Having seen one of our more innovative and interesting local bands The Elephant Trees live a couple of times over recent months, I was keen to contrast it to lead singer Martha Phillips strutting her stuff solo. That she was playing at a new music venue in Huddersfield (the Northern Quarter) just added to my […]
Month: March 2018
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roves // Always
It’s of course amazingly easy for any wannabe music reviewer to throw a few verbal grenades while sheltering safely behind a laptop. However, one broad criticism I have of many new and emerging bands is that in their anxiety not to “mess it up”, their first few tracks do just that by playing it too […]
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The Covasettes – Wondering Why
Guitar music is dead. That seems to be the message coming from “industry experts” recently. There is now no home for guitar music on our airwaves apparently…fake news!!! Manchester band The Covasettes very clearly did not get this memo as they recently released their brand new single Wondering Why proving exactly why guitar music is as […]
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Avalanche Party // Porcelain
There are a few heavy indie bands on the live circuit at the minute that laugh loudly in the face of crazy with a sweaty, crowd surfing, get-dirty-with-the-locals performance. Avalanche Party are one of those providing a service more gratifying than sex and their efforts are clearly designed to ensure their audience go home with mad […]
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Flocking to see Germany’s Giant Rooks
The Eurovision Song Contest and European tourist bars leave a lot to answer for. Unless you scratch a little deeper you might be forgiven for thinking the music of continental Europe is largely about ropy five year out of date dance music or jingly jangly feel good pop music; of course we all know better. […]
The third 2000trees Festival 2018 announcement is here, and as ever it selects some of the finest new bands, welcomes back some of the events very favourites and says howdy to some incredible festival newbies, both up and coming and established. This line up announcement was also announced by our incredible Saturday headliners ENTER SHIKARI in this video – HERE […]
Attitude? Admittedly it’s usually not a great attribute in a work office environment (trust me) but in music, attitude is a most welcome trait. Luckily Los Angeles based (there’s a clue in the name) punk band L.A. Witch have attitude to spare. Dirty, moody, heavy, surfy and confident can be mined in thick chunky seams […]
With 2018 marking the 10th anniversary of arguably The Gaslight Anthem’s best record The ’59 Sound, most fans of the band are waiting eagerly for their reunion shows in July. For those who have followed the career of frontman Brian Fallon since then though, were excited to see the New Jersey singer showcasing his second solo record Sleepwalkers in […]
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Citrus Heights // Lovers Single Review
From the first time I heard Citrus Heights, I wasn’t sure I understood the direction they wanted to take their music. I liked what I heard, but the vast array of influences and genres clashed and weren’t defined as well as they should have been. 2018 though, feels like a new year for Citrus Heights. […]
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Twist Helix // Ouseburn Single Review
“Born out of the hip bars and rundown rehearsal rooms of Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley, synth-pop band Twist Helix are fascinated with the exploration of place and its relation to creativity and identity.” Last year, one of the breakout synth-pop bands in the North of England was Geordie outfit Twist Helix; now they’re back with their first release […]
Halfway 2 Nowhere 