Author Archives: Tash Moran

About Tash Moran

Leicester based writer and photographer

LIVE: Editors – O2 Academy Birmingham 16.10.15

Could Editors class a gig in Birmingham as a homecoming? Starting out thirteen years ago in Staffordshire and now with six albums to their name and millions of combined record sales, I’m sure Birmingham would love to class them as…

EP: Elbow ‘Lost Worker Bee’

Rating: ‘Lost Worker Bee’ is the title track of Mancunian veterans, Elbow’s new EP and is written on accolades of their beloved hometown. Nostalgia plays a big part in each song and we are given an insightful look in to the…

ALBUM: FFS ‘FFS’

Rating: Franz Ferdinand+Sparks=FFS? Yes, you heard me right. The collaborative album between an indie Franz Ferdinand and a synth/rock Sparks was never going to be a dull concept, and the two opposing groups show more similarities than you might think. The…

ALBUM: Passion Pit ‘Kindred’

Rating: With his distinctive falsetto vocals and sugar sweet synth melodies, Michael Angelakos wears a pretty good poker face when it comes to portraying the narrative behind his music. Having battled with bipolar disorder over the course of last album, Gossamer,…

ALBUM: Benjamin Clementine ‘At Least For Now’

Rating: A cloaked figure, nimble fingers and bare feet sits in front of his piano. Surrounded by the watchful eyes of Sir Paul McCartney and Alex Turner, his captivating performance transfixes the entire audience in silent reverie. It was this…

DOWN ON THE STREET: Leicester

This month we visit Leicester, in the good company of Gigslutz Girls Radio co-host Tash Moran… We may be in the middle, but we are in no way the centre of attention. If it wasn’t for Kasabian’s stellar year in…

ALBUM: Terror Pigeon ‘Yucksongs! 2014 : (‘

Rating: So you think you’re ready for the randomness of Terror Pigeon’s Yucksongs! 2014 : (. The haphazard song titles give you a hint of what might be in store, but you’re wrong! Nothing can prepare you for the chaotic…

ALBUM REVIEW: Thompson ‘Family’

Rating: With a story telling genre such as folk, it was easy for Teddy Thompson and his clan to express their trials and tribulations in collaborative album ‘Family’. Once a legendary duo his parents, Richard and Linda drifted away to…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Datsuns ‘Deep Sleep’

Rating: The Datsuns’ Deep Sleep is a brimming cauldron of rock-fueled riffs and fills, with a twist of psychedelia hurled into the mix. At just ten songs in length, the album rattles through at break neck speed without compromising on…