White Light Parade – Want You to Know
Remember these guys? Well, you should do: House of Commons was a rather brilliant debut that seemed to come as if from nowhere for me back in 2009, and I had been… Read More
Capitals – All These Years
Back in February, Edinburgh’s Capitals [Website/Facebook] caught our attention with their debut AA-side single, and are set to release some more new material next week. Second single All These Years takes what’s… 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
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
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
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
