Author Archives: Oliver Evans

About Oliver Evans

I'm Oliver and I am currently based in Bristol. I prefer the rock genre, but I like writing about other genres like blues, jazz, reggae, pop, R&B, and hip-hop as well. Live for anything by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metronomy, and Pulled Apart By Horses. Future UWE Bristol Journalism Graduate. If you wish to get in touch please email - oliverevans95@gmail.co.uk

Unsigned City: Bristol

Promoting unsigned artists is something we at Gigslutz feel extremely passionate about, with our regular ‘Unsigned Act Of The Week’ and ‘Ones To Watch’ features, as well as a wealth of reviews and premieres. Celebrating new artists, or even people…

Ones To Watch: Close Talker

Rating: Autumn has hit, and the chilly mix of dying leaves and naked trees has become apparent once more. Yet all is not lost, Close Talker are back following their self released 2013 debut, Timbers. Coming together in 2012, the…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk-iPUN7spY

Interview: Eliza And The Bear

Having released their new EP Light It Up, the wheels are now fully in motion as Eliza and the Bear rally together to bring us the folk rock record we’ve all been waiting for. It’s been one hell of an…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWrqC0YJLwQ

ALBUM REVIEW: The Drums ‘Encyclopedia’

Rating: If you look under the tag of jingly upbeat surf rock, you may find The Drums soaking in saccharine summer bliss. Perhaps the best example of this would be their breakthrough single, ‘Lets Go Surfing’, featuring the easy on…

Top 10 METRONOMY Songs

In this latest installment of our ongoing efforts to categorise, rank and tabulate all your favourite artists into neat little countdowns, Gigslutz delves deep into the languid, lovesick discography of Joe Mount and friends, also known as London’s Metronomy. Revisiting…

Album Review: Benjamin Booker ‘Benjamin Booker’

Rating: Considering he’s only released one single so far, Benjamin Booker has clocked up a good amount of credibility having toured with Courtney Barnett and Jack White, and has also performed at Lollapalooza this year. Yet his self titled debut…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Struts ‘Everybody Wants’

Rating: Hailing from Derbyshire, The Struts are a funny find. You can’t tell whether they’re boy band or rock band, but in an age where we call One Direction rock, what’s the difference anymore? Confident frontman Luke Spiller claims he…