Discovery Of The Week: Balloon Ascents
According to the old folk, teenagers can only drink, be violent or make crappy pop music. Even I, as a fellow young adult, find that many bands of my age group simply want to be the Arctic Monkeys and have…
According to the old folk, teenagers can only drink, be violent or make crappy pop music. Even I, as a fellow young adult, find that many bands of my age group simply want to be the Arctic Monkeys and have…
What if Billie Jean wasn’t just a baby-trapping hussy? What if Eleanor Rigby really wasn’t arsed about being on her own? What if somebody came up with an album that pulled the rug up from under everything you thought about…
If you’re harking after the sound of the sixties, look no further than The Carnations. New demo ‘Way Out On My Own’ sounds like it’s come straight out of the 1963 charts; the production, the harmonies and the guitar riffs…
With the sudden rise in tattoo chokers and the likes, it’s clear the 90s is making its way back into fashion; but we suggest you ditch the chokers and go about 90s nostalgia the right way. But what is the…
To call an unsigned band the future kings of indie may be a somewhat far-fetched idea but, where Dorey The Wise are concerned, there couldn’t be a more fitting claim. Taking the typical components of indie rock and splashing them…
Liverpool’s John Joseph Brill has released a new track track, ‘Muscle & Bone’. An immense, moody anthem, it’s filled with a bitterness and angst to rival Kurt Cobain. With a voice as big as his beard, Brill’s lazy vocals play…
No-one deserves to sign on the dotted line more than Liverpool’s The Jackobins. Creative, anthemic and polished, they’re the Rolls-Royce of the unsigned scene. The Jackobins are a five-piece made up of Dominic Bassnett (Lead Vocals), Veso Mihaylov (Lead Guitar),…
Rating: It’s been a while since I’ve been this excited about an album, and after listening to Pond‘s new record, Man It Feels like Space Again, a grand total of five times today, I’m officially addicted. The Australian psych-pop band…
Having just signed to 1965 Records, Leicester brothers LUSTS have a lot to be excited about right now. Soon to release their debut single, ‘Temptation’, on 7″ they have just played London’s Birthdays and are about to head out with…
Italian duo, Shirley Said, create sweeping, ambient electro melodies. Comprising of Giulia Scarantino and Simone Bozzato, the pair now reside in London and are set to release their new single, ‘Merry Go Round’, in March. As haunting, misty melodies and…