Ultimate Painting is James Hoare of Veronica Falls and Jack Cooper of Mazes. They delve into their shared influences, to create a loose, natural and confident sound. They released their self titled debut in October 2014, on Chicago’s Trouble In Mind label, receiving great accolade. I first came across…
Album Reviews
The Waterboys – Modern Blues
Back in 1983 The Waterboys released a single called The Big Music, which was quickly adopted by journalists to describe the band's sound, and which at the time was a claustrophobic sweep of U2esque new wave, literary romanticism, and subtle celtic folk and rock dynamics. But it wasn't until…
The Charlatans – Modern Nature
The Charlatans have now had 12 album releases. The band formed in the West Midlands in 1989 and quickly became associated with the Madchester scene. They are a band that have outlived other prolific bands in a career spanning 26 years. Two UK number one albums with the…
Jungfrau – Nacht
Jungfrau is one of the summits of the Bernese Alps. They are also a fantastic Brighton band with a brilliant new album: 'Nacht' – which is out on February 16th. Jungfrau – Nacht Price £12.99…
The Decemberists – What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World
Four years is a long time to keep fans waiting for an album, especially if the last thing you left them with was as good as ‘The King Is Dead’. The last album from The Decemberists was a fine slice of Americana that drew great reviews and found its…
Ultimate Painting – Riverside
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Marika Hackman – We Slept at Last
Finally, her debut album. A work that does not feature any of her previous output, and yet remains unmistakably hers, such are the icy textures of her distinctive voice, and a largely moody sound that largely favours the flavours of timeless folk, modern electronics, and choral symphonics.
Pond – Man, It Feels Like Space Again
Man, It Feels Like Space Again, is the sixth album by Aussie rockers Pond. The band from Perth share three members of Tame Impala and started out in 2008 originally as a collaborative project, where they could get anyone they wanted to play with them. I first came across…
Rob-Luis – Tru Thoughts
We are a record label (Tru Thoughts) and a publishing company (Full Thought Publishing), and we do the majority of marketing from our office, too. So, a big part of our week is planning and actually releasing the music, and publishing and licensing music to TV, film and adverts.
Gaz Coombes – Matador
For someone responsible for the indie anthems Alright, Caught By The Fuzz, Sun Hits The Sky and Grace, to the casual listener Supergrass seemed to epitomise sunny youthful optimism. To such a degree, in fact, that Stephen Spielberg once invited the band to become a 90s version of the…