Author Archives: Fran Jolley

TRACK: Donkeyboy – ‘It’ll Be Alright’

The Norwegian pop outfit Donkeyboy have set free another single entitled ‘It’ll Be Alright’ from their forthcoming untitled fourth album. It follows on from ‘Kaleidoscope’, which along with ‘City Boy’ and the addictive ‘Ambitions’ helped them become household names. Though,…

ALBUM: EASY- ‘A HEARTBEAT FROM ETERNITY’

As massive Swedophile and indie-pop lovers it is rather shocking how this is the first time we have come across Easy and how on God’s Earth it’s taken us this long to discover them. After completing a 20th anniversary tour …

ALBUM: The Academic – ‘Tales From The Backseat’

The Academic have been on our radar ever since ‘Northern Boy’ was released back in 2015 and finally the Irish quartet have released their debut album Tales From The Backseat (on Downtown Records). For those lucky enough to hear ‘Permanent…

Victorious Festival – Sunday Review

Final day down on Southsea common and it was another scorcher. Armed police were guarded the entrance (which is becoming increasingly common since the recent tragic events at music events, but is still slightly alarming to witness)- though regardless of…

LIVE: Victorious Festival 2017 – Saturday Review

Another day at the Victorious Festival and one could not have asked for a better weather. The sun had definitely come along to play, wearing a mighty fine hat and as the residents of Portsmouth were applying another layer of…

LIVE: Victorious Festival 2017 – Friday Review

Portsmouth’s Victorious Festival was started by three local friends and has expanded every year.Now they have just celebrated their 6th year by adding another day and camping and becoming one of the biggest events of the south coast. Previously headliners…

ALBUM: Simple Minds ‘Acoustic’

Rating: There seems to be a new trend in acoustic albums. Not since the heyday of MTV Unplugged has there been such an interest in having the hits stripped back. Status Quo are on their second and UB40 have just…

ALBUM: Travis ‘Everything At Once’

Rating: Travis have been recording together for over 20 years. They peaked in the late ’90s/early ’00s and over the last decade they have struggled with airplay and find themselves slipping down the festival rosters. Even though their last album, Where…