Reviews

EP REVIEW: Moon Duo ‘Live In Ravenna’

Rating: Having only released two full-length albums since their formation back in 2009, some would deem it odd that Moon Duo have decided that their latest offering would be a live album. However, Live in Ravenna is the perfect document of…

ALBUM REVIEW: Jenny Lewis ‘The Voyager’

Rating: “I’m happy to see her making records, I just feel like music needs her. It needs someone doing what she’s doing. She’s got a special voice, as a writer, and then as a musician. She’s this great combination of…

Damn Vandals LIVE @ The Underbelly, Hoxton 23.7.14

Rating: Having been described as ‘the most exciting and uber-talented rock band in the UK at present’, Damn Vandals released their latest album Rocket Out Of London recently, which saw the band receive the highest of critical acclaim from across…

LISTEN: SHYSTIE RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE ‘STOP’

One of East London’s original and most well respected female MC’s Shystie returns with her brand new track ‘Stop’, which features vocalist Jalissa with possibly the catchiest hook of 2014 so far. Produced by Deanyboy and sampling the classic 60’s…

LIVE: Latitude Festival 2014, Henham Park, Suffolk

Rating: On a tropical-esque day I clambered into my (very kind) friend’s rather precious 42 year-old VW camper van, ensuring them of course that no calamity would befall me. Only hours later I’ve flooded the engine (I don’t know that…

SINGLES REVIEWS: Released 28.07.14

This week it’s the turn of our Yorkshire lass, Beth Kirkbride, to have a little listen to the 7″s and downloads available from your record store and hand held devices next Monday. Should Benny Benassi’s new one last forever? Do…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Raveonettes ‘Pe’Ahi’

Rating: The Raveonettes went all Beyoncė on us with their seventh studio album Pe’Ahi, offering no hint as to when it would be released, and gave the world an acceptable surprise in the form of a scuzzy, surf-rock album that…

ALBUM REVIEW: John Morales Presents: Club Motown

Rating: In the unlikely event that you’ve never heard of Motown, read no further; come back after you’ve read this article. (Actually, read it regardless of how much you know about Motown; it’ll only take a few minutes and you…

EP REVIEW: Pixel Fix ‘Running Thin’

Rating: Pixel Fix’s EP Running Thin is something to get excited about, for sure. The opening track, ‘Lungs’, is a breath of fresh air; it has fast paced, repetitive vocals – “little bit of time” – that perfectly combine with…