig/festival circuit, earlier this month Plastic People have shared Gripping Reality – a dose of swaggering noise that floats somewhere between Queens of the Stone Age and The…