Home » Reviews » | | | Realworld Records | "Listening to this album, it is no surprise that Portico Quartet are a Mercury nominated band."
Portico Quartet’s self titled third album is one that a lot of people have been waiting for, drawing on inspirations from Burial, Mount Kimbie, Flying Lotus, Bon Iver, Steve Reich and Max Richte |
| | | City Slang | "It shows that she is an excellent composer, delivering an album about her journeys and transitions."
Singer - songwriter, Laura Gibson, is a perfect example of modern folk, with her delicate voice and songs evoking serenity, sorrow, hope and joy. Her new album La Grande is captivating in the w |
| | | Strut | "Sparrowmania! is just a glimpse into why Mighty Sparrow has been unmatched for over 40 years..."
Mighty sparrow was born Slinger Francisco in Grenada and grew up in Trinidad where he played in different steel bands as a youth. He was given the name Mighty Sparrow after incorporating James Bro |
| | | Deadbeat Records | "Deadbeat Darling are suitably poised to re-engage disenfranchised indie kids from Shoreditch to Sacramento..."
It's a long way from Brooklyn to North Wales on a number of levels, but that's the journey that Deadbeat Darling chose to make in order to record their second album The Angel's Share. Formed in 20 |
| | | Kicking Ink
Mr Fogg has been unleashing music for close to 7 years and he has been widely touted by many of Radio 1’s late night DJ’s.
His new single ‘Stay Out Of The Sun’ is officially being released |
| | | Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen
New York power pop band, Cobra Starship has recently released yet another catchy track. ‘You Make Me Feel’ ft. Sabi is the latest single from their recently released album, Night Shades. Front m |
| | | Brew | "Like the slightly mad looking guy on the bus, Hawk Eyes are ready for you.."
A final kiss-off to their former home town label Brew before joining the small/big boys at Fierce Panda, you could be forgiven for assuming that the Leeds outfit formerly known as Chickenhawk ha |
| | | Columbia
From the man who has songs like ‘Bird on a Wire’ and ‘Hallelujah’ to his name; critics, reviews and generally what other people think just don’t seem to mean a thing anymore. Whether Leonard Coh |
| | | Self Released | "Each track feels fully formed and benefits from carefully constructed production..."
There's a certain amount of isolation that emanates from music like this. That feeling which wells up in the after hours while driving through largely deserted surface streets or unusually sti |
| | | Self Release | "It feels stripped back from any gratuitousness. There’s no danger of this being called over-produced."
Common Citizens have just released new single, ‘A Galaxy Awaits Us’. It calmly strides into an intro that is really only describable by one word: chilled. It’s laid back to the point of horizont |
| | | Moshi Moshi Music
The surreal sounds of Casiokids have been circulating for nearly 7 years. So it’s hard to believe that the Norwegian minimalists have yet to release their debut album. The foursome has just landed |
| | | BigBoom Records
Twitter Feed Tracks are those who use their PR companies, or their own Twitter accounts to help spread the love of music, especially to music journalists. While it may not get reviewed with the sa |
| | | PINK MIST RECORDS | "...while a little self indulgent, it really highlights how good this band really are..."
In the interest of full disclosure, I love Make Do And Mend. The Connecticut based four-piece stand out as something fresh and different in an oversaturated sea of samey gruff punk bands that si |
| | | Secretly Canadian | "...there isn't much deviation from the basic formula, which means for some the music could easily blend together..."
Bedroom Pop by now isn't exactly uncharted territory; over the past three years alone, there's been a host of musicians/producers emerging from stark basements or bedrooms armed with music th |
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When De La Soul exploded on to the scene in the late 80’s with a highly definable late 80’s sound. Songs like ‘Me, Myself and I’and ‘The Magic Number’ have become well known around the world fr |
| | | Island Records | "Ultimately, these Tribes are too civilised to raise eyebrows, let alone take on the world."
Camden, North London, the perennial ‘Shangri La’ for all things British and indie, this year present Tribes as their latest in a long line of momentary poster children. Littered within the seeming | |