Shoes and Socks Off – Miles of Mad Water
In a rough form, the latest album from Toby Hayes, the former Meet Me in St. Louis frontman, and sometime bass player for Shield Your Eyes, has been done for a while.… Read More
White Light Parade – Want You to Know
Remember these guys? Well, you should do: House of Commons was a rather brilliant debut that seemed to come as if from nowhere for me back in 2009, and I had been… Read More
Capitals – All These Years
Back in February, Edinburgh’s Capitals [Website/Facebook] caught our attention with their debut AA-side single, and are set to release some more new material next week. Second single All These Years takes what’s… Read More
The Micronauts & Bosco – Hoochie Coochie & Remixes From D-R-U-N-K & Dew Town Mayor
Earlier this month I introduced Rituel, the house alliance formed by Christophe Monier (aka The Micronauts) and Thomas Regnault (aka Dew Town Mayor) – but today we’ve got the heart-stopping remixes of… Read More
Introducing: Sons Between Guns
Sons Between Guns (facebook/twitter) is Paul Trivett And Thomas Whitelaw, two South East London boys, that craft elegant yet almost industrial sounds but always with a soul. Never scared to show their… Read More
Introducing: I Can Chase Dragons!
With a name that induces memories of childhood games of imagination, making forts out of little but cardboard boxes and pillows, I Can Chase Dragons! (facebook/twitter) is the side project from the… Read More
Liars – WIXIW
Angus Andrew, when speaking about the new Liars [Facebook/Website] record last month, admitted, ‘I don’t think I’ve been this scared of a record we made since Drum’s Not Dead.’ I’ll be honest:… Read More
Bands to watch: Savages
Blending the intensity of Joy Divison and the fun-party-punk sounds of Siouxie And The Banshees are London-based all-girl band Savages – their intelligent lyrics and cutting guitar lines make the material utterly… Read More