Former Brighton resident Finian Greenall was a relative late-comer to the world of live music, despite his beginnings as an EDM producer and DJ. In his early 30s he dropped the decks and picked up an acoustic guitar, re-inventing himself as a live act, and one with the ‘blues’.
Nowadays the revolution would not just be televised, it would be live Tweeted, probably by the most powerful man in the world, amongst others and target of much of the rage here. The current atmosphere of distrust and suspicions (on all sides), has given birth to a rap-rock…
Concrete and Gold, the ninth studio album from Foo Fighters, proudly wears its influences on its sleeves from the very start. Each new release by the Foos has attempted to refresh their sound and this is no exception, being produced by famed pop producer Greg Kurstin (Adele). Together with…
Returning with their third full-length record, Vacation, Seaway have thrown themselves back in the deep end of pop-punk. The Canadian quintet have found themselves reaching great heights through their previous releases, landing support slots from titan’s Neck Deep and Simple Plan whilst building themselves a dedicated fanbase who…
A three-piece with one hell of a sound, Arcane Roots may not be a band who you’re currently familiar with, but after listening to their latest 10-piece record, Melancholia Hymns, you’ll instantly fall in love with them. If you’re a fan of huge hitting riffs, colossal vocal ranges…
Four years have passed since the release of Trouble Will Find Me, but frontman Matt Berninger has said that The National started working on this record the minute they finished touring the last one: “The only break we took was from the constant pressure we put on each other.
Superfood’s second outing Bambino is a calm departure from their debut back in 2014. Bambino offers new sounds from the band but with the same recognisable writing style of 2014’s Don’t Say That. The band have shed the angst and have arrived at a more blissful place. Arguably the…
Following in the footsteps of their 2014 self-titled debut, an album that initially paved the ground for the Canadian four-piece, Alvvays return with their dream-pop sophomore release, Antisocialites. Dream-pop was the sound of 2014 to an extent, The War On Drugs released their take on the epic American…
The recording of Okovi, the fifth album from Zola Jesus, proved to be a fraught affair and the tension and pain leaks through into the finished album. After returning to her native Wisconsin, Nika Roza Danilova (to give her her full name) endured the anguish of having friends attempting…
Although he had achieved some success as a member of the instrumental jazz-based Portico Quartet, Mulvey's subsequent success as a solo singer/songwriter caught many by surprise, helped along by an unexpected Mercury Prize nomination for his debut album First Mind. In the process, becoming a very rare recipient…