ALBUM: I BREAK HORSES – HEARTS

‘Hearts’ is the product of 2 years of refining and experimenting from the Swedish duo. The sound, which now cascades from my speakers like a pure, hot spring, wastes no time in elevating you to a lofty vantage point. Waves of reverb emerses you and the Cathedral-esque organs inspire while the light guitar adds sparkle. […]
The extravagantly named ‘Kelly Price w8 gain vol.II’ EP comes from Hype Williams. In all honesty I’ve never heard of him before, but I trust Hyperdub’s taste explicitly and opened my ears to some very new sounds indeed. Hazed out ‘Rise Up’ starts up the A side, Inga Copeland (one of the two) lays down soft […]

EP: HYPE WILLIAMS – KELLY PRICE W8 GAIN VOL.II

NEWS: VACCINES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

The band are also set to release a new single, Norgaard through Columbia Records on Monday 21st August 2011. The single is taken from their debut album, What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?, which was released in March of this year and was recently certified gold in the U.K. having now sold just short […]
Following a string of successful shows and support from Lauren Laverne and Marc Riley, The Futureheads’ side-project Hyde & Beast have announced that their debut album, ‘Slow Down’ will be released on August 15th on their very own label, Tail Feather Records! One week before on August 8th, the single ‘Never Come Back’ will be […]

NEWS: HYDE & BEAST – NEW VIDEO, SINGLE AND DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS

NEWS: KENDAL CALLING – TICKETS SOLD OUT AND MORE ACTS ANNOUNCED

Kendal Calling Festival has sold out in record time this year! With two and a half months still to go before the event, tickets have been snapped up quicker than ever. Organisers are reminding ticket buyers purchasing tickets through the deposit scheme to pay for their ticket before Wednesday 1st June to secure their pass. “The Glastonbury of […]
– ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – Opportunities to impress people with your knowledge of Burkina Faso are few and far between – as are summer gigs, especially ones of such quality as John Butler Trio, so I’m surprised to score on both counts tonight. I missed JBT last year, as I was at the Soundwave festival […]

LIVE: JOHN BUTLER TRIO – 07/07/2011

LIVE: MEMORY TAPES – 07/07/2011

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Tonight’s early attendees watch support act Star Slinger while sat on the stepped area at the back of the Deaf Institute hall. The Mancunian beatsmith makes an impression, however, and the dancefloor steadily fills during his half-hour on stage as the crowd gets into his skittering, tuneful mixcraft. He […]
– Chester Racecourse – Thousands of revellers are enjoying the sunny weather for the inaugural Chester Rocks festival. The two-day event at Chester Racecourse, treats music fans to big name bands such as McFly, The Wanted, The Saturdays, Iggy And The Stooges, Lightning Seeds, Shaun Ryder, Australian Pink Floyd as well as promising local acts. […]

FESTIVAL REVIEW: Chester Rocks – 03/07/2011

LIVE: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE – 04/07/2011

– ACADEMY 1, MANCHESTER – Okay, I’ll be honest. When I got the message I’d been called up to review Death Cab For Cutie’s Manchester gig at Academy 1 at four hours’ notice, I could only have told you the name of one of their songs and probably hummed you the chorus if I tried. […]
– ACADEMY2, MANCHESTER – From their debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes, to their recent release, Nine Types Of Light, there is something deeply unsatisfying about much of TV On The Radio’s mercurial, recorded output. They are, at times, ludicrously experimental. There are few genres that they do not try to incorporate into their template, […]

LIVE: TV ON THE RADIO – 27/06/2011