Bromide “Magic Coins” What a great band. Mining what was thought to be the depleted vein of bands like Husker Du and Teenage Fanclub and coming up with something brand new is in itself a great move only performed by … Continue Reading
Burning House “Mirror Song” With a sound that mirrors (pun intended, haha) The Jesus and Mary Chain meets Dinosaur, Jr. while still sounding so different (it must be those sweep guitars leads, as if the guitarist was throwing the instrument … Continue Reading
Big Tide “Hide Me In Your Spaceship” Big Tide is Ben Thomas’ reaction to electronica scene in the UK. Instead, he chose this beautiful style that reaches back to David Crosby and the twelve-string acoustic. This is amazing music, a … Continue Reading
Wolf Alice “Space & Time” Visions Of A Life “Space & Time” is the new single by UK band, Wolf Alice, a band that describes itself as “the love child of folk and grunge”, which is really a good description … Continue Reading
Vile Assembly “Division Of Labour” Fattened by the Horrors of War My God, this is an angry song, and rightfully angry. Imagine Mother Jones and Woody Guthrie writing with the Clash and you get Vile Assembly. This band is great. … Continue Reading
TrueHeights “Exit Route” Days We Found WOW. What a powerful band. TrueHeights new single kicks your ass from the first chord. Wouldn’t it be great if all relationships provided that exit route to help you bail when things get rough? … Continue Reading
Minute Taker “In Slow Motion” Reconstruction (Mini Album) Wow. Again, wow. This is such a beautiful song. It starts as this ambient piece, then those wonderful vocals start in, and then, the whole piece comes alive with this perfect if … Continue Reading
Asking Alexandria “Into The Fire” Asking Alexandria One of my favorite screamo bands, Asking Alexandria, after a couple of years floundering around, are back with a vengeance. Comprised of Ben Bruce – Guitar; Cameron Liddell – Guitar; Sam Bettley – … Continue Reading
The Raft “Blue and Blue” Orion E.P. What a beautiful EP. The Raft is the work of Phil Wilson from Neston, UK, and he makes beautiful music. Sometimes, his pop tunes remind me of The Lightening Seeds at their best. … Continue Reading
United Sounds Of Joy “Where Those Who Fall Are Left Behind” War is A Force That Gives Us Meaning There is beauty in sadness, and United Sounds Of Joy are experts on sadness. Where Those Who Fall Are Left Behind sets a … Continue Reading
Adam Prince King “Witches” Adam Prince King Eccentric-pop powerhouse Adam Prince King has dropped “Witches,” the latest single off his upcoming self-titled EP, due out later this year via Little Assembly. The singer’s booming deep voice and funky dance beat … Continue Reading
Zedi Forder “Killakarta” Zedi Forder What a great band. Honestly, just when I thought alternative metal was dead, along comes Zedi Forder, with more great riffs and songs than you can shake a trident at. This is a great melodic … Continue Reading
Oh Wonder “Ultralife” Ultralife There is a refreshing innocence to Oh Wonder that is really catching. London-based Josephine Vander Gucht and Anthony West never really wanted to be a “band”, but last year, they were putting songs out one … Continue Reading
Sonna Rele is a talented artist hailing from the UK. She clearly inherited the musical gene from her parents who are professional musicians. It was R&B star Ne-Yo that discovered the singer on Facebook and signed her to his … Continue Reading
Cairobi “Saint” Cairobi Cairobi are a British psych band that just love to play with your mind using beautiful swirling sounds, fantastic vocals (other-worldly, in fact), and a propelling beat. They have a Julian Cope/The Teardrop Explodes sound to them. … Continue Reading
A lot of you may know Jess Glynne as the warm voice featured on the single “Rather Be” that was released early this Spring and became a huge radio hit. Her first single “Hold My Hand” was a big … Continue Reading
Lock Up Laura “The Jury’s Out” Masquerade These guys kick ass. What can I say. I am a sucker for great metal, and these guys got all the licks down. They remind me of no one; they are that original. … Continue Reading
“It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.” – Voltaire From the press release: George Michael has released the video for his new … Continue Reading