Forget that he is 17-years-old – Declan McKenna is a talent three times his age. A smart mind when it comes to songwriting – on the outside you hear a catchy indie pop track that will get any body moving, but delving in a little deeper and you find…
I was amazed when I happened to come across Wild Front headlining a stage at the Together The People Festival. I was actually on my way home, but after half a song I could not bring myself to leave their intriguing alternative indie sound. Delving deeper into their material,…
One of the UK’s top emerging musicians, Alfa Mist, is quickly making a name for himself as one of the finest beat makers to come out of London. Self-taught on the piano and making music by the time he was 15, Alfa has firmly slotted himself in the mist…
Strange Cages recently released their debut EP, Ego Killer – an EP that gained the group steps into online blogs and similarly, earned them a string of gigs in the nation’s capital. It was an aggressive, psychedelic swirl that collapsed around you in flurries of colour and narcissistic destruction.
After their thrilling show at The Great Escape 2016, Black Foxxes are a band that are hard to ignore. Taking rock’s recent resurgence in their stride, the trio stand out high above the rest of the competition, helped by the release of their stunning debut LP, I’m Not…
With its bustling and supportive live scene, bands are drawn from all over the place to come and set up camp in Brighton. But few have travelled quiet as far as Animal House. Hailing originally from Brisbane, Australia, the band has made Brighton their adopted home, and we’re sure…
Bamboo are back with their second album The Dragon Flies Away, telling a story that loosely revolves around the Hannya demon masks in the Noh theatres' Dojoji story. Bamboo’s vivid journey through the emotions that the Hannya mask is capable of portraying (obsession, jealousy, sorrow and rage) is a…
There is nothing better than randomly discovering a band that make you go, “Wow, they have got something special”. I came across Blush supporting Mothers recently at the Green Door Store and their beautiful grungy surf-pop sound utterly captivated and left the room thinking, “Who is this local act?”.
Having released their debut album, Brothers & Sisters, to widespread critical acclaim, the dust is beginning to settle after a big step up for the local group. The album’s a special one and it was a long time in the making. We were dying to know about its recording…
After gigging in the city of Bristol for a number of years, Scarlet Rascal were signed by one of the city’s music pioneers in the form of Portishead’s Geoff Barrow to his Invada label. The self-titled debut promises hazy sonic textures, driving guitar and motoric reverberations matched with the…