Tracks Of The Week, 05.05.16
It’s easy – and far too common – for electronic music to be criticised. The use of computers is instantly dismissed and dubbed as lazy or a lack of talent. And while it’s by no means my favourite genre, it’s…
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Tracks Of The Week, 22.04.16
We all know the feeling of lacklustre love affairs. As Anteros’ frontwoman Laura Hayden says: “We’ve all been bored by someone who is too self-indulgent”. What we can’t all do, however, is express it quite as beautifully as Anteros do,…
Tracks Of The Week, 15.04.16 – Record Store Day Special
Gigslutz favourites, Manchester’s PINS, have been wowing us for some time now with their distinctive post-punk sound and infectious charisma; 2015 was quite a year for the band with the huge success of second album Wild Nights, and exciting support…
Tracks Of The Week, 08.04.16
With nods to the sophisticated rock ‘n roll of the ’50s and ‘60s, ‘Angeline’ – the lead track from Land Lovers’ upcoming album – does nostalgia the right way. As the band themselves are aware, it’s “lyrically faithful”, innocent schoolyard…
Tracks Of The Week, 01.04.16
Having already clocked up over 475,000 listens on YouTube in less than three weeks, ‘Horses’ – the new single from Polish musician Brodka – is a perfect slice of orchestral alt-pop. Played on last week’s Gigslutz Girls’ New Music Show,…
Tracks Of The Week, 18.03.16
Following two EPs as Stokholm-based collective INGRID, Ted Malmros and Sarah Snavely have now released a brand new album as A Nighthawk. Taken from the album, ‘Coming For You’ oozes a spellbinding beauty and subtle power. Flowing with Snavely’s sweeping,…
Tracks Of The Week: 12.03.16
It seems the loveliest songs often come from quite dark places, as proven by Mutual Benefit (AKA Jordan Lee) with the latest release from his upcoming album. With the latter half of the album drawing on New York life (depression,…
Tracks Of The Week, 26.02.16
Taken from their upcoming EP It Kindly Stopped For Me, just ahead of the band’s first venture to the UK, California-based Sorority Noise have shared their latest track ‘Either Way’. Intimate and haunting, ‘Either Way’ is a sort of beautifully…
Tracks Of The Week, 19.02.16
Another musician hailing from Oslo (it seems to be a prolific place for the musically minded right now), Maja Skillz is the electro-pop brainchild of Mari (nice name) Norden. Previously being part of the band Shy For Shore, and inspired…
Tracks Of The Week: 11.02.16
After a ‘Dave Grohl’ incident, which saw Peyton Bighorse (one half the step-sister duo) end up with dislocated knee and a torn ligament, Skating Polly are well and truly back in action. A year of hard work (and a lot…