Introducing: Let’s Away
Childhood mates Neil Wood (vocals, guitar) and Jonathan Winship (drums) arranged to meet up and record together having spent the cold winter months locked away in their respective bedrooms in Sunderland and… Read More
NO CEREMONY – FEELSOLOW
Walrus favourites NO CEREMONY are back, this time with something a little different to their previous releases. Yes there is still the defining piano chords and synthetic vocals and, but the band… Read More
Bands to watch: Gabrielle Aplin
We first came across Gabrielle Aplin when she teamed up with Walrus favourite Bastille for a pretty wonderful re-envisioning of Fleetwood Mac’s Dreams (video below). But that was more her lending her… Read More
Dog Is Dead – All Our Favourite Stories
It’s strange how the most cheerful of music can often mask the darkest of sentiments. This sort of thing is nothing new, but the long-awaited debut album from Nottingham’s Dog Is Dead… Read More
Crash & the ‘Coots – John Coles Park EP
There’s a lot to be said for getting right to the point. When you’re in a pop band of any description, you don’t really have any choice – use whatever tricks you… Read More
Tall Ships – Everything Touching
Creeeeak. That’s the sound of all six shoulders involved in Tall Ships [Twitter/Facebook] straining under the effort of holding up the the colossal weight of expectation that’s been increasing since the first… Read More
Introducing: Brolin
It seems a fair few of my recent musical crushes recently are swayed by careful intricate production as much as a beautiful voice or catchy grooves. I’m not alone in waiting with… Read More
Introducing: The Act of Estimating as Worthless
Lo-fi, boy-girl vocals with surprisingly rich instrumentation, thick with brass and strings layered upon one and other… Read More