Introducing: Highasakite
Rich, sun-blessed indie-pop that is wide-eyed and innocent… Read More
Drop Out Venus – I Kill Foxes
“This is the saddest song I’ve ever written, and I borderline hate it.” So says the frontwoman of London-via-Bulgaria ‘junk jazz’ trio Drop Out Venus [Twitter/Facebook]. It’s not exactly a ringing endorsement,… Read More
Introducing: PYYRAMIDS
Sometimes chance meetings can lead to brilliant chemistry. Brought together by a mutual friend, the two people that make up PYYRAMIDS [Twitter/Facebook] (ex-He Say She Say singer Drea Smith and OK Go’s… Read More
The Script – #3
Far be it from me to immediately come out all defensive when writing a review, but I’m well aware that liking a band like The Script isn’t the ‘cool’ thing to do.… Read More
Carnivals – Humility EP
We’re big fan of Carnivals (Facebook) here at The Blue Walrus, we mentioned back in May last year that the minimal blissful synths and upbeat sound of producer Stewart Green where a band… Read More
Conner Youngblood – The Warpath
Conner Youngblood (facebook/twitter) continues to impress us, following up Proportions and Gold with The Warpath. Soothing vocals layered over atmosphere built around the whistles of an old military tune. Preparing for battle, marching on… Read More
Kodaline – Perfect World
In a perfect world, this band would already be a big deal, but the new song from Dublin’s Kodaline [Twitter/Facebook] would seem to suggest that they’d be perfectly OK with such a thing.… Read More
Sam Flax – Fire Doesn’t Burn Itself
Pysch-pop, when not done well, can come across as a barrage of conflicting ideas. Songs in that genre are often so layered and nuanced that if just one element is out of… Read More
