It’s funny, isn’t it, how we keep getting told that there aren’t any guitar bands making catchy music anymore? Echo Raptors are proof that’s complete bollocks with new EP Turn Into One. On title-track ‘Turn Into One’ and the closing tune…
While Manchester continues to be characterised by rock’n’roll and indie bands, AFFAIRS are breaking the mould with their own take of slick, shimmering electro-pop. Having already built up a buzz with the trio of singles ‘Blood Science’, ‘Brothers’, and ‘Play’,…
Rating: Not enough albums make you want to drink beer, sing and dance with your friends, thankfully The Gotobeds do just that with Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic. And yet opening track ‘Real Maths/Too Much’ threatens to be a…
Making darkly appealing music is no small feat, but The Black Delta Movement have done just that on new single ‘Seven Circles’. Repeated, almost uncomfortable, guitar stabs give the track a slightly unorthodox, but no less entrancing, groove, accompanied by some…
Fighting Caravans continue their specialty of making music that makes you want to lose your mind in the desert on new single ‘Blue Heart Motel’, and when has that ever not been a good thing? As the first glimpse of what’s to…
With a handful of catchy tunes and a bucket load of cocksure swagger, The Repeat Offenders are fighting the fight for a dying breed of indie rock bands on new EP, Just Be Yourself. As self-confessed admirers of the mod scene,…
Rating: “Irish dream-indie-pop” is hardly a well-worn phrase for a band to characterise themselves by, but in the case of Land Lovers, it is the perfect description. New album The Rooks Have Returned is a charming collection of hazy melodies, infectious…
Haunting and hypnotic, judging by the lead single from their forthcoming album, The Creaking Chair are definitely worthy of your attention. Featuring more than a hint of Nick Drake, to go along with a healthy dose of subtle psychedelia, ‘Pieceworker’…
Being released on the legendary Sub Pop record label comes with an element of pressure; thankfully, The Gotobeds have more than lived up to expectations with ‘Brash Not Rash’. While the Seattle-based label is renowned for fuzzy, punk-rock music – most…
Having a proud interest in football can be a bit of an own goal for bands these days. Thanks to the brothers Gallagher, any group of lads who profess to a love of The Beautiful Game are largely characterised as…