LIVE: THE NATIONAL – 22/09/2017
The National -APOLLO, MANCHESTER- I first listened to The National’s music at my brother’s place in Leeds not long after the band’s third album Alligator had come out. Heading out afterwards into that Saturday afternoon’s bright sunlight I couldn’t stop singing the “sunglasses” line from the record’s opening track ‘Secret Meeting’. And that’s how it is with The National, and how it has been for me ever since: in song after song, there are lyrics of great... Read More
MERSEYSIDE FIVE-PIECE PSYCHO COMEDY ESCAPE TO ‘MICHIGAN STATE’ – LISTEN NOW
Slipping their straitjackets for a second time this season, Merseyside five-piece Psycho Comedy escape Deltasonic’s asylum with their eyes on new single ‘Michigan State’. With neurotic bass patterns and howling top lines from frontman Shaun Powell, ‘Michigan State’ presents a raucous glimpse of insanity from the colourful and chaotic world of Psycho Comedy. Released via iconic Liverpool imprint Deltasonic, prepare to run riot to the sound of Psycho Comedy. On the new... Read More
LISTEN TO SURE SURE’S NEW TRACK ‘HANDS UP HEAD DOWN’ NOW
Sure Sure bring us their new track, ‘Hands Up Head Down’, which is out now! Sure Sure Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
LIVE: THE MURLOCS – 20/09/2017
The Murlocs -DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER- For a harmonica-playing psych-enthusiast, Melbourne band The Murlocs were essentially a dream come true. I immediately fell for Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s snarling vocals and classic bluesman swagger, and the garage guitars. They were also my introduction to the wonderful Flightless record label – an introduction that led me to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Orb, The Babe Rainbow, Pipe-Eye, all kinds of Aussie psych gems. So naturally,... Read More
MICHAEL NAU RELEASES ‘THE LOAD EP’ WHILE TOURING THE UK NOW
Michael Nau Michael Nau is currently touring the UK & Europe for his headline shows supporting recent album ‘Some Twist’ and the newly-announced ‘The Load EP’ out now. Michael said of the tracks on this new EP: “These songs come from the same pool as the songs from ‘Some Twist’. For whatever reason, they felt like outliers at the time, and weren’t included in the mixing sessions. You can hear some pieces… a few lines here... Read More
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
