EP REVIEW – ARTHUR HILL: IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMEWHERE

Intertwining heartbreak, romance and a sprinkle of flintiness, Arthur Hill’s In The Middle Of Somewhere is laced with undeniably honest lyrics. ‘Hey Arthur,’ the EP’s enticing first single and opening track begins with a quirky conversation. “Hey Arthur, who’s that girl who ruined your life,” a women’s voice asks, preparing you for the sincere, heartbreak […]
“So we gave them something to show them who WE were—Dale Coopers with our black coffees.” This is how Bill Callahan describes this December 10, 2001, Peel session. While I write this, I see the light sneaking in the horizon of Moss Side. It’s early, cold, and my coffee is not black because I always […]

EP REVIEW – THE HOLY GRAIL: BILL CALLAHAN’S “SMOG” DEC. 10, 2001 PEEL SESSION

EP REVIEW – MOODY JOODY: DREAM GIRL

There’s something uniquely cathartic about the marriage of bright, gleaming synth pop textures with tortured emo lyricism that you get on Moody Joody’s debut EP. Maybe it’s how it speaks to the time we live in and how one might stick on a smile to mask their real anxiety amid an increasingly uncertain world. Maybe […]
When Stephen Harrison and Aric Importa left Fever333, it was very unclear if or when both of these top-notch musicians would return. It took a short while, but when House Of Protection was announced, the news took the alternative scene by storm. The hype was nearly overwhelming, and their debut EP proves to match this […]

EP REVIEW – HOUSE OF PROTECTION: GALORE

EP REVIEW – SOFTCULT: HEAVEN EP

Softcult have an ethereal yet brilliant touch of music magic out now. The title is labelled Heaven as it truly is an unusual place to be. Heaven is THE psychedelic, gloomy, soundscape to elevate an eclectic summer vibe. The band say describing Heaven’s reverberation “This EP has an underlying theme, although the songs themselves may […]
Kai Bosch’s ‘Love, Throw Me A Bone’ presents itself as a refreshing body of work, peering its intimate head into a music scene that often forgets the importance of individuality and character. Whilst the record itself certainly has aspects of a yearning for commercial success, the originality of Bosch’s melodies and lyricism aren’t just polarising, […]

EP REVIEW – KAI BOSCH: LOVE, THROW ME A BONE

EP REVIEW – PERSEFONE: LINGUA IGNOTA PART I

Progressive metal is a limitless genre. Bands always aim to have the most bizarre sounds and complex rhythms instead of your typical 4/4. However, in prog, unlike most metal subgenres, bands rely on using solely clean vocals. Not Persefone. This Andorran six-piece are not your typical prog band. Using breakdowns, a mix of clean and […]
What makes a good musician? Is it the ability to sing? The intelligence to write? The power to stand out amongst your peers? Maybe it’s having the audacity to be your most authentic, unapologetic self in an industry renowned for its tendency to shape artists into polished, shiny mannequins. If these are the qualities one […]

EP REVIEW – JOSEPH LUCA: PART 2 OUROBOROS (DEATH)

EP REVIEW – GET WRONG: GET WRONG

Get Wrong’s self-titled debut EP seems somewhat like a mission statement from the band. Made up of Naomi Griffin and Adam Todd of Martha and The Spook School respectively, they have departed from the guitar music of their previous work for a full-blown pop project, but one that is as earnest and direct as their […]
It is quite a rare thing in the music industry for someone to have vocal control as smooth as Amy Lee or Karen Carpenter while managing to simultaneously exhibit the same volume of emotion that a tortured entity like Janis Joplin would – and yet Taylor Pearlstein manages to encapsulate it all. The Perfect Blue […]

EP REVIEW – TAYLOR PEARLSTEIN: PERFECT BLUE