Reviews

M+A LIVE @ Bedroom Bar, Shoreditch 31.07.14

Rating: Even if it the UK wasn’t experiencing such a warm and hazy spell as we are right now, this electro-pop duo from Italy would have no trouble in introducing the feel-good summer vibes to an audience. Starting their nine…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lost Midas ‘Off The Course’

Rating: You don’t need to second guess what Jason Trikakis’ musical background is. His debut album Off The Course – with new side project, Lost Midas – screams of a former drummers work. The emphasis is on a powerful beat dominating the…

ALBUM REVIEW: Ruu Campbell ‘Heartsong’

Rating: Heartsong is a true reflection of Ruu Campbell’s comfortable sense of belonging. With the picturesque West Country as his home, the young guitarist has produced a canvas of his thoughts and feelings on his debut album. Infused with cellos,…

ALBUM REVIEW: Literature ‘Chorus’

Rating: Fifty years on the 1960s just won’t go away. More to the point, the ’60s that was refracted through the ’80s is the corpse that won’t stay dead. This is the C860s. In this vein, Literature, a four-piece hailing…

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…

Tracks Of The Week, 28.07.14

Okay, I’m not gonna lie –  the name ‘Vomitface’ was what initially drew me to this band. But, turns out, their music is just as repulsively (in a good way) intriguing and thoroughly awesome as their name would suggest. Coming…

EP REVIEW: Ellie Ford – Show Night In

Rating: While it’s not inconceivable that Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell met one another in the former’s lifetime, I’d wager that the likelihood of them having produced any offspring is highly improbable. I don’t know Ellie Ford’s age (she certainly…