A New Nature is Esben & The Witches third album in their five short years as a band: the product of a major change in every aspect of their approach to the record-making process. Having separated from Matador after 2012's 'Wash The Sins Not Only The Face', this will…
Album Reviews
Phoria – Display EP
Phoria’s brand new EP ‘Display’ has already managed to receive rave reviews and considerable attention and after being hailed as ‘the most blogged about band’ at the moment – Brighton has managed to do it again and produce from its shores another stunning band with a very bright future…
Fink – Hard Believer
Back in 2006, Fin Greenall aka Fink dropped 'Biscuits for Breakfast' on the market via the highly regarded Ninja Tune label, a label not previously known for releasing anything approaching singer-songwriter style music. But Fink had reached a turning point, his career as an electronic music producer and DJ…
Birdeatseaby – The Bullet Within
‘The Bullet Within’ is the third album from Brighton based 'indie -noir' band Birdeatsbaby. It’s an impressive body of work: twelve diverse, beautifully layered, complex songs which are clever but catchy. The album has been a real labour of love for the band, having self-financed the recording process…
Quantic – Magnetica
Ridiculously prolific, Will Holland aka Quantic has apparently released 17 albums in various guises (Quantic, Quantic Soul Orchestra, The Limp Twins, Combo Bárbaro), and remixed umpteen tracks, all before his 35th birthday. He is a music man from head to toe, an aficionado who literally consumes it…
White Mink – The Old Market – 2nd March 2014
I've been hearing a lot of frantic whispers and excitable rumours about White Mink for some time and I thought it was about time I finally ventured out to see what all the fuss was about – and boy, I wasn't disappointed. The Old Market was a perfect choice for…
The Acid – Liminal
Adam Freeland has said that he was burnt out from DJing around the globe, playing crazy late night shows and jetting off at stupid 0'clock for the next destination. Many would kill for that kind of lifestyle, but eventually he decided that after 16 years, enough was enough. But,…
Passenger – Whispers
So, how DOES Mike Rosenberg take on board sudden pop stardom and commercial success? As a man who has constantly tread the boards around the world since 2009, as a troubadour in effect, would the fire still be in his belly? The answer seems to be a decisive yes. Although…
The Mojo Fins – Circa
The Mojo Fins – Circa CIRCA The Mojo Fins Price £4.95 The Mojos have been making music since the early noughties, a band who have always treated their 'art' with the…
AK/DK – Synths Drums Noise Space
Could there be a more literal name for an album, short of calling it 'music'? There's nothing particularly subtle about AK/DK, nor much in the way of pretence either. Much like Krautrock kings Kraftwerk who named their albums with titles such as Autobahn, Machine Music and Computer World,…