Review: Alloy Ark – To, The Bottom Of The Sea (EP)
‘To, The Bottom Of The Sea’ is the debut release from a seriously talented Norwich duo. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Dani and Doug – aka Alloy Ark –… Read More
News: Open House Festival Mixtape
To celebrate the truly spectacular lineup of this year’s Open House Festival over in Belfast, the kind folk at Open House HQ have made a wondrous MP3 mixtape of the artists they’ll… Read More
Video: Shine 2009 – New Rules
Finnish duo Shine 2009 release a brand new video for sublime track ‘New Rules’ this week, and it’s a cracking ethereal tune, perfect for the summer days. Shine 2009 might have ‘dated’… Read More
Video: Bombay Bicycle Club – ‘Rinse Me Down’
It takes a special kind of band to play just as effectively acoustically and electronically (correct word? Not sure…), but Bombay Bicycle Club have certainly done it. The follow up to their… Read More
Introducing: Rachael Dadd
Rachael Dadd is by far one of my favourites artists to see live, and I’m surprised to see I haven’t blogged about her before. I first met Rachael when we were on… Read More
Bands to watch: Philadelphia Grand Jury
New Communion Records signings Philadelphia Grand Jury mark the label’s first move away from the folk/acoustic scene, and what a way to do it. This Australian soul/rock trio is definitely something to… Read More
Bands to watch: Aberfeldy
If you looked at that title and your reaction was “What the fuck is Aberfeldy?”, your first thoughts about a very lovely new band of that name were exactly the same as… Read More
Bands to watch: Bern & the Brights
I love it when a genuinely lovely new band lands in your inbox, and I love it even more when the person emailing is polite, personal and well-informed. Bern & the Brights… Read More