Taylor Swift is displeased, to put it mildly. She may be one of the most loved (and certainly the biggest) stars in the world but it seems that she is no longer prepared to just shake off the equal amounts of ridicule and criticism that she inspires. reputation…
The companion piece to February’s Themes For Dying Earth arrives at the cusp of winter. Whereas his previous effort this year referred to the turn of the year and the move away from the death of winter – the thawing of icy mornings and scuppering of frost-laden walkways…
Having recently signed to BMG, York’s finest Shed Seven are back with their first record in 16 years and fans of the band will be pleasantly surprised, with the five-piece retaining all the characteristics that made them so great in the first place, with 12 tracks that are well…
Take rich acoustics and thoughtful lyrical themes along with neo-progressive rock, and Phantom Phunk’s self-coined ‘graveyard pop’ is the result. Guitarists Hector Alexander and Juan C Gonzalez, drummer Nicholas Emiliozzi and bassist Tom Kelly released their debut record last year and their sophomore effort has a far more home-grown…
The term “cosmic Americana” has been thrown around when discussing Gun Outfit and to some extent this is true, as they’re not your typical Americana band. With the synthesizer kicking in on opening track ‘Ontological Intercourse’ it’s clear they’ve given the genre somewhat of an overhaul. Now five albums…
Spinning Coin are a Glaswegian group who more than live up to their namesake. Their style of chilled ambient indie is simultaneously met with the grit and gristle of an almost punk-like persona, formulating a collective which is definitely different to say the least. Permo is the group’s debut…
Hold Fast The Fire is the second album in as many years from the pen of Brighton songwriter Kate Gerrard, and her group The Delta Bell, who’ve found a new home with the excellently named local label Random Acts Of Vinyl. There’s been a definite development from the debut,…
The former Cocteau Twins bassist, keyboardist and co-writer, Simon Raymonde has been beavering away at managing his Bella Union label for the best part of 20 years, a durable indie that has attracted the likes of Fleet Foxes and Midlake in its time, as well as a number…
Liima’s provocative style of trance synth is definitely something that has turned a fair few heads since their formation and will inevitably continue to do so for as long as this Finnish four-piece keep making their beautiful sound. The group’s new endeavour is 1982, an album which is…
This Dublin four-piece who combine distinctive four-part vocal harmonies with arrangements of uilleann pipes, concertina, accordion, fiddle and guitar, with a repertoire that spans humorous Dublin music-hall ditties and street-songs, classic ballads from the Traveller tradition, traditional Irish and American dance tunes, and their own original material, have…