LUSH – Blind Spot EP
We’ve missed quite a lot since we’ve been away, including the return of Lush !! Unlike many recent reformations which trade entirely on nostalgia, Lush’s return has been marked by the release of their first music
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Tracks Of The Day – Viola Beach
I’m currently having a blog break due to bereavement, alongside the grief and sense of loss is a search to find comfort and consolation, which in some circumstances can be incredibly difficult. For me personally, it
TRACK OF THE DAY – BLEACHED – Keep On Keeping On
Sisters Jennifer (vocals, guitar) and Jessie Clavin (guitar, bass) AKA Bleached have announced details of their second album ‘Welcome To The Worms’ alongside a trio of UK date** (details below). It’s a wonderful follow-up to
TRACK OF THE DAY – HEAVY HEART – ‘Time Will Stand Still’
We first tipped Heavy Heart in 2014 after falling for a sound which we, at the time, and with one eye on a spot in “Pseud’s Corner” described as “Music which packs an emotional punch,
TRACK OF THE DAY – GAPTOOTH – Good Guys
East London singer/songwriter Hannah Lucy who releases music under her “Gaptooth” moniker returns with a brand new EP. The Pillow Fort EP showcases her caustic wit, ear for melody and clever wordplay as she confronts
TRACK OF THE DAY – TACOCAT – I Hate The Weekend
We arrived at the Tacocat party fashionably late, despite the band forming in 2007 it was 2014’s album NVM that really brought them to our attention. Wry, intelligent often caustic lyrics and buoyant garage thrash with
TRACK OF THE DAY – GRACE SEES – Better
Emerging singer-songwriter Grace Sees reveals the title track from her forthcoming debut EP ‘Better’. Whereas her debut ‘Fade To Grey’ (see video below) focussed on the intensity and anguish of dying love,” ‘Better’ examines the
TRACK OF THE DAY – Bowie – ‘Lazarus
There’ll be much written about his incredible legacy over the next few days. For now, as the shock gives way to grief let’s celebrate his music, his art. Only Bowie could release a video called
TRACK OF THE DAY – WILD BELLE – Throw Down Your Guns
Chicago’s Wild Belle have always been a hard band to pin down in the musical sense. They’ve mixed pop, reggae, jazz, Calypso, indie and electro in the past, featured on Major Lazor’s ‘Be Together’ and their
Track Of The Day – Venera 4 – Masked Dance
Masked Dance by Venera 4 Hello 2016, could things be any worse than they were in 2015? … yes probably. To be quite honest, it’s going to be a huge challenge to keep the blog
INTERVIEW – THE VPME MEET – DILLY DALLY
Toronto quartet Dilly Dally’s breathtaking debut long player Sore will no doubt feature amongst our favourite albums of 2015. Squalling guitars detonate around singer and guitarist Katie Monks bruised defiant nettle sting rasp on an album
TRACK OF THE DAY – EMBERS – ‘The Bitten Tongue’
A few years back we drove up to Manc -land and were fortunate enough to catch one of Embers very first gigs. It was apparent then that this quartet had something of the dark glitter