EP REVIEW: THEORY OF A DEADMAN – FUNERAL SONGS: PART 1

For some, three years is a long wait, but for others, a release every three years is more realistic. This is a tradition that Theory Of A Deadman have had for the majority of their career, and with each release, the American rock band claim that the new music is always worth the wait. For […]
It’s hard to see what Katseye’s intended target audience is with their recent releases. Originating from the survival show ‘Dream Academy’ which saw 20 contestants from all around the world compete for a spot on a global girl group created between the labels HYBE and Geffen Records. Six members were picked to debut in what […]

EP REVIEW – KATSEYE: WILD

EP REVIEW – KOJO FUNDS: HELLO IT’S ME AGAIN

I remember where I was when I first heard Kojo Funds. 2018, in the back of my parent’s car on the radio and he has not left my rotation ever since. Being a giant in the Afroswing scene is not an easy feat. Hearing songs like ‘Dun Talkin’ with Abracadabra or ‘Check’ with Raye. There […]
Two years after their last release, Crawlers are returning with their new EP TURN OFF THE TV. They describe the process of writing the EP as “patiently rebuilding everything around us and taking time to write music that felt healing in a time of hopelessness which then became our hope.” With endless teasing of tracks […]

EP REVIEW – CRAWLERS: TURN OFF THE TV

EP REVIEW – TOOTH: RESTLESS IN BLOOM

Emerging with an EP that bottles up overwhelming coming of age fears both lyrically and musically, Tooth aren’t going to slip through the cracks and rightly so. Even with only three singles out, the London-based group have been creating a loud buzz, a buzz which is only going to grow from the release of ‘Restless […]
Even before releasing anything, Bleech 9:3 became much talked-about from their thrilling live shows and raw energy and since the announcement of their self-titled debut EP, the hype has not died down. Not only selling out headline tours but also landing spots on a ton of festival lineups (impressive for a band with only 4 […]

EP REVIEW : BLEECH 9:3 – BLEECH 9:3

EP REVIEW – NORMAL SERVICE: SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS

For the select few whose musical upbringing was shaped by the obtuse end of the C86 scene, the three track 7” single holds a special place in the imagination. It was associated in particular with bIG fLAME who romanticised it as the ideal format for communication: uneven, angular and demanding concision and urgency. The format […]
Twiddling your thumbs after finishing your A levels? Not if you’re Red Ivory. The South-London teenage four-piece released a new EP, Please Leave, I Need to Wake up Now instead. It’s gritty indie rock that hits you in the face – and the gut – offering confrontation rather than escape. The first notes of opener […]

EP REVIEW – RED IVORY: PLEASE LEAVE, I NEED TO WAKE UP NOW

EP REVIEW – DRESS & TIE: LOVE SUNG BY… DRESS & TIE

In just ten minutes, Dress & Tie have managed to capture everything that love is. In its more dramatic moments, it’s the backstreets of Paris, amoristic accordions pulled together by a crescent moon. In domesticity, it’s home video tapes, subtle ukuleles that reveal in their haze how lucky we are to know and be known […]
To anyone unfamiliar with London’s Windmill scene, The Orchestra (For Now) offers the perfect introduction. Named after The Windmill pub in Brixton, the scene offers a brand of art rock characterised by jagged urgency, regular stylistic spasms, and lyrics that read more like raw poetry than conventional songs. Black Country, New Road rode the sound […]

EP REVIEW – THE ORCHESTRA (FOR NOW): PLAN 76