Following support slots for the likes of Jake Bugg, Alabama 3 and Babyshambles, Hartlepool seven-piece, The Jar Family, are certainly not your average band. Labelling themselves ‘Industrial Folk’, their roots bring the meaning of ‘folk’ back to its truest form,…
Whilst having released their first album back in 2009, Ducktails, the psychedelic indie pop quartet from New Jersey are still relatively unknown within the UK music scene. As surprising as this is, the reward for being in the know is…
Leeds quartet, Battle Lines’ latest offering seems to signal a slight change in direction from earlier this year when they had just changed their name from ‘Alvin Purple’. Comparing the bright, slightly funky Foals-esque ‘Trust’, it seems that Carly Humphries…
Foals have announced tour dates for February 2014. The London 4 piece have confirmed 6 dates, starting in Dublin on Feb 4th and finishing in London at Alexandria Palace. Support on all 6 dates comes from Cage The Elephant. 2013…
King Krule revealed new track ‘La Lune’ last night during a BBC Radio 1 session. Sitting just beneath the three minute mark, it channels a more jazzy and soul sound than anything previously released. ‘La Lune’ won’t feature on debut…
MIA revealed ‘Unbreak My Mixtape’ today, a track set to feature on her fourth studio album ‘Matangi’. Sampling Blur’s ‘Tender’ alongside ‘Why’ by Carly Simon, the four and a half minute track also features a trip hop beat and the…
Things are going along nicely for London trio Is Tropical. There second album ‘I’m Leaving’ was released earlier this year and they are in the middle of a packed festival season. Make sure you catch them if you can! Sam…
Jake Bugg had his first proper gig in Japan last week. Following Summer Sonic, one of the biggest music festival Jake played as a band in Tokyo, Osaka with his “summer sonic extra show”. A Japanese audience could see proper…
As a fitting tribute for the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s third and final album ‘In Utero’, Dutch director Anton Corbijn has released the director’s cut video for ‘Heart-Shaped Box’, scenes only previously made available on his 2005 DVD. Although it’s…
On 11th September, the nominations for the Barclaycard Mercury Prize will be announced with the winner decided on 30th October. This year’s list of contenders will feature 12 of the best British albums released in the past year. Any nominee…