With twinkling guitars, heavy drums, Kate Bush-inspired vocals and a Björk-esque quirkiness, Hawk’s Clock Hands EP is beautifully haunting. The title track is reminiscent of Haim, but carries an ambient, somewhat Hispanic-sounding backing; it’s simultaneously dreamy and powerful as Julie…
“The imagery of a city being a sort of beacon from a distance. A mark to reach.” is where this Canadian group We Are The City‘s name is said to have been born. Similarly, their music reflects a certain sense…
Starting out by covering Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ songs at school concerts, Leeds singer Rupert Stroud has now announced the release of his new EP. Now writing his own songs and having supported the likes of James Blunt, The Hoosiers and Gabrielle…
Scottish trio, Daydream Frenzy, take influences from many different genres, combining them to make their own blend of Alternative Rock. The band formed in January 2010 when Donald Barclay (vocals/guitar) and Hamish Gordan (drums) started jamming acoustically at school. Fraser Henderson (bass)…
While artists and press alike clamber over themselves to announce “guitar music is dead”, there’s a single outfit of lads directly proving how ludicrous this statement is; the punk-spitting, britpop-boasting band about to dominate and redefine indie: The Jacques. Having…
Hailing from Los Angeles, The Rebel Light create music to match their sunny world of California. Beginning with some Beach Boys-esque harmonies, new track ‘Strangers’ incorporates jangling guitars with trumpets and hazy vocals, which emulates sixties American pop music to…
In extreme cases, there are bands who can cause a stir without actually doing anything. October Drift are one of those bands, and the quartet are showing signs of selling out half of their current UK tour through word of…
Brighton-based nineteen year old, Fable, is a powerful new songstress who stands out from the norm in all the right ways. Having been compared to the likes of Thom Yorke and Portishead, Fable creates inspired pieces of music with intelligent…
Bankrupt, from Budapest, are a trio with no boundaries. Their music ranges from ’50s surf rock to ’80s synth leads, but the combination of both can make their sound the perfect formula for an indie-pop anthem. Having been around for eighteen…
His Rooney and Rough days may be over, but Taylor Locke is doing anything but laying dormant. As his voyage into the realm of solo-artistry is only just beginning, his latest offering, the bizarrely infectious ‘Call Me Kuchu’, proves Locke’s…