Ones To Watch: Desperate Journalist

There is a lot to be said for making truly good pop music without developing clichés along the way. The London based four-piece, Desperate Journalist have a sense of that about them; highlighting that direct and straight to the point vision for melody…

Psyence LIVE @ Hoxton Bar and Grill, London 07.01.15

Rating: Mediocrity is ubiquitous. Too much product is all bluster, blood and no guts, attitude with no heart. Artifice and fakery reign supreme, rendering the true seekers in danger of obscurity. No more. Exuding poise not pose, presence not pretence,…

ALBUM: Jo Bartlett ‘9×7’

Rating: In her past musical endeavours, Jo Bartlett has experimented with sounds ranging from whimsical folk to psychedelia, laced with the warped guitar sounds of heavy metal – however, 9×7 has less of an enterprising mannerism. It opens with the…

ALBUM: The Charlatans ‘Modern Nature’

Modern Nature is the album that very nearly didn’t happen at all. Following the untimely death of drummer and founding member Jon Brookes in 2013, the 11-tracked record is finally set for release at the end of this month. It…

20 Classic Albums Turning 20 in 2015

2015 promises to be a great year for album releases. But it’ll take some doing to top the number of great albums released 20 years ago… 1995 saw Britpop reach hit its plateau. The Verve, Elastica and Pulp delivered seminal records,…

LISTEN: The Prodigy share new single ‘Nasty’

After over half a decade away, The Prodigy have given us an insight into their first release since 2009 album Invaders Must Die with brand new track ‘Nasty’. Just as you would expect from the UK trio, ‘Nasty’ is a…

LISTEN: Peace share new track ‘I’m A Girl’

Peace have announced the release of new single ‘I’m a Girl’ – available for download today – accompanied by a lyric music video. Written in a ‘tiny converted office unit above a weird clothing factory in Hackney that I was crashing in…

THIS FEELING ‘BIG IN 2015’: NIEVES

Today we introduce to you Glasweigen’s in the form of ‘Nieves’. They smashed onto the scene last year with their well received debut self titled EP. They look to continue the success into this year with, what is sure to…

LISTEN: Django Django share new single ‘First Light’.

Django Django have returned with a new single entitled ‘First Light’. The Scottish four-piece Django Django burst onto the scene in 2012 with their triumphant self-titled debut record, which was universally lavished with praise and received a Mercury nomination that…