These Furrows – No Invitation, No Welcome
The wait is almost over. It’s been a long time since anyone last heard from These Furrows [Facebook/Twitter] – their last single was ‘Duke’, released all the way back in May of… Read More
Happy Valentines Day from Exlovers and Gabriel Bruce
Maybe I’ve turned a little sappy because I’ve spent the last weekend shedding tears at my own sister’s wedding, or maybe I always was, but Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game has always had… Read More
Good Weather For An Airstrike – Underneath the Stars
Tom Honey didn’t do himself any favours by naming his ambient project after the translated title of a Sigur Rós song – to compare his music to the work to that Icelandic… Read More
Introducing: Andrew Butler
The forecast may be more snow outside, lucky then that boutique digital label Folkroom Records are releasing Andrew Butler‘s debut EP – a record of soft, soothing, folk-pop lovesongs. Its a record… Read More
Introducing: Yoofs
Bands who write would-be pop songs, but with that lo-fi aesthetic that sound like they recorded the whole thing on a dictaphone have always made me swoon, and Yoofs (facebook/twitter) are just… Read More
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
