Arny Margret’s ‘dinner alone’ is tenderly heavy-hearted.
Margret’s candour comes to the fore as she gives an insight into a hurtful memory. Continue reading Arny Margret’s ‘dinner alone’ is tenderly heavy-hearted.
Category: EP Reviews
heka’s balances warmth with experimentalism on new EP ‘swan songs.’
There is something refreshingly progressive in the eerie exultations of heka’s new record, ‘Swan Songs’. Continue reading heka’s balances warmth with experimentalism on new EP ‘swan songs.’
Big Wett’s ‘Pu$$y’ poppin’ in the Pleasure Dome to diminishing returns.
The death knell of hyperpop is sounded not by the end of PC Music, but by the release of yet another four-on-the-floor anthem about rimming. Continue reading Big Wett’s ‘Pu$$y’ poppin’ in the Pleasure Dome to diminishing returns.
Rowan and Friends shine on confidently constructed new EP ‘5 Golden Greats.’
“The most miserable street in York” never sounded so appealing. Continue reading Rowan and Friends shine on confidently constructed new EP ‘5 Golden Greats.’
Tapir! coast the waves a little closer to home on ‘Act 2.’
‘Act 2,’ moves to the water, where our pilgrim rides a broken ark over 3/4 waves. Continue reading Tapir! coast the waves a little closer to home on ‘Act 2.’
Frankie and the 3 Dimensions’ ‘Triangle’ is alternately twee and disquieting.
The EP builds its own arresting lore out of modal tonalities, Grimm-esque vocabulary, and cynical, disquieted observation. Continue reading Frankie and the 3 Dimensions’ ‘Triangle’ is alternately twee and disquieting.
Dan Carey and Benjamin Romans-Hopcraft launch Miss Tiny with ‘DEN7’.
This debut is frankly expressive, shot through with flashes of the two collaborators’ brilliance. Continue reading Dan Carey and Benjamin Romans-Hopcraft launch Miss Tiny with ‘DEN7’.
CIEL emerge from their proverbial cocoon with second EP, ‘Make It Better’.
Each song is a cry into the void, demanding to be heard… and boy have we heard. Continue reading CIEL emerge from their proverbial cocoon with second EP, ‘Make It Better’.
Legss’ ‘Fester’ is a jumbled punk lecture on psychogeography.
Legss channel the schizoid new rhythms of London life. Continue reading Legss’ ‘Fester’ is a jumbled punk lecture on psychogeography.
Oxford duo dream phone channel the sugar rush on debut EP.
The ten-minute collection is irresistibly fun and inspiringly open to all manner of influences. From the first note of ‘dream phone’ by dream phone there recurs one insistent thought: “Yes, yes, yes.” After a robotic count-in, ‘Strut’ locks into a gliding groove, growing into a sparkly homemade party starter. Though humble about their process – which they told us involved indulging “sillier ideas” and making … Continue reading Oxford duo dream phone channel the sugar rush on debut EP.
Me, Charles EP is a heavyweight championship fight of freeform thinking.
The new collection from the Bristol artist signed to Spinny Nights is unparalleled in ambition and range. Continue reading Me, Charles EP is a heavyweight championship fight of freeform thinking.
Opus Kink let fly with second EP, ’My Eyes, Brother!’
The seven-track collection continues down the band’s own sordidly gloomy path Continue reading Opus Kink let fly with second EP, ’My Eyes, Brother!’
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