ALBUM: GOODLUCK JONATHAN – THIS IS OUR WAY OUT

Sometimes, when you sit down to write a review, you have to be honest with yourself. I consider myself to be someone who ‘gets’ the music that falls within post-hardcore’s boundaries. But do I enjoy it? That is another matter. There is fun to be had when listening to experimental, futuristic sounds and song concepts. […]
‘Mad By Moonlight’ is the second album from Southampton’s Thomas Tantrum. Thomas Tantrum have created this album based solely around sleep, or lack of it. Including references to female insanity, insomnia and things that go bump in the night, each song is wrapped in a dream like sonic cotton wool. It’s twelve tracks are influenced […]

NEWS: Thomas Tantrum – New Album and June Tour

NEWS: CSS – New Album and Tour

Three years since their last album, CSS are back with ‘La Liberación’. Recorded in Sao Paulo and featuring contributions from Ratatat and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, it’s both a true melding of their debut’s riotous anarchy and ‘Donkey’s grungey maturity. It also shows the band pulling off some most excellent sonic tricks and, as it […]
Hurts are set to launch a European tour this Autumn starting in September in Stuttgart and ending at the O2 Academy Brixton in November. Theo and Adam released their debut single “Better Than Love” 12 months ago. Since then they have sold over 700,000 albums and more than 1 million singles so far worldwide. Crowned […]

NEWS: Hurts – European Tour

East Harlem

NEWS: Beirut – New 7″ + Tour Dates

Beirut release their new single ‘East Harlem’ b/w ‘Goshen’ (POMP 04) on 6th June 2011. Released via Zach Condon’s own label, Pompeii Records (via Forte Distribution), the single is available  on limited edition blue or white 7” vinyl and digitally on 7th June. ‘East Harlem’ and ‘Goshen’ are the first new songs from Beirut since […]
A joint release from London’s new indie label Idle Fret and Manchester’s own Red Deer Club, comes Stealing Sheep’s second 7″ single to hit the shops this year. Recorded in various studios including Abbey Road, Liverpool’s Mello Mello cafe and the girls’ own apartment, the record is a mix of atmospheres and production styles. It’s […]

NEWS: Stealing Sheep – New EP (full stream)

NEWS: Thomas Tantrum – Behind The Scenes Video + Tour

Ever wondered what really goes on between takes whilst making a music video and what ends up on the cutting room floor? Well, now you can find out by watching this behind the scenes footage from the ‘Hot Hot Summer’ video shoot! Upbeat and colourful,Thomas Tantrum’s video for ‘Hot Hot Summer’ sees them playing in fake snow, […]
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NEWS: The Leisure Society – NEW SINGLE + UK TOUR –

The Leisure Society have announced details of the release of a new single, the second to be taken from their Album ‘Into The Murky Water’. ‘You Could Keep Me Talking’ will be released digitally on Monday 11th July via Full Time Hobby and features the B-side ‘A Richer Dust’. The band will also on tour in the […]
With their new album, ‘Belong’, New York quintet The Pains of Being Pure at Heart expand their indie pop aesthetic, with the help of producers Flood and Alan Moulder at the helm.   The album has since gone on to critical acclaim, with Pitchfork naming it Best New Music. Now, fresh off a tour with […]

NEWS: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – New Album + Live UK Dates