LIVE: Panic Island @ The Barfly, 14.05.15
If you haven’t yet heard of Panic Island, aka North Londoners Arron Sans and Vinnie Shimia, then you soon will – things are moving fast for the duo and they are about to make a mark on the alternative rock…
Tag: new music
New Track: Outfit premiere ‘Swam Out’ via Skype
Last week, fans of indie band Outfit were the first to hear their newest single ‘Swam Out’ live over a Skype call. Andrew Hunt personally took calls from all over the country whilst playing the track over and over on a loop…
New Track: JENNY HVAL – ‘THAT BATTLE IS OVER’.
Jenny Hval is an Oslo born singer and multi-instrumentalist who brings us a new movement in her nine year career. ‘That Battle Is Over’ is the first release taken from her upcoming LP. This track features more of a laid…
This Feeling Track Of The Day, 16.05.15: The Mono Polys – ‘Funeral’
Following the success of ‘Blossom’ last year, The Mono Polys are back with new track, ‘Funeral’. Taken from the second of a trilogy of EPs, ‘Funeral’ is an ode to the death of popular music, an expression of the concerns…
Video Premiere: Sofia – ‘Ice Cold Love’
Having previously recorded a bold and moving rendition of Jesse J’s ‘Do It Like A Dude’ (premiered on Gigslutz) and recently released a dance remix of her song ‘Untameable’, international artist Sofia is back with a new single. Half Venezuelan and…
LIVE: Laura Doggett @ XOYO, 13.05.15
As the lights dim, melancholy melodies flow smoothly from the cello before Laura Doggett takes to the stage at XOYO – appearing as if by magic in a cloud of natural ethereal beauty and celestial sparkle. Immediately drawing in the…
ALBUM: Downtown Boys – ‘Full Communism’
I made a typo. I put Downton Boys into Google rather than Downtown. It came up with an article by Woman Magazine about the “dashing hunks of Downton Abbey”. It’s quite the read, but I could have done without seeing…
LIVE: Service Bells @ The Lexington, 11.05.15
As I arrive at The Lexington, bang on time for the opening act of the night, I start to worry about the lack of people in attendance, as is often the case at 8pm on a weekday evening when an…
Video Premiere: Panic Island – ‘We Start Fires’
North London-based duo, Arron Sans and Vinnie Shimia, aka Panic Island, first met in Spain in 2012 and soon realised they shared a passion for energy-infused live music and catchy guitar hooks. The rest, as they say, is history. Delivering…
Discovery of the Week: Cavalry
It’s pretty tough to find some really good alt-folk at the moment. Mumford & Sons are releasing crappier music by the day, and the only other demonstrations are from up and coming duos like Hudson Taylor or the increasingly average James Bay….