South London five-piece Shame have only been together 3 years but have already played over 130 shows and supported the likes of Fat White Family, Warpaint and Goat Girl. They played one of THOSE Great Escape shows that ended with a chandelier being removed from a ceiling, which in turn led to them making a…
‘We want to make people feel like anything is possible whilst listening to this record’ is a bold statement for anyone to make, but there’s no band better equipped to ensure this comes true than The Xcerts. 2014’s ‘There is Only You’ saw the trio cement their position as one of the UK’s best bands…
‘Finally’ features on Take This to Heart Records signings McCafferty‘s new split EP with Triple Crown’s Heart Attack Man. The pop-rock song is described by the Ohio band as a celebration of their love of alternative music and opens with some melodic guitars and a singalong burst of ‘Wa-oh, wa-oh, wa-oh-oh-oh-ohs’. Singer Nick Harktop opens…
Jeni Magana‘s ‘Golden Tongue’ EP was a hautingly beautiful listen that tackled subjects of loneliness and despair with real heart and soul. Available now via Audio Antihero, it’s an incredible listen for fans of Cat Power and Perfume Genius. We asked Magana to talk us through five songs that have influenced her work and five…
Words by Joe Booley. Just two weeks after the release of Sufjan Stevens’ mixtape, ‘The Greatest Gift’, we are treated to a surprise release of the new single, ‘Tonya Harding’. With two versions of the track, Sufjan displays two sides sides of himself. In ‘Tonya Harding (in D major)’, we are greeted with the smooth…
Having just finished tours with Future of the Left and the one and only Jamie Lenman, Croydon duo Frauds have now released their debut LP ‘With Morning Toast and Jam and Juice’ via our friends at Till Deaf Do Us Party Records. They’ve come a long way from their beginnings as a two-piece playing obscure…
Dublin indie-pop trio Other Creatures will be releasing ‘The First EP’ in January and the band have already gained praise and acclaim from so many blogs and music lovers from both their native country and here in Britain. In this piece, frontman Konrad Timon talks us through five songs that have helped to shape their…
Now signed to our friends over at My Little Empire Records, Guildford indie-poppers Me and the Moon recently released ‘Standing Still’, which you can listen to here. We asked the Guildford-based band to let us know five songs that inspired this song and five that they are loving right now… 5 TRACKS THAT INSPIRED ‘STANDING…
Cassels recently released their debut album (read our review here) via BSM and are continuing to win fans wherever they play. We asked Jim Beck from the band to tell us about five songs that have influenced both his life and Cassels’ sound and five songs by bands that he is digging right now. TOP…
Words by Joe Booley. In 2015, the world was introduced to Tennessee solo artist, Julien Baker. Bringing out her debut album ‘Sprained Ankle’ to critical acclaim with her looped electric guitar layers and beautifully honest lyrics, Baker now returns with her sophomore LP ‘Turn Out the Lights’. To kick off the record we are greeted…
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