Track Of The Day – Esben And The Witch – ‘Press Heavenwards!’
Esben & The Witch win the award for our longest ever track of the day as ‘Press Heavenward’ checks in at a mighty 10 minutes and 16 seconds. It’s the opening track from their third
Live Review: Nicole Atkins – Manchester 16/10/2014
If you get to see a better singer in the live environment than New Jersey gal Nicole Atkins, you’ll have doubtless attended a truly exceptional gig. Because as stunning as Nicole sounds on record it’s
Track Of The Day – I Am Harlequin – ‘I Was In Love’
It’s been a while since we’ve heard any new music from Anne Frier aka I Am Harlequin. After wowing us with tracks such as the epic ‘Wild One’, things went a tad quiet on the
Track Of The Day – GHXST – Galaxia
NYC noise trio GHXST return with their trademark mix of power and beauty conjuring up an atmosphere of seductive doomed decadent allure. Singer Shelly X’s languid vocals curl around an agitated apocalyptic guitar drone and an
Nicole Atkins – Live UK Dates – Free Ticket Competition
Our good friend Nicole Atkins arrives in the UK for a short selection of gigs to promote her ‘Slow Phaser’ album released on her own ‘Oh Mercy’ imprint earlier this year. The album saw Nicole
Video Of The Week – The Anchoress – ‘One For Sorrow’
Some music videos really do enhance the song, acting almost as the final piece in the jigsaw where suddenly everything makes perfect sense. And The Anchoress’ lead track from her wonderful ‘One For Sorrow’ EP
Track Of The Day – Lola Colt – Driving Mr Johnny
Lola Colt return with a new tune that demonstrates their trademark mix of striking psychedelia and dusty spaghetti western stylings as if re-imagined by David Lynch. ‘Driving Mr Johnny’ is another enticing track from their
Track Of The Day – Halsey – ‘Hurricane’
Like Lorde, NYC singer Ashley Frangipane AKA Halsey is proving that it is entirely possibly to produce pop music with commercial appeal without being sucked into a vacuum of inanity. Because in all honesty despite
Track Of The Day – September Girls – ‘Veneer’
September may be over but Dublin’s September Girls have an exciting few months lined up. They’ve revealed details of the first new material since their fabulous and potential debut album of the year ‘Cursing The
Track Of The Day – FURS – ‘An Eye On The Vicious’
Not content with being one the most exciting new bands to emerge in the last few years, London based FURS could also quite conceivably be dubbed ‘most photogenic new band’. This accolade is further cemented with
Track Of The Day – Riothorse – ‘Rabbit Hole’
This week we’ve already mentioned the use of the musical comparison, and it being attacked as ‘lazy’ (see here) Personally we find the well judged comparison can be a handy tool to give a rough
Track Of The Day (2) – Black Honey -‘The Taste’
So apparently, it’s lazy journalism to compare bands to bands they may take an influence from or whom they sound a little like. It shows a poverty of imagination? You reckon? Really? We thought lazy