W/ SHIELDS & THE EDMONSONS – SCALA, LONDON. 10TH APRIL, 2013. The night we’ve been waiting for, To Kill A King. As doors crawl ever closer, a queue of very excitable people begin to form, eagerly anticipating how tonight will unfold. The Edmonsons’ are first to play; they create a funky blues vibe different to […]
Can I just say, Newton Faulkner’s new record is incredible. Diverse, unique, captivating. Lullabyesque ‘Pick Up Your Broken Heart’ & monuments ‘Write It On Your Skin. It’s great to have an artist dominating the forefront of the British music scene who truly does his own thing. His signature guitar tapping in ‘Clouds’ and ‘Brick by […]
The Garage, London. 2nd December, 2012. Photo credit: Sarah @deargravity_ Maybe wanting to give themselves and hardcore fans a sense of closure from the past couple of years, wanting to wrap up the trilogy, or maybe just craving a bit of fun—Madina Lake play From Them, Through Us, To You in its entirety, […]
Jake Bugg Jake Bugg It has been a gargantuan year for young Jake Bugg. A mere 18-years of age, his first two singles have already sparked comparisons with Bob Dylan. Forget about all the over manufactured pop artists plaguing the music industry, there’s something fresh and promising for 2012. Album opener Lightning Bolt shows […]
Passenger. One man, one guitar. Let Her Go touches on the somewhat clichéd subject matter regarding the breakdown in a relationship. However, Mike Rosenberg’s folk-tinged melodies and unique vocal style slices through the mellow insouciant music to create a soothing, captivating song. Buy it on iTunes!
Saturated in nostalgic discourse, Enjoy It While It Lasts is the perfect title for five-piece Spector’s debut album. A highly conventional record, the sombre, downcast lyrics portrayed in an upbeat indie rock manner is intriguing. A love for synth adds an extra dimension to tracks, especially True Love (For Now). The latter half of Chevvy […]
Minnesota band Motion City Soundtrack are back and stronger than ever preparing for the release of their fifth studio album entitled Go (out 12th June). The first release on the record is single True Romance, an upbeat pop-tastic track crammed full of catchy hooks and killer riffs, maybe not one of Justin Pierre’s greatest lyrical […]
It’s the 19th April which can only mean one thing—the second night of Motion City Soundtrack’s “4 Albums, 2 Nights”, a rare treat for MCS fans. The previous night was a resounding success, performing their earlier albums I Am Movie and Commit This To Memory in the intimate setting of XOYO, London. The weather is bleak; […]
LA’s finest punk-rock band Say Anything are back with the much anticipated 5th studio album, Anarchy, My Dear, released 13th March, 2012 through Equal Vision. Intended to be the bands first ‘official’ all-punk record the title–Anarchy, My Dear, is pretty self explanatory as the songs guide us through lyricist Max Bemis’ opinions on the […]
Canadian’s greatest post-hardcore band Silverstein are back with studio album number six, Short Songs. The title says it all, with each bite-sized track racking in at 90 seconds or under, with the shortest ‘See Ya Bill’ reaching a ridiculous six seconds. This album is a lot heavier than anything Silverstein have ever produced prior to […]
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