LIVE: VESSELS – 05/10/2017
Vessels -SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- I remember really getting into math and post rock in 2008 which was when Leeds outfit Vessels released their debut album. It was a perfect marriage of the two sub-genres and naturally I thought it was ace. Fast forward a few years and I went to see the quintet at a festival, not really knowing much beyond that record. What I saw was something far removed from the expansive yet twiddly guitar tones I was aware of. Instead, they’d gone down... Read More
KARINE POLWART SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘LABOURING AND RESTING’ FROM HER NEW ALBUM OUT NOVEMBER
Karine Polwart has recently confirmed A Pocket Of Wind Resistance for release on Friday 17th November 2017 (through Hudson Records) – the album is the musical accompaniment to her self-written, directed & performed theatre production ‘Wind Resistance’, which debuted at last year’s Edinburgh Festival. The project has been informed by Karine’s close-hand view of thousands of geese migrating to Fala Flow, a small peat bog by... Read More
JOSH PYKE IN MANCHESTER NEXT WEEK IN SUPPORT OF HIS NEW ‘BEST OF’ ALBUM – WATCH NEW SINGLE ‘INTO THE WIND’ NOW
The newest track from Josh Pyke’s Best Of is, ‘Into the Wind’, written at his home studio with Dustin Tebbutt, and co-produced by John Castle. As if taking him right back to the beginning of his career, the track serves as another note to himself to keep at it and never stand still. “You keep doing it because you’re compelled to,” says Pyke of making music. “It’s more than just loving it, it’s needing to do it. I can’t see a time when music, and... Read More
CABBAGE ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘KEVIN’ WITH UPCOMING MANCHESTER NEIGHBOURHOOD FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE TOMORROW
‘Kevin’ is the new single from Cabbage, recently released on Infectious Music. ‘Kevin’ is a re-recording of the lead track from their 2016 debut ‘Le Chou EP’. A fan favourite and Cabbage’s live set closer, ‘Kevin’ was produced by James Skelly & Rich Turvey (Blossoms, She Drew The Gun) at Liverpool’s Parr Street Studios. “LORD ‘KEVIN’ HAS GONE FULL CIRCLE!” say Cabbage of the single. “In our pre-pubescent years, our ‘Kevin’... Read More
IGLOOGHOST PREMIERES NEW VIDEO ‘SŌLAR BLADE’ TAKEN FROM HIS NEW ALBUM
With his debut album Neō Wax Bloom recently released via Brainfeeder, Iglooghost recently teamed with Noisey to unveil another track from the record titled ‘Sōlar Blade’. “The track ‘Sōlar Blade’ is about Uso – a bug boy in a cloak stealing fruit and investigating a series of mysterious portals,” explains Iglooghost. “Gazing inside one of them, his eyes meet with those of Yomi – a monk made of multi-coloured fog. Alarmed, Yomi leaps out of the temporal... Read More
SUPER FURRY ANIMAL’S’ GUTO PRYCE & LINDSEY LEVEN SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘MORNING VELVET SKY’ AS GULP
Cardiff-based band Gulp, made up of Guto Pryce (Super Furry Animals) & Lindsey Leven are back and sharing new single ‘Morning Velvet Sky’. Mixed by Luke Abbott, the track is taken from their new album, which is coming out in early 2018 with more details to be announced soon. In the words of the band “‘Morning Velvet Sky’ is a song about dawn, with arpeggiating machines. The intent of Morning Velvet Sky, is to wrap the listener in a blanket... Read More
NORWEGIAN SHOEGAZERS STRANGE HELLOS RELEASE NEW ALBUM VIA BRILLIANCE RECORDS
Norwegian psych-rock outfit Strange Hellos are releasing new album Chromatic (released Friday 27th October 2017 via Brilliance Records) recorded at the legendary Abbey Road studios – here’s the first single ‘Monumental’. Strange Hellos Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Read More
FIND OUT WHAT ‘THE HYPE’ IS ABOUT WITH SHOPPING’S NEW SINGLE
Having spent the past few years touring the UK, EU and US, as well as splitting their time between other creative and musical projects, post-punk trio Shopping now return with bold, spiky new single ‘The Hype’ (out Friday 17th November 2017 on FatCat Records), is the first taste of new music since their 2015 album, Why Choose?. ‘The Hype’ is a song about thinking for yourself, taking matters into your own hands and not listening to other people or institutions... Read More
LIVE: JEN CLOHER / CABLE TIES – 29/09/2017
Jen Cloher -THE EAGLE INN, SALFORD- Tonight is the first time I’ll be seeing Jen Cloher, the first time Jen Cloher will play in Manchester and the first time I’ll be attending a gig at the Eagle Inn in Salford. It’s good to try new things, especially when it comes to music. However, Jen is anything but new to the music world, in fact her latest self-titled album is her fourth record and she’s been releasing music for over a decade, with varying success and critical acclaim.... Read More
COURTNEY BARNETT & KURT VILE SHARE A ‘CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST’ WITH US
By now you would have heard that Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, are releasing a special collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice out Friday 13th October 2017 – a glorious peek behind the studio doors of two artists and an unabashed celebration of their unique, long-standing friendship. After the release of opening single ‘Over Everything’, the video for their latest single ‘Continental Breakfast’ gently pushes the door open just a little bit further. Using... Read More
