Hinds’ first record, Leave Me Alone, was a beautiful, fuzzy record that recalled the warmer climates of the Spanish four-piece’s native Madrid. The record acted as a platform for the band to tour the world, sometimes with their heroes (The Strokes, The Libertines and Mac DeMarco), and play what seemed…
At it’s essence, Mastersystem is a project created solely to have fun and reconnect with the joy of being in a band again. Comprised of two musical siblings, a collaborative effort featuring Scott Hutchison and Grant Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit) and Justin Lockey (Editors), James Lockey (Minor Victories), the idea for…
Around 20 years ago, The Good Mixer in Camden was where it was at, a pub where you would almost always be guaranteed to find a stray member of Blur, Elastica or some other Britpop legend hanging out. Now, it is Brixton’s The Windmill that has built for itself…
Comprised of The Black Angels’ Alex Maas, The Horror’s Tom Furse, Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir and The Earlies’ John Mark Lapham, MIEN are a super group in every sense of the word. Yet, history has shown this type of act doesn’t always work. Thankfully, this isn’t true for an album that transports you through…
While most of South London’s music has been focused on the grimey, murky underbelly of post-punk from the likes of Shame, Fat White Family and Phobophobes, there’s been another blossoming, much fresher sounding trend south of the River Thames. The jazz-inflected, soft harmonies from the likes of Loyle Carner, Cosmo…
“We refuse to believe how shit we are, so we just keep going”, says Mark Chadwick in the lead up to this release. It’s a typically self-deprecating statement from their frontman, of a band that has defied critics and some sort of logic to continue to make a good living…
Kate is back in the biggest and best way imaginable, bringing with her a formidable vengeance for you to rock out to. Yesterday Was Forever is a 14-piece record of pure angst, bringing out everything that made Kate such an indie icon back in 2008 and reintroduces you to…
You know what they say, waiting for The Strokes members to release albums is like waiting for buses. You wait for ages, and then two come along at once. After Albert Hammond Jr’s Francis Trouble earlier this month, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas is back with another solo venture. The…
Nine years on from her debut album with The Mighty Mocambos, Gizelle Smith is back – and with an album that was worth the wait. Bringing together classic soul and modern funk, she showcases her now fully-formed character across 40 minutes of crisp basslines, sharp horns, and take-no-prisoners vocals.
They seem to have been around for so long, it comes as something of a surprise to realise that this marks the debut album for Mossley’s Cabbage. One of a wave of socially-aware punk bands – a genre that seems to be enjoying a resurgence in direct correlation with…