Rating: Since establishing their own record label in 2009, Danish alternative rock trio Vinyl Floor have slowly been making their way to the big bands. Their 2012-released second LP Peninsula almost brought them Grammy nominations, and the first single off…
Rating: With hints of The Electric Prunes and The Seeds, and that wave of post-Beatles fuzz-scuzz that fixated on that period in between wake and sleep, the dreamscape and the (un)conscious mind; topics ripe for discussion with narcotics occasionally on…
Rating: For over ten years, Jhene Aiko has been stationed on the border of R&B superstardom, just waiting to place one toe over and break out as the star she so rightly deserves to be. Her new album, “Souled Out”…
Rating: Ever been so angry you’ve wanted to scream until your lungs fall out? How about so angry that you feel like destroying anything and everything in your path, including that priceless Picasso you’ve seen hanging in the local museum?…
Rating: The Americana feel of Jo Rose’s British songwriting is the key to his unique appeal. Although born and raised in Manchester, his true country roots can be heard in the intonation of his vocals. Rose’s debut album Spurs is…
Rating: Since the split of My Chemical Romance in 2013, fans all over the world have been twiddling their thumbs, eagerly awaiting new material. After almost a year of waiting, Gerard Way debuted solo album Hesitant Alien to a packed…
Rating: nick nicely is a cult figure amongst psychedelia enthusiasts due to his 1982 single ‘Hilly Fields (1892)’, which was described as “the best psychedelic record made since the ‘60s” by a certain NME upon its release. However, nicely faded into…
Rating: L.A./Toronto-based synth pop duo Electric Youth – aka Austin Garrick and Bronwyn Griffin – have quite the history behind them: they have been making music together since 2009, but have been dating since they were in eighth grade. Their star…
They say that you get wiser with age. In Leonard Cohen’s case, this is undoubtedly true – though his vocals seem to get ever deeper with each album. Like a fine aged whiskey, the eighty year old has poured over…
Rating: From frantic opening track ‘Monochrome’ to the meaty closer ‘Human Shield’, Inspiral Carpets’ eponymous studio album is a successful effort to break the band’s twenty years silence. With hooks that rival the catchiness of The Cribs’ ‘Men’s Needs’ and…