Greg Gonzalez’s current musical conception, Cigarettes After Sex initially formed in El Paso, Texas back in 2008 before making the leapfrog to Brooklyn, New York. From here, the ambient, atmospheric-pop has swarmed and swooned through ears all around the United States and Europe with their most recent EP,…
The cult German electronic musician and producer, Ulrich Schnauss made his return to The Haunt following his previous performance in the city at 2014’s Drill Festival. His ambient sounds were to flood the city’s infamous club, The Haunt with the visual attack to be provided by none other…
LSD and the Search for God have become a cult band in their own right within certain musical circles. Their sound weaves heavily around the shoe-gaze genre with both front-man Andy Liszt and guitarist, Chris Fifield congregating about 50 effects pedals between them, this positioned the duo as…
15 years have passed since the band released the seminal The Optimist LP, a quintessential 'New Acoustic Movement' album that brought the beautiful singing, harmonising and the songcraft of Turin Brakes to the attention of the world. At the time it was a breath of fresh air in…
It's been a hell of a story for the former Denver missionary. After glimpsing a little cult success, and quite a bit of 'the next big thing' hype with his stripped back folk americana, as can be heard on the In Memory of Loss and Falling Faster Than…
Have you ever seen a bassist arrive onstage dressed as a bumblebee? No? Me neither, well, not until this evening when Palehound’s Davood Khoshtinat shows up. Boston’s Palehound are in town, fresh off the back of their debut album, Dry Food. Sticky Mike’s was to prove characteristically sticky…
King Porter Stomp and support Lakuta surprised and energised at Komedia on what had seemed like an unremarkable Thursday. Often described as a ska and hip-hop fusion band, King Porter Stomp’s live show proved this to be too reductive, and revealed that they are a rich blend of many…
As bands rocket to a certain level of substantial stardom, it is often the first port of call for cynics to question as to why. When you see a garage-rock band arrive on Brighton’s shores, you tend to wade carefully due to the dirge of music in that…
The Green Door Store had an extra special treat for us all on the extra day of the year, Nottingham's rising star Ady Suleiman had brought his exceptional band to town to kick off his UK tour; an opportunity to galvanise fans ahead of the release of his hotly…
After discovering Bill-Ryder Jones when I lived up in Liverpool a few years back, there was instantly something that struck me about his down-tempo, wry charisma, his subtle sarcasm and ultimately, the delicacy and intricacy of his music. A man who, twenty years ago, signed up as a…