Cardiff based experimental indie art rock band The Victorian English Gentlemens Club recently supported The Wedding Present. Their unusual sound, together with daffodils on their mic stands, tins

Named after a suburb of Sheffield, popular indie band The Crookes played a pre-Christmas home-coming gig to a faithful crowd at Queen’s Social Club, Sheffield on 17th December. AltSounds photograph

Garage rock and roll band Sissy & The Blisters recently had a support slot at The Crookes end of year gig in Sheffield. I’m not sure The Crookes’ fans were ready for Sissy & The Blisters, b

Before releasing his debut outing Won’t You Stay, Eric Nicolau has filled his time with a role in Glee. And for the most part, his music has the same polished touch as that all singing, all danci

After growing weary of London’s raising rental prices and impractical costs, Jim Kroft packed up and moved to Berlin in 2007. Since then, Kroft has brought us 2010’s album Between the Devil and t

If you’re as judgmental as me then you will hate this band before you’ve ever heard them, you will hate them because of everything their band and debut album name signifies, you will hate th

On February 14th, 2012 Philadelphia-based and Blue Note recording artist, Amos Lee will release a six-track EP titled As the Crow Flies. Each song was recorded during the sessions for Lee

If I’m honest, my impression of Banquets before listening to this album was not great. I had heard their name floating around often enough, and had rather stupidly resigned them to the pile

Seeker Lover Keeper is the self-titled debut album from a trio of Australian ladies (it is unclear whether each word is assigned specifically to an individual, though if so it makes the phrase sou

Soul has a rich history peppered with innovative, ground-breaking works by equally innovative and brilliant artists, giants of near mythic status whose contributions helped transform the spiritual

Australia’s The Amity Affliction are just one of many young bands’ from down-under who have been making waves since they emerged in 2002. From touring extensively, they have grown to become one

Love After War is the fifth album from American Soul/RnB lothario, Robin Thicke. I was first aware of the award-winning singer when his single “Lost Without U” cropped up on music channe

It’s pretty amazing how such young people who have barely started on their life adventures can write such haunting tales with a chilling musical backdrop. This is exactly what Kelsey Conroy h

It’s hard to believe it’s been eleven years since Ninjatune released a full length album bearing the DJ Food moniker (2000’s Kaleidoscope). Originally a project started by the turntablist d

Electronica artist, Deco Child, released the Pray EP via Ninja Tune on January 9, 2012. For those unfamiliar with the artist, he has a way of producing beautiful music and turning it into

The one that got away is the whopping sixth single from Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream album which was first released in 2010. Katy now holds the record of being the first and only female to mat