Rating: When The Killers blasted into the music charts some 10 plus years ago I was initially intrigued based purely on their name. At the time, I could not help but think to myself what a great name for a…
Medicine Men: Off the back of a storming performance at T in the Park these Hot Scots are set to take things up a level with the release of their debut single For fans: Tame Impala, Ian Brown and The Beta Band…
Rating: Royal Blood were winning the plaudits of those in high musical places over a year ago. When Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys takes the stage in one of your t-shirts – he did exactly that at Glastonbury last…
Rating: “Started from the bottom now we’re here” were the exact words uttered as we stepped onto the balcony of London’s iconic ‘Monument’ landmark. Having conquered 62m of spiral staircase, we were short of breath from the hike and even…
Rating: Erland & The Carnival can easily be filed under the category of ‘underrated’, having been the brainchild of legendary guitarist Simon Tong and Erland Cooper following a chance meeting. Their fusion of Scottish and English folk with a modern…
Rating: Unlike many dream pop outfits that have dropped debut albums in recent years, Horsebeach tend to not drench their sound in reverb, but rather decorate the wonderfully entwined basslines and guitar-picking with dashes of it. The vocal melodies are much more prominent than…
Rating: Opening track ‘Digsaw’ feels like it’s been here decades. In fact, it could have come from Seattle in the mid-80s. The grunge-esque riff is contrasted by a garage-tinged fuzzy guitar tone, as vocalist Kristian Bell cries “She took all…
Britpop legends Echobelly’s first two albums will be re-issued on 3 Loop Music as expanded editions, each as a 2CD set including bonus material and previously unreleased tracks. ‘King Of The Kerb’, the bands biggest song, is about the milieu of prostitution and homelessness….
With the crowd at V Festival renowned for being slightly younger than those found at various other festivals across the UK, due in part to the heavily pop influenced line up, it would have been fair to presume that the…
Our Fold: This Manc 4-piece can name Dave Grohl as a fan and, man, Davey boy knows his shit. For fans of: Doves, Kasabian and the Stone Roses Info & a free download: Click here Our Fold play This Feeling Manchester in September.