‘I nearly lost you on our wedding day. It was early afternoon, and you were leaving from lunch with your best friend, when your vehicle careened into an SUV… as it turned out in front of you, violently flinging you into the waiting airbag. You were shaken and dazed, but otherwise ok and still determined…
David Batty. Nicky Butt. Scott Parker. All footballers who may not have been the most fashionable players – very few were rushing to get a Butt ‘8’ shirt on their Manchester United kit during the 1990s – but were vital cogs in the workings of their respective sides. Respected by managers and team-mates for the…
After forming in 2007, releasing their first album in 2011 and playing extensively throughout the United States and in Europe (including a London show with our very own Our Lost Infantry) over the past seven years, Prawn have returned with their follow-up to 2012’s ‘Ships’ – the ornithologically titled ‘Kingfisher’. Complete with artwork of the…
Returning after 16 years and fully immersed in the so-called ‘emo revival’, Braid have released new album ‘No Coast’ via the ever-reliable Topshelf Records. Hailing from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, the quartet’s last album was the seminal ‘Frame & Canvas’ in 1998, but after so long away, will the band be able to deliver new material that…
Fifteen years later and American Football have unveiled a new video for ‘Never Meant’. Celebrating the reissue of their seminal debut self-titled album, the video harks back to Illinois in 1999 with vivid and nostalgic imagery that features the house on the record’s famous sleeve. With record shops, mixtapes and polaroid photographs, the video is…
‘Reverie Lagoon: Music for Escapism Only’ is a title that immediately pricks your ears; will you be transported to a strange and serene place away from all your worries while listening to it? Will the very dreamy atmosphere translate across to the sound? The third album from Torrance, California’s Seahaven, it follows the critically acclaimed…
It’s always a risk when bands return after a lengthy hiatus. Will they have the same verve and energy as when they first emerged on the scene? Will their fans remember them? Will they still be pushing boundaries and looking into the future, or will they be happy to trade on past glories and just…
While planning a holiday to New York and then Boston, we came across a gig listing for our last night in the States that excited us – Into It. Over It., The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die and A Great Big Pile of Leaves at The Sinclair…
Riffs and shouting is always good, especially when it’s part of the kind of glorious mess that Adventures create. A far-reaching sound, last year’s ‘Clear My Head With You’ EP has four tracks thet effortlessly merge together in perfect harmony. Their sound is something like Karen O having a meltdown while fronting Weezer, while other…
A super group who have been away from our ears for far too long, Owls have announced they will be releasing their sophomore album, simply titled ‘Two’ via Polyvinyl on 25 March. A little indicator of what to expect comes with the release of ‘I’m Surprised’. Opening with the admission that: ‘I’m surprised and I…
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