Tag: grunge

INTRODUCING INTERVIEW: FISH

If Ellie Rowsell from Wolf Alice is DJ-ing at your gig and Juliette from The Big Moon is ordering a drink at the bar; chances are you’re in a pretty solid band in one of the most exciting musical circles…

Discovery Of The Week: The Van T’s

When your music’s described as the ‘musical equivalent of a John Hughes movie’ (CLASH), you know you’re doing something right. It’s a well deserved allusion for twin sisters Hannah & Chole Van Thompson, who began playing as The Van T’s…

LIVE: Milk Teeth – Camden Barfly, 12.05.16

“If you run with scissors, you’ll get what you deserve” – ‘Brickwork’ Milk Teeth have been running with their sharp sound since 2013, and unsurprisingly, they got what they deserved; a sold out headline slot and a level of fandom…

EP: Baby In Vain ‘For The Kids’

If Baby In Vain‘s new EP is For The Kids, they’re the moodiest, coolest, most corrosive kids around. The Copenhagen trio’s new release makes for provocative post-watershed listening, and was made for fans of grunge and noise-rock. Opening track ‘Martha’s View’ boasts a…

Discovery Of The Week: New Luna

“Alternative” is a pretty broad-spanning term, whether you’re talking about fashion, art or a genre of music. Genres are designed to specify categories so as to more easily discuss and understand music, but these days it’s really not that simple….

INTERVIEW: THE WYTCHES

After making your way through the grimy rooms of Corporation and up some winding stair cases, you finally stumble into The Wytches dressing room which is loaded with pizza boxes and beers immediately after their sold out show in Sheffield….

LIVE: Storms – The Lexington, Islington 26.10.15

London’s post-grunge band Storms have been stirring things up with an extending live reputation since their formation in 2013, but they’ve certainly taken 2015 as their year to be reckoned with. With a colossal set at the Isle Of Wight…

EP: My Cruel Goro ‘My Cruel Goro’

Rating: My Cruel Goro‘s eponymous debut EP is bursting with noisy, riff-laden, alternative-rock tracks that will make even the most reluctant fan start throwing themselves around like an angst-ridden teenager. The band hail from both Iceland and Italy, and formed…

Ones To Watch: Springh

Springh, a grunge pop duo from London have just released their debut single ‘Silhouette’, and it’s one not to be missed. The track’s concise sound is down to the chemistry within the band. Guitarist Sam Swift-Glasman and violinist Lisa Sara Jenkin first met…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Wytches – ‘Annabel Dream Reader’

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…