The 1975 – Facedown
As the saying goes, a change is as good as a rest. The last time I encountered this lot, they were still trading under their old name, The Slowdown (and not their… Read More
Fast Years – Women
The Route One approach works – there may be merit to music being complex and multi-layered, but there are other times when nothing but the most straightforward material will do. It often… Read More
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – With a Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles Cover)
Benjamin Francis Leftwich [Twitter/Facebook] is having a busy year. He’s got a whole load of festival dates coming up, a European tour in September, and a huge UK tour follows that almost… Read More
Josh Kumra – Helicopters & Planes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQy-s_21pG4 The thing about ‘soul pop’ is that if it isn’t done well, it can fall flat. There’s a fine line between impassioned and overeager; likewise, not much separates a heartfelt lyric… Read More
Foreign Slippers – Farewell to the Old Ghosts
The moniker under which Swedish songstress Gabi Froden [Twitter/Facebook] releases her music is quite apt, as it describes the kind the kind of material she writes. Slippers suggest comfort and familiarity, and… Read More
Little Comets – Language is Over (Acoustic)
We’re rather fond of Little Comets [Twitter/Facebook] here at The Blue Walrus, in case you hadn’t noticed. They’ve been very busy these past few weeks, so busy that we’re only just now… Read More
ILLLS – Dark Paradise EP
It’s always nice when a highly-anticipated release lives up to its potential. The consistently brilliant debut EP by ILLLS [Twitter/Facebook] more than lives up to the promise of the material we’d already… Read More
Zeus – Are You Gonna Waste My Time
Here is an appropriately thunderous song from Canadian rockers Zeus [Twitter/Facebook]. If you’ve heard of them before, it’ll probably be because they are signed to the rather excellent Arts & Crafts in… Read More
