Rating: Darlia (from the two times I’ve seen them) have a tendency to play in venues far too small for the sound they, and their choice of support bands, choose. This, however, is no bad thing; the size of the…
I don’t think I have ever rushed to my laptop so fast as I did upon finding out Paolo Nutini’s new album ‘Caustic Love’ was streaming on iTunes. After being leaked online (boo!) the wisest thing to do was make…
Making my way from Camden Town station to Koko, I’m bombarded by touts selling tickets for tonight’s show – British Sea Power. Arriving at Koko I found a security guard hopelessly trying to explain to a confused old man that…
Enter the Borderline for Blastbeat’s ‘Hard Daze Night’ and the room is filled with sharply dressed young musicians, parents, friends, and, unsurprisingly after seeing the talent, an abundance of excited fans. The whole evening screamed “Rock n roll”; calm and…
Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen is the epitome of East London: dark and dingy but undeniably cool. The EP plugging was shameless, but no doubt effective, being greeted with a table full of EPs before I’d barely stepped through the door….
Following the success of their last EP – 2012’s ‘Are We Lost?’ – Wakefield four-piece, Morain, now give us their latest EP, ‘Worlds Apart’. The strength of this creation shows that the year and a half spent lapping up their new…
On the last day of their tour supporting Alexander, and just 3 days before the release of their new single Who Would’ve Known, Melissa Svenson caught up with Morain at The Garage to discuss touring, growing fan-bases and somewhat questionable influences……
Upstairs at London’s Garage; a dreary Friday evening. Surprisingly empty for such a small venue, probably a crowd mainly made up of friends and family of the bands. Considering this is the end of a week-long tour for Morain and…
By the enthusiastic queuing outside, it was clear from the outset that this was to be a gig for genuine fans; this only became clearer inside, when the majority of conversations seemed to be a competition of who’s seen Cage…