As we slowly but surely head towards summer, the festival season opens down on the south coast with the Great Escape. An industry showcase which finds bands from all across the world playing in a series of venues across Brighton, many of which don’t normally play host to live music, it’s known as Europe’s answer…
Formerly of Ute and The Old Grinding Young, Oxford resident Ollie Thomas’ new project Salvation Bill is one to savour. Equally at home as both a solo project and a four-piece band, Salvation Bill have already supported Stagecoach and Elliott Morris on various dates and are set to play Truck Festival and Spring Offensive’s huge…
‘Say Hi to the Band’ is an album that has been a long time coming. After EPs that have been praised by both fans and press, free downloads that have been phenomenally well received, countless festival appearances, a few high-profile soundtrack placements and a live show that grabs the attention of both public and bar…
We first heard about Public Service Broadcasting when we saw they were playing the Boileroom in Guildford and were instantly captivated by the write-up. The duo, made up of the fantastically named J. Willgoose, Esq and his drummer Wrigglesworth, use archive material from the BFI and StudioCanal, as well as classic American public information systems,…
After the success of last year’s Book Club concept which saw the band release four singles over a year to be stored in a hollowed-out hardback book*, Norwich’s finest, Olympians return with new EP ‘Adventure Gun’. With a promise of a sound that is quite different to the band we’ve known and loved before, sadly…
Our Lost Infantry have released the video for their new single ‘Kenning’, which you can watch below and download from Deep Elm Records. Following on from ‘All the Streetlights of my Hometown‘, the first single from their debut album ‘The New Art History’, this video was also filmed by Jonas Grimeland in the depths of…
The Android Angel, also known as talented multi-instrumentalist Paul Coltofeanu, draws on a summer of volunteering and travelling throughout Europe on his new LP ‘Lie Back and Think of England’. Taking in incredible experiences from time spent on a farm in the Romanian mountains, on a Water Buffalo reserve in the Ukraine and on the…
So, I go away for a couple of weeks and come back to so many awesome new songs. Here’s just a few of the videos I’ve enjoyed over the last few weeks. Olympians – Filling My Heart With Weird Dreams Gunning For Tamar – Another Season The Brilliantly Simple – Find A Way
Oxford boys Gunning For Tamar make a welcome return with their latest EP ‘Camera Lucida’. After the success of last year’s ‘Time Trophies’ EP, released as a stylish orange watch, and the very popular free download ‘Dark Sky Tourism’, it’s clear the four-piece are beaming with confidence and creativity and they are not scared of…
Oxford five-piece Spring Offensive have released the video to their new single ‘No Assets’. A concept dreamed up by band members Matt Cooper and Lucas Whitworth, the video was filmed using 12 chest-mounted iPhone cameras and is a multi-layered visual and aural treat. Find out more about Spring Offensive: http://www.springoffensive.co.uk facebook.com/springoffensive @springoffensive
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