Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: DZ Deathrays ‘Black Rat’

Rating: Death-disco duo DZ Deathrays are  back. Another duo you say? Yes. But don’t worry, there isn’t a sniff of blues to be found here. Promise. 2012’s Bloodstreams was the Aussie’s first full length effort and packed one hell of a…

SINGLE REVIEWS: Released 18.08.14

A big hand please for Gigslutz Features Editor, Elliott Homer, who has taken time out from trawling through YouTube, tallying Top Tens and deciding what needs to be discussed via All Talk to take on the upcoming single releases. Shake off…

ALBUM REVIEW: Royal Blood ‘Royal Blood’

Rating: Royal Blood were winning the plaudits of those in high musical places over a year ago. When Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys takes the stage in one of your t-shirts – he did exactly that at Glastonbury last…

Will and the People LIVE @ The Monument, London 19.08.14

Rating: “Started from the bottom now we’re here” were the exact words uttered as we stepped onto the balcony of London’s iconic ‘Monument’ landmark. Having conquered 62m of spiral staircase, we were short of breath from the hike and even…

ALBUM REVIEW: Erland & The Carnival – ‘Closing Time’

Rating: Erland & The Carnival can easily be filed under the category of ‘underrated’, having been the brainchild of legendary guitarist Simon Tong and Erland Cooper following a chance meeting. Their fusion of Scottish and English folk with a modern…

ALBUM REVIEW: Horsebeach – ‘Horsebeach’

Rating: Unlike many dream pop outfits that have dropped debut albums in recent years, Horsebeach tend to not drench their sound in reverb, but rather decorate the wonderfully entwined basslines and guitar-picking with dashes of it. The vocal melodies are much more prominent than…