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
Jake Bugg – Lightning Bolt
Jake Bugg [Website/Twitter/Facebook] is having an extremely productive year. He’s released one single already (the fantastic Trouble Town), lit up UK radio with support from Zane Lowe, Huw Stephens and Fearne Cotton,… Read More
Gabriel Bruce – Dark Lights Shine Loud
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvvgKANmA0g Perennial Walrus favourite Gabriel Bruce [Facebook] is back with a double EP (yes, that is a thing that exists), entitled Dark Lights Shine Loud / A Brief and Selfish Lover, and… Read More
Fixers – We’ll Be the Moon
It would have been horribly cruel if We’ll Be the Moon had fallen short of expectations, not to mention extremely ironic. With its title, and the album’s cosmic sound, the Oxford group,… Read More
Carousel – Let’s Go Home
It’s always surprising when one stumbles upon a great band out of nowhere, but in the case of Brooklynites Carousel [Website/Facebook] – again with the Brooklynites! They seem to be responsible for… Read More