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U2 have created an ‘average-est hits’, a collection of songs that probably won’t be remembered after the inevitable accompanying tour
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‘Wrote A Song About You’ is a good pop song, but ultimately a little too safe compared to MNEK’s previous offerings.
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New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem have always worn their influences proudly on their sleeves, from The Clash to Tom Petty and most obviously, their state’s most famous export, Bruce Springsteen. As writer Nick Hornby said of their previous album, 2012’s Handwritten, “if you haven’t heard anything like this before, then you’re probably listening to the […]
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clipping. are a rap trio like no other, Evan Smithson tells us why we should be listening to the groups sophomore album.
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Evan Smithson reviews Eagulls as they support Franz Ferdinand at the O2 Guildhall
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Evan talked fan base, venues and rabbits with Eagulls at the Southampton date of their tour with Franz Ferdinand.
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Eagulls’ self-titled debut is the result of four years hard work, following a string of EPs and 7” singles. The band formed in 2010 at Leeds University, where four of the members studied. The band were stuck practicing instrumentally in a basement, until, in true punk rock fashion, drummer Henry Ruddell invited his old friend […]
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Seemingly keen to avoid ‘end of year’ lists, William Bevan aka Burial released the Truant/Rough Sleeper EP mid-December in 2012. Almost exactly 12 months later he promptly released Rival Dealer, a three-track 12” spanning almost half an hour. The title track opens in familiar Burial territory, with signature vinyl crackle/rain atmospherics and an androgynous RnB […]
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Darkside is the brainchild of American-Chilean prodigy Nicholas Jaar, and the (relatively unknown) multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington. The pair were introduced when Jaar was looking for a touring band, and found Harrington through a mutual friend. As such, I was expecting Psychic to be very much a Nicholas Jaar record. Listening to the 11 minute opening […]
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In 2010 Matthew Barnes (AKA Forest Swords) released his debut EP Dagger Paths, a hypnotic combination of dub, drone, and lo-fi RnB. The almost-full length received much acclaim by those who heard it, and Barnes was tipped as an exciting new producer. Since then Forest Swords seemingly vanished off the face of the earth, with […]
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In 2010, Forest Swords appeared out of nowhere with his debut EP Dagger Paths, a swirling concoction of drone, dub, and lo-fi RnB. As soon as he arrived, he disappeared back into the wilderness to record his first album. ‘The Weight Of Gold’ was released online this summer, with the tagline “Life’s too f—ing short”. […]