2012’s Moments in Music: Jack White/The Kills – Alexandra Palace 5th November 2012
My best musical moments of 2012 was a long awaited one which took place on November 5th, Guy Fawkes Night, in the further darkest regions of North London. While the fireworks outside… Read More
An Interview with Joe Banfi
Hi Joe – congratulations on the EP and signing to Communion Records! You suddenly seem to be popping up everywhere! How does it feel? Does it feel like you’ve “made it” in the… Read More
LULS – Young
Here’s a band who are definitely serious about what they do – they’re definitely not just doing it for the LULS [Facebook]. OK, that was a terrible pun, but all the same,… Read More
Bands to watch: Labyrinth Ear
Back in 2009 we put together a mixtape here on the Walrus called “The Darker Side Of Synths” which highlighted the move towards a darker electronic sound was developing, a sound that… Read More
Summer Daze In This Olympic Haze Mixtape
This is an Olympic summer here in London, and I thought it was about time it was soundtracked properly.… Read More
Bands to watch: Torches
London’s Torches (facebook/twitter) produce dark and atmospheric gloom-pop. Each song is centred on drum machine beats and grandiose vocals, with ethereal claustrophobic builds that takes you somewhere a little darker, a twisting… Read More
Introducing: The Dirty Beggars
They make dirty bluegrass, are perhaps beggars in their spare time, and are definitely rather good. The Dirty Beggars have been rising on the Scottish music scene over the past twelve months,… Read More
Introducing: Pandr Eyez
Transatlantic duo Pandr Eyez (SoundCloud/Twitter) are only just starting to surface with songstress Ferren’s vocals managing to be both heart-warmingly fragile and filled with bubblegum youth surrounded by synth sweeps and simple… Read More
