Capitals – Jealousy/Sinking Ships
THIS BAND ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOUT ABOUT. They’re called Capitals (you can see what I did there), they’re a duo from Edinburgh that features an ex-member of The Cinematics, and a… Read More
Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave
I recently saw Michael Stafford hailed as ‘the new Amy Winehouse’. There’s already something wrong with such a comparison: for starters, even at its best, Frank was merely a promising debut album, one… Read More
Jake Bugg – Trouble Town
For such a young man to wear his influences on his sleeve is no crime – there’s quite a lot of Bob Dylan in this song – but he’s taken them and… Read More
Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
Can I be honest for a moment? There is no way in hell Lana Del Rey’s album should be as good as it is. When an album is led by all the… Read More
Introducing: C a v e s
Twitter can be a wonderful place for discovering new music – a case in point: I got up this morning to Jamie and Jamila talking about how “AMAZING” Caves is – and… Read More
All The Saints – Intro to Fractions
Repetition works. I didn’t particularly need any reminding of that statement – after all, certain sub-genres of music have already established repetition as their foundations, such as some forms of electronica, not… Read More
Remix Wednesday: Logo And Mr NÔ Take On Django Django And Enter Shikari
I thought Wednesday would be a good time to break up the monotony of the week with a few select highlights of the numerous remixes that end up in my inbox every… Read More
Tourist – Placid Acid
Sometimes, all it takes for a song to be great is a melody. Flourishes and additions are all well and good, but a song built on solid foundations and does exactly what… Read More
