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…
Annie Clark has managed to continuously mesmerize me for several years. Apart from her startlingly competent football control and presence on quirky shows such as Portlandia, she utilizes her phenomenal guitar prowess to weave joyfully experimental music. Every LP Clark releases observes St. Vincent exuding a certain personal trait. Frailty seemed to prevail on her…
Skaters debut album, ‘Manhattan’, is soon to be released, Annabelle Asker got an early listen to what the native New Yorkers have been up to.
An NME new-comer staple, alternative music quartet Superfood has risen through the ranks of the unknown to make a name for themselves within indie circles. With their new E.P, the group offer plenty of opportunity to admire their guitar handy-work, even if it is rough around the edges. Unfortunately, opener ‘T.V’ proves to be rather…
Cheshire based rockers Blitz Kids have had a busy 2013, what with slots at Download and Radstock festival, and support tours alongside the likes of Mallory Knox and Lower Than Atlantis. In addition to this they managed to find time to go on their own headline tour in September and record their third full length…
Four years after the release of their self-titled debut, Broken Bells are back with After the Disco. The duo, comprising of two of the most inspiring and brilliant artists of our generation, take a break from their respective main projects to bring us this album. James Mercer, legendary frontman of The Shins, lends his chiseled…
After the première of the lacklustre ‘There Is No Other Time’, the first new Klaxons track in over three years, it appeared that the once-mighty nu-rave titans were doomed to fall into oblivion. Taking their generic, Crystal Fighters-aping indietronica with them in the process. However, with the release of the second track from their double-A…
We Are Scientists show that getting to album number four was not just ‘Dumb Luck’.
Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer will be playing the intimate venue of The Railway Inn, showcasing songs from their collaborative album.
It’s difficult to recall another act who have garnered such praise and success on the back of such a sparse amount of material. With this in mind, ‘Little Monster’ faces a particularly daunting task as an addition to the band’s petite but currently impeccable back catalogue. The Brighton duo have declared their statement of intent…
Bombay Bicycle Club scored their first UK Number 1 Album yesterday with their fourth studio album So Long, See You Tomorrow which was released earlier this week. Previously, the highest position they had held in the UK Album chart was number 6 with their third studio album, 2011’s A Different Kind of Fix. The band faced competition…
Do you ever feel that everything in the British rock music scene is a bit serious these days? There seems to be a lot of bands that want to tell the world how awful their lives are. Well, punk rockers Ugly Love are trying to bring the joy back to music, and their debut single…
It was seemingly by chance that I happened along the Festival Republic Stage when The Family Rain were playing at Reading Festival last year. A group of us wandered over there only to witness one of the most interesting new live acts to emerge two years ago. Hailing from Bath, the trio of brothers have…
An ’80s style video for Foster the People’s lead single ‘Coming of Age’.