London – Put simply, 2013 has been a brilliant year for The Strypes. After being hotly tipped by almost everybody in the British media, the boys from Cavan, Ireland signed a five-album deal with Virgin EMI records after originally being picked up by Elton John’s management company, securing an impressive vote of confidence for an
London – Managing to claim one of the last remaining original, yet familiar sounding band names are The Airplanes, hailing from Fayetteville, Arkansas (I have literally no idea where that is). With an ever increasing popularity within the digital realm, the band are yet to release a full length debut, but already have their own
London – The Heartbreaks made the long trip down from the north of England for a headline show at London’s infamous Madame Jojo’s. The venue, more typically used for burlesque and cabaret evenings, proved the perfect setting for the young band from Morecambe, as their devotees packed themselves in close, after many had made the
London – Early 2014 sees the return of James Vincent McMorrow with his sophomore album Post Tropical. After the success of his widely-acclaimed, and platinum selling, debut album Early in the Morning, McMorrow had already hinted at heading down a more R&B route this time round, and a video for the album’s opener “Cavalier” released
London – The west coast of Ireland isn’t necessarily synonymous with happy-go-lucky garage pop. Indeed, at this time of year, the Emerald Isle can be somewhat weather beaten. However, despite the meteorological challenges, Galway’s Dott have already garnered a reputation for being pretty damned uplifting. After forming just last year, the band has already performed
London – After a somewhat turbulent couple of years, Los Campesinos! followed up 2011’s Hello Sadness with the release of the highly anticipated No Blues in late October. The band’s first album since the departure of founding member Ellen Campesinos! in December last year was supported by a mini-tour at the start of December with
London – Down in the depths of Boston’s independent music scene, Guerilla Toss have been causing a bit of a stir. As well as earning a reputation for some more than left-field live performances (including frequent full-nudity), the band have been putting out music on East Coast labels Feeding Tube Records and John Zorn’s Tzadik
London – Half Moon Run travelled to London for the opening night of their hotly anticipated UK and Ireland tour. After an explosive year for the band which saw some high profile festival appearances (SXSW, Glastonbury, Reading + Leeds) and massive support slots (Mumford & Sons, Metric, Of Monsters and Men) you’d have allowed the
London – Since the release of their exceedingly well received debut album “Sistrionix” in June this year, much fuss has been made about Californian duo Deap Vally. After meeting at a needlework class (really!) in 2011, Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards have developed an unconventional sound which is mesmerising, yet hard to pin down. There’s
London – As far as musical collaborations go, the one that makes up the LA-based Upset is one which provokes more excitement than most. After a spell with Vivian Girls and Best Coast, the latter ending in a well-documented parting of ways, Ali Koehler has joined forces with La Sera guitarist Jenn Prince and Hole’s Patty