NEWS: DRENGE – UNVEIL VIDEO FOR ‘FACE LIKE A SKULL’

With their much anticipated eponymous debut LP hurtling our way all too soon, the brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, aka Drenge, are  pulling out yet another rock-hard diamond in the rough from their formidable arsenal, consolidating their position as one of the most exciting new bands around at the moment. Melding vicious hooks with infectious melodies and attitude-laden, ‘Face Like a Skull’ is a dizzying, take-no-prisoners bolt from the blue, a reckless and adrenalized... Read More

Album Review: Lanterns on the Lake – Until The Colours Run

Lanterns On The Lake is a five-piece band hailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Consisting of Hazel Wilde, Paul Gregory, Ol Ketteringham, Sarah Kemp and Andrew Scrogham, they have had a successful debut album and are now signed to Bella Union. They have performed at numerous music festivals, including Glastonbury, SXSW and Bestival and even toured with Explosions in the Sky as its supporting act in 2012. Until The Colours Run is the latest delivery from Lanterns On The Lake since... Read More

LIVE: JETPLANE LANDING / DOCTRINES – 04/09/2013

– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Nine years. It’s been nine whole years since Jetplane Landing were last in town, nine whole years since they last toured at all, in fact. Time flies, times change, but with their ‘Don’t Try’ comeback album, Derry’s finest are proving to still be as vital as they ever were. Twelve days. It’s been twelve whole days since Doctrines were last in town, twelve whole days since the local heroes were last in... Read More

ALBUM REVIEW: SNIPPET – DIY

Reviewed by: Nat Lyon. Johnno Casson is Snippet.   And Snippet is a DIY project band that creates lush sounding productions in a mythical garden shed somewhere in Colchester.  In that magic garden shed, Casson builds and shreds a number of different personalities.  He also writes and self-records arrangements that match the complexity of the characters and stories on the second Snippet full-length release, DIY. DIY is a natural follow up to the previous Snippet album, Slowly... Read More

Album Review: Money – The Shadow of Heaven

Money, The Shadow of Heaven, wealth and religion, the twin asteroids of humanity’s destruction, grand topics for an equally grand album. When you listen to this debut from the Manchester 4-piece it certainly seems that they are looking to encompass the city, the earth and stars and everything inbetween. Money mainman, Jamie Lee, expands in this interview in the Guardian: “If you truly love and trust a band, then you’ll gladly surrender yourself to their way of... Read More

NEWS: MOUNT KIMBIE – NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘HOME RECORDING’

Mount Kimbie have a video for new single “Home Recording” taken from the acclaimed new album ‘Cold Spring Fault Less Youth’. The film is directed by Anthony Dickenson. ‘Home Recording’ will be released on September 16th. Cold Spring Fault Less Youth is out now on Warp Records.Mount Kimbie Official | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud  Read More

NEWS: JUNIP – NEW ‘WALKING LIGHTLY’ EP & TOUR

After a busy summer playing an array of European festivals Junip are pleased to share their beautifully hazy new single, ‘Walking Lightly’, which will be released on September 16th via City Slang. ‘Walking Lightly’ sees the recognisable vocals of lead-singer José González guide you through a venture of dream-like vocals, mellow drum beats and tingling percussion, serving as a good example to experience what Junip do best.The new single is taken from Junip’s upcoming... Read More

NEWS: TRAAMS – ‘FLOWERS’ VIDEO + SEPTEMBER UK TOUR

Sussex trio TRAAMS have released the video for current single ‘Flowers’. The band have also announced details of their September UK tour, which will follow swiftly from the release of their raucous post punk debut album ‘Grin’ on the 16th September via FatCat Records. The grungy ‘Flowers’ video was directed by James Burgess (The History Of Apple Pie, Flamingods) this summer, featuring TRAAMS being drenched in psychedelic goo.Recorded throughout... Read More

NEWS: SONGS FOR WALTER – LISTEN TO ‘NICK’S SONG’

Laurie Hulme’s alter ego, Songs For Walter is back with Nick’s Song, a sly nod to one of the greatest songwriters of all time. This latest release is a non-album track, available as a free download via soundlcloud and the Red Deer Club website or listen right here!Building a momentum to release a free single ‘every so often’, Laurie is considerately growing a steady following leading up to his debut album to be released in early 2014 on a lovely piece... Read More

NEWS: THE OSCILLATION – ‘FROM TOMORROW’ ALBUM TEASER #2

The Oscillation’s third album From Tomorrow is an attempt to find some kind of new mental and spiritual zones, away from the psychological effects of the modern urban landscape, and the curious emptiness of the digital social world that we are forced to inhabit. The introversion of these bleak and unsettling conditions are reflected back as music with all the ambiguous emotions of hope, despair, aggression, indolence and narcoleptic bliss. These are the preconditions for... Read More