Introducing: China Rats
One thing that cannot be disputed about music is its ability to transport the listener, to another place, and sometimes, a completely different era. China Rats are a rock’n’roll quartet from Leeds,… Read More
Tango in the Attic – Sellotape
I had an interesting, albeit brief, Twitter conversation earlier in the week, in which someone raised the point that ‘too many mistake seriousness in pop for intelligence and fun for stupidity.’ It… Read More
Alt-J – Something Good
There is no doubt that Alt-J (facebook/twitter) are one of the most special bands to have appeared over the last few years, and now it is only ten days until the release… Read More
LIVE: Symbiosis with The Thinking Men & Echo Wants Her Voice Back
I’ve mentioned before that live music is where our collective Walrus hearts lie, and following from that we’ve teamed up with some other fantastic music bloggers in putting together Symbiosis. And we’ve… Read More
Electric Guest – Mondo
Electric Guest deserve praise for completely wrong-footing expectations. Comprised of Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton, the LA duo chose the name because it had stuck with Taccone since the day someone told… Read More
Mafia Lights – West (Amusement Remix)
Both Mafia Lights (facebook/twitter) and Amusement (facebook/twitter) have been Bands to watch on these very pages, so it’s a lovely suprise that the two of them have come together on this track.… Read More
Broken Hands – If You Need to Lie
Things are starting to pick up for this London band, who are set to embark on a UK headline tour next week, which is just another milestone they’ve hit this year. Broken… Read More
Billy Vincent – She
Just to clear up any confusion: Billy Vincent [Twitter/Facebook] is not a man; it is a band. The band name utilises the first and last name of the two members of the… Read More
