ALBUM: Beck Goldsmith ‘Lustre & Curve’
Rating: About five tracks into Beck Goldsmith’s new album, Lustre & Curve, I stopped asking myself what I thought. That can be good or bad depending on how you look at it; on the one hand, you have a perfectly…
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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…
THIS FEELING ‘BIG IN 2015’: HAELOS
We kick off the week with Haelos, an electronic band hotly tipped for big things. Details are scarce but their ambient electronic sound is packed full of atmosphere and emotion. You can check their sound at the infamous Oslo in…
ALBUM: Desperate Journalist ‘Desperate Journalist’
Rating: First off, we need to talk about that name. This North London foursome’s chosen moniker is peerless among those hotly tipped for 2015. Named after an obscure rarity by The Cure but adhering to the only criteria for naming…
ALBUM: Belle & Sebastian ‘Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance’
Rating: ‘Pop’ has become quite the umbrella term. Part of the problem is being an abbreviation of ‘Popular Music’, the two terms are often used interchangeably. Isn’t that right Wikipedia? Yes, I believe it is. Now as someone who often…
Peace LIVE @ Kazimer, Liverpool 15.01.15
On Thursday night I was lucky enough to head down to one of Liverpool’s most beautiful and intimate venues the Kazimier to catch the opening night of the relentless 36 date UK & Europe tour from Peace. The tour sandwiches…
THIS FEELING ‘BIG IN 2015’: JOHN J PRESLEY
John J Presley enjoyed a landmark year with the release of his debut single ‘Left’ and the follow up ‘Honeybee’. They’ve been busy adding to their loyal fan base over the past year through their live shows in Europe and…
THIS FEELING ‘BIG IN 2015’: SEAN GRANT & THE WOLFGANG
The band hailing from Milton Keynes have been on the radar for a wee while thanks to their mix of alternative folk music displayed with 2 excellent EPs last year. Now they start the year with another fine tune in…
ALBUM: Justin Townes Earle ‘Absent Fathers’
Rating: Every interview. Every review. Every programme note. Every three line product description in every record store. Every time a radio DJ plays one of his songs… there’s THAT phrase gnawing away – “Son of legendary country rebel Steve Earle”….
ALBUM (OF THE WEEK): Archive ‘Restriction’
The Band: London collective Archive celebrate two decades together with the release of Ritual, their tenth studio album. Sounds Like: Arcade Fire covering a Massive Attack / London Grammar mash-up. The Album: Restriction is an elective collection from the currently 12-piece collective,…