Author Archives: James Cummins

ALBUM: Demob Happy ‘Dream Soda’

Rating: Dream Soda is a “gushing, carbonated, artificially sweetened tide of poison, making hollow promises that your happiness is consumable” according to Demob Happy drummer Thomas Armstrong, in case you weren’t already aware. Dream Soda is the debut album from…

ALBUM: Dexters ‘We Paid For Blood’

Rating: As one of the many who became instantly and immensely impressed by the self-titled debut from Dexters last year, I was admittedly as nervous as I was excited when I heard word of the sequel, We Paid For Blood….

Introducing Interview: Whitecliff

Last year, LIPA graduates Whitecliff became the first band to sign to The Libertines’ Gary Powell’s label, 25 Hour Convenience Store. Since then, they’ve released a single, received airplay from the likes of XFM and 6Music, and supported The Libertines at…

Introducing Interview: Demob Happy

Brighton-based rockers Demob Happy have been busy this year – with a debut album about to drop, the band have been gathering much attention throughout the sphere of the music world, including the likes of NME and Zane Lowe. Before the…

New Track: FANS – ‘Born Into’

‘Born Into’ is the latest product of Yorkshire based trio FANS, and is the second track to be released from their self-titled EP, set to be released later this year. The track begins with the refreshing sounds of guitar strumming,…

Interview: The Fratellis

The Fratellis is a name that pretty much everyone has heard of nowadays, having tasted success with their already released three albums (Costello Music, Here We Stand and 2013’s We Need Medicine), and a fourth on the way. We caught up…

New Track: Bête Noire – ‘Bile’

Bête Noire‘s choice of name is somewhat clever; the literal meaning of the phrase being ‘something or someone that one particularly dislikes’, it seems they are far from that, with the London band gaining significant wide-spread praise since their birth just…

New Track: Demob Happy – ‘Wash It Down’

Brighton-based rockers Demob Happy have been busy this year – with news of a debut album on its way, they have now previewed the album’s first single ‘Wash It Down’. The band have been gathering much attention throughout the sphere of the…

ALBUM: Royal Headache ‘High’

Hailing from Sydney, Royal Headache graced the land with their self-titled debut back in 2011. After a long wait, they’re back with their follow-up, which comes in the form of High. It’s soon clear that this album means business from…