In 2015 Palehound released their debut, Dry Food and have since started to build a substantial following. A Place I’ll Always Go, follows this record up, possibly a more cohesive record, still instantly identifiable to the sound established on Dry Food, however, A Place I’ll Always Go starts to…
Album Reviews
Ride – Weather Diaries
The fist of shoegaze has punched time and time again so far in 2017, bands such as Slowdive and The Jesus and Mary Chain have both attempted to resuscitate the genre but with mixed success. The latest to add to the second coming is Ride, releasing their first…
Young Fathers – Tape One/Tape Two
“When we were younger We made some tapes Now they’re a double album. Could be the best music we’ve ever made. Who knows? Who cares? Fuck off”…
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Murder of The Universe
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are not only a band with one of the most unique names on the planet, but their sound shares in equal levels of individuality and creativity. The band’s tenth studio album, Murder Of The Universe, is a cataclysmic concept album which depicts…
Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
It has been six years since Fleet Foxes released their gorgeous album Helplessness Blues, and it has been a long six years. There aren’t many bands I find myself periodically seeking out news and updates online for these days, but Fleet Foxes have had me feverishly Googling late at…
Royal Blood – How Did We Get So Dark?
So, what to make of this phenomenon? This two-headed beast of bluesy, pummelling riffage and titanic skin bashing. How did these two guys from Worthing/Rustington suddenly become one of the biggest bands in the world? From nowhere to everywhere in such a short space of time, they were struggling to…
Benjamin Booker – Witness
The gestation for this album has been a difficult one. Booker was having trouble finding inspiration, as well as his songwriting mojo, which worked a treat on his blistering debut album three years ago. "By February of 2016, I realised I was a songwriter with no songs, unable…
All We Are – Sunny Hills
With their second full length album the Liverpool trio – who initially draw from Norway (frontwoman Guro Gilking), Brazil (guitarist Luis Santos) and Ireland (drummer Richard O’Flynn) – are trying to grow up. By flipping their sometimes stereotypical indie pastiche into something more contentious and sinister All We…
Wild Life 2017
Wild Life Festival returned to Shoreham, bringing with it some of the country’s hottest and most vital grime and pop stars along for a blistering weekend. The event continues to be curated by Disclosure and Rudimental, and the eclectic line-up was once again packed with acts who have strong…
Elderflower Fields – Pippingford Park – 2017
Last year I reported on this festival as a day tripper, and not as a camper. We were enamoured with it so much that we took the plunge to camp this year. Although it was a momentous mission to get from the entrance to where we eventually set up,…