ALBUM REVIEW: ZOLA JESUS – OKOVI
Zola Jesus Official | Facebook | Twitter Nika Roza Danilova, better known as Zola Jesus, returned to her native woods of Wisconsin, built a house mere steps away from her semi-dilapidated childhood tree-fort and watched it slowly give itself back to the earth while raising her sixth offering in ‘Okovi’. Over the course of what she describes as “a profound meditation on loss and reconciliation”, Danilova sunk into the thickness of her own hostage-like ties to the past –... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: TURNOVER – GOOD NATURE
TURNOVER Official | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp “I always remember things better than they were and miss people more than I should,” explains Austin Getz, frontman of amber-drunk sun-seekers Turnover, when speaking of the mournful thinking behind the band’s fractured, Will Yip-produced breakthrough ‘Peripheral Vision’. Hyper-confessional meditations on sex, obsession, and loss ran through the self-crucifying offering, but where Turnover sourced... Read More
Silent Radio – 23rd September 2017 – with Micah P Hinson Session – MCR Live Resident
Hear the bands & acts playing Manchester in the coming week (24th-30th September) plus a selection of new releases that are currently tickling our fancy. As well as that we’re joined in the studio by the delightful Micah P Hinson just before his sold out headline show at The Deaf Institute. As well as a wonderful chat, he bestowed upon us a great live rendition of Lover’s Lane taken from his new album Micah P. Hinson Presents: The Holy Strangers. Join Silent Vic,... Read More
PRS FOUNDATION’S ‘KEYCHANGE’ ANNOUNCE THEIR 60 FEMALE ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS
PRS Foundation’s ‘Keychange’; a collaborative European programme which aims to empower women to transform the music industry, has announced their 60 female artists and innovators for their ground-breaking programme spanning two years. Announced yesterday at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival, the successful participants will take part in a series of showcases, discussions, collaborations and a programme of creative labs at seven international festivals. Backed... Read More
HOT OFF THE PRESS: OFF THE RECORD CONFERENCE LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT
Off The Record, launched by three of the UK’s premiere independent music festivals, Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot, and music site Louder Than War, is all about innovative ideas, new music and emerging artists. By day, it features a music conference at the Methodist Central Hall, curated by Sound City and Louder Than War, and by night, Off The Record will put the spotlight on new music, hosting performances from 30 emerging artists across 7 live venues. Continuing last... Read More
LIVE: CHARLY BLISS – 19/09/2017
Charly Bliss -THE EAGLE INN, SALFORD- The only people in Salford’s hidden pearl The Eagle Inn tonight who are shocked by the high turnout are the band themselves. Several times throughout their brisk, whistle-stop set, the Brooklyn quartet appear charmingly elated by the fact that a hundred or so strangers from such a faraway place know about their little group. The real surprise is that they aren’t playing somewhere bigger. The setting, despite its modest capacity, is somehow... Read More
YUMMY… MONSTER TREASURE RELEASE ‘BUTTERCREAM’ VIDEO AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE & UK TOUR
‘Buttercream’ is the second track to be revealed from Monster Treasure’s forthcoming second album II. The LP will be released via Leisure & District on Friday 6th October this year on CD, digital download and rainbow splatter vinyl. Vocalist/guitarist Briana Granados muses on the track: “Rachel (bass/vocals) told me that this song is about when “surrendering to love is like butter.” I might be biased but Rachel writes the best songs about fallin’... Read More
KIRAN LEONARD SHARES ‘LIVING WITH YOUR AILMENTS’ FILM
On 13th May 2017, the Pope visited Portugal to mark the centenary of the Marian apparitions and Fátima, and to participate in the canonisation of two of the shepherd children she appeared before – Francisco and Jacinta de Jesus Marto. Kiran Leonard went, took many photographs, and made a music video for ‘Living With Your Ailments’. Leonard set about exploring the topic of living with your ailments, in conjunction with the subject matter of the song at hand,... Read More
VALPARAISO DEBUT ALBUM ‘BROKEN HOMELAND’ RELEASED THIS FRIDAY – WATCH THE VIDEO FOR RISING TIDES’ NOW
The Parisian musical collective deriving from the cult band Jack The Ripper releases its first album as Valparaiso this Friday 22nd September 2017, featuring the voices and poetry of Phoebe Killdeer of Nouvelle Vague, Howe Gelb, Shannon Wright, Spain’s Josh Haden, Dominique A, Moriarty’s Rosemary Standley, Venus’ Marc Huyghens, Mansfield Tya’s Julia Lanoë. The album is recorded, mixed and produced by John Parish. With a release-tour being planned for fall 2017 featuring... Read More
JUJU SHARES ‘PATRICK’ FROM NEW LP AHEAD OF LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST PERFORMANCE THIS WEEK
Psych-rock polymath JuJu shares second single from sophomore LP Our Mother Was A Plant, ahead of exclusive UK show at Liverpool Psych Fest this week. Our Mother Was A Plant tracklisting: 1) Death By Beautiful Things 2) In A Ghetto (Feat Capra Informis) 3) And Play A Game 4) James Dean 5) I Got Your Soul 6) Patrick 7) What A Bad Day 8) Sunny After Moon (Feat Capra Informis) JuJu Facebook | Twitter Read More
