Woody Green’s new single glows with loose charm.
There is a confidence that permits its poetry, the looseness of the performances and the pursuit of his train of thought. Continue reading Woody Green’s new single glows with loose charm.
Fair Play 2024: the glory of Manchester’s music venues unveiled to a Londoner.
The festival collates a shining array of artists from around the globe for a day of choc-a-block music, swaying from hard-core rap to bucolic fantasy. Fair Play was my introduction to Manchester and what a warm welcome it provided. After a day swanning underneath a sturdily blue sky and wearing sunglasses out of necessity rather than suave, the bottom line from more native scenesters appeared … Continue reading Fair Play 2024: the glory of Manchester’s music venues unveiled to a Londoner.
Pushpin share electrifying new single ‘The Dance.’
Pushpin are marching into the ballpit, declaring playtime against the musty and drab. Continue reading Pushpin share electrifying new single ‘The Dance.’
English Teacher’s debut album is a tour de force of poetry, wit and Northern magic.
As a complete picture, what makes ‘This Could Be Texas’ so special is the richly eclectic musical language that English Teacher adopt to channel their equally striking lyricism. Continue reading English Teacher’s debut album is a tour de force of poetry, wit and Northern magic.
Maripool releases shimmering new single ‘not today.’
‘not today’ retains the delightful DIY signature sounds that she is best known for. Continue reading Maripool releases shimmering new single ‘not today.’
Ugly’s debut EP is as daringly bold as it is masterfully complex.
The EP is meticulously crafted like the intricate mechanisms of a watch but over mountainous plains. Continue reading Ugly’s debut EP is as daringly bold as it is masterfully complex.
Two Sleeps till Fair Play… here are five artists we are keen to see!
The all-dayer will be a shining reminder of the vast array of talent and experimentation which contemporary music around the globe has to offer. Continue reading Two Sleeps till Fair Play… here are five artists we are keen to see!
New Ellie Bleach EP builds a world of smalltown dreams and frustration.
One of her greatest strengths as a songwriter is the unpacking of her characters’ ideals by taking them to their melodramatic extremes. Continue reading New Ellie Bleach EP builds a world of smalltown dreams and frustration.
Daisy Rickman’s Moth Club headline an exceptional, folk-fuelled event.
Truly, it was the kind of performance that her cult-like following will hold dearly in their memories for years to come. Continue reading Daisy Rickman’s Moth Club headline an exceptional, folk-fuelled event.
Mumbles’ new album is an explosive and affirming dose of musical expressionism.
Sprawling and emotional, the songs range from nineteen seconds to nineteen minutes in length, routinely shifting midstream between open-hearted pleas to swarms of chaos. Continue reading Mumbles’ new album is an explosive and affirming dose of musical expressionism.
London native Neuro Placid returns with mordacious morbidity on ‘MDMA’.
MDMA is a gruesome yet Oscar-worthy performance of social satire at its finest.
‘MDMA’ comes across as an unfiltered, bleak yet strikingly accurate insight into the ghoulish controversiality of inner-city nightlife. Continue reading London native Neuro Placid returns with mordacious morbidity on ‘MDMA’.
Sourface’s debut album is gloriously diverse, defying conventional methods of album-making.
Diverse, upbeat and wonderfully bizarre, Sourface’s debut album, ‘The Eternal Summer,’ captures the band’s optimistic outlook. Continue reading Sourface’s debut album is gloriously diverse, defying conventional methods of album-making.
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