Reviews

Lewis Watson LIVE @ Shepherds Bush Empire 25.09.14

Rating: I must admit, I was a little apprehensive when entering Shepherds Bush Empire; I expected 2000 screaming fan girls (the kind you’d find at a 5SOS concert), but I was pleasantly surprised. There was a large amount of men…

ALBUM REVIEW: Vinyl Floor ‘Vaudeville’

Rating: Since establishing their own record label in 2009, Danish alternative rock trio Vinyl Floor have slowly been making their way to the big bands. Their 2012-released second LP Peninsula almost brought them Grammy nominations, and the first single off…

ALBUM REVIEW: Jhene Aiko ‘Souled Out’

Rating: For over ten years, Jhene Aiko has been stationed on the border of R&B superstardom, just waiting to place one toe over and break out as the star she so rightly deserves to be. Her new album, “Souled Out”…

Lenny Kravitz LIVE @ iTunes Festival 26.9.14

Every day during September a different artist or band has taken over Camden’s Roundhouse as part of the iTunes Festival and on Friday night it was the turn of Grammy award winning, American singer/songwriter, Lenny Kravitz. Wasting no time and…

Glass Caves LIVE @ The Basement, Leeds 26.09.14

Pontefract based band Glass Caves arrived at the Basement in Leeds ready and eager to share their E.P, and share the stage with some other local, talented bands. This immediately places pressure on the band – you can never rule…

ALBUM REVIEW: Pissed Jeans ‘Shallow’ Re-Issue

Rating: Ever been so angry you’ve wanted to scream until your lungs fall out? How about so angry that you feel like destroying anything and everything in your path, including that priceless Picasso you’ve seen hanging in the local museum?…

Tracks Of The Week, 29.09.14

Having released their debut EP last year,  Yellerkin have now returned to treat our eardrums to something new. The Brooklyn duo are back with ‘Tools’ – an uplifting, psych-pop offering filled with iridescent harmonies and an otherworldly, atmospheric aura. Describing…

Hauschka LIVE @ Union Chapel 25.9.14

Not often will a crowd sit in complete silence, awestruck at the musical genius they are witnessing before them but at the Union Chapel on a cold Thursday night in North London, that is exactly what happened. The venue, a…