Embers – Tunnel Vision / Sins Unknown
Sometimes, intensity works. You know that feeling you get when you feel like you’ve been punched in the gut by a piece of music that has connected with you in some deep… Read More
Shinies – Ennui
The Shinies wrap the existential apathy of modern existence in pop hooks and shoegaze distortion with Ennui… Read More
NO CEREMONY – WEARME
Following from the simplistic beauty that was HURTLOVE, the debut release from Manchester’s mysterious NO CEREMONY, the band is back with WEARME. It is more of the hypnotic, repetitive chords and heavily… Read More
Introducing: Ghost Outfit
A storm’s brewing in Manchester and Ghost Outfit (facebook/twitter) are to blame. Offering schizo-fi , experimental noise and franticly delivered pop, Ghost Outfit become gladly claustrophobic consuming every inch of your aural… Read More
Introducing: No Ceremony
In this world of hype and superficial buzz, it makes it even more special when something just breaks through the clouds on merit, and Manchester’s No Ceremony have just such an offering… Read More
Bands to watch: Carnivals
Times may be bleak for many at the moment, but in that other worldly space that harbours those on the experimentation edge of electronica now is the time to finally come alive… Read More
The Heartbreaks – Jealous, Don’t You Know
I’ve made no secret of my excitement about Manchester’s The Heartbreaks in the past, but today they’re back with what I think is my favourite song of theirs yet in Jealous, Don’t… Read More
The Heartbreaks
Some more sonic delights coming out of Manchester today with The Heartbreaks. Everything Everything and Egyptian Hip Hop may be taking up the column inches at the moment, but with a sound… Read More
