Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
Ever since I first wrapped my ears around their demos last summer, I have had a hard time guarding my excitement about Alt-J (facebook/twitter) as we have come closer and closer to… Read More
The Chevin – Drive
Musically speaking, Leeds is known for a number of things, but anthemic pop-rock hasn’t really been one of them, until now at least. All that seems set to change now that The… Read More
DIIV – Doused
One of the most exciting prospects of 2012 are a band who are clearly influenced by what’s gone before, but not in thrall to it, instead putting their own spin on the… Read More
Glow Kit – Glow Kit
Sometimes, music has the most effect when it is stripped back to its rawest. Every so often, one longs for the what is simply the sound of people in a room: no… Read More
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
