Within five seconds of playing Moby & The Void Pacific Choir – These Systems Are Failing, you’ll have the same thought as me, “This isn’t Moby.” On one hand you’d be right, the opening salvo of ‘Hey! Hey!’ is a visceral blast of industrial-pop-electro-punk that doesn’t sound like the…
After recently catching The Lemon Twigs at the ICA as part of 4AD’s showcase series, it was hard to tell whether the novelty of the band’s age and persona outweighed the substance in the music. After all, they are not the first, nor will they be the last band…
The traditional rock ‘n’ roll template of Australian bands is now non-existent. If you previously gave a thought to music downunder it would have probably been the testosterone-filled meaty riffs of AC/DC or Silverchair and later Wolfmother, The Vines or Jet. The tide has turned though and brought a…
Bloom have an interesting origin of sorts. Although this is their début album they’re not exactly a new band. Rather like New Order became Joy Division, Bloom are the Phoenix that has risen from the flames of an old Brighton group called The Beautiful Word, who had been kicking around…
The Norwegian solo artist, Jenny Hval has returned with her sixth and most testing album to date. The second album to be released via Sacred Bones Records, Blood Bitch is an exploration into themes of blood – in a natural, mythical and fictional sense – all leading to an…
Regardless of their sonic output, I have an odd attachment to White Lies. Back in September 2008 my worried parents were driving the increasingly anxious 19-year-old me up the M5. I was embarking on a journey to start university in Bristol and with early single ‘Death’ blaring into my earphones,…
There’s been a buzz brewing following the announcement that Kate Tempest has been named Guest Artistic Director for next year’s Brighton Festival. She’s young, talented and will resonate with many younger people, who often feel sidelined by what is one of biggest and most well known arts festivals in the…
C Duncan was certainly one of the standout acts to come out of 2015’s wealth of music. Releasing his debut album to a critically-accliamed reception on FatCat Records, Architect rightfully won itself a spot on the Mercury Prize shortlist along with the likes of Aphex Twin, Gaz Coombes, Jamie…
It's been a hell of a journey for Mike Rosenberg. Brighton born and raised (and still based) but in practice a traveller/troubabour at heart, he says he is hardly ever recognised in the street. Which is quite remarkable for a man who has achieved so many global sales to…
Banhart's ninth record, his first in three years, is a study in restraint – there's an overriding mellowness, minimalism, and often melancholy that holds the album together. In fact, in many ways, this could be considered as his most cohesive record to date, although people who are hoping “most…