The boss of Time For Heroes podcast, Martin Morel, welcomed me on to his illustrious platform for a far-reaching conversation, taking the opportunity to discuss becoming a teenage music fan in the 90s against the backdrop of Melody Maker fuelled post-britpop glam-indie, touching on Manic Street Preachers and Libertines fandom, diving into the London alt-musicContinue reading “Time For Heroes Podcast feat. Edge of Arcady”
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Gemma Rogers – New World Order
Dub-flecked lullabies don’t come much more political than this. London’s Gemma Rogers has serious concerns about the road this country of ours is being steered down and on ‘New World Order’ she has a go at casually sussing out who’s really calling the shots, name checking “faceless clowns – you leave us choiceless” and feelingContinue reading “Gemma Rogers – New World Order”
Loviet – What I Wouldn’t Give
You know those tunes so big that they get lodged in your subconscious and for days, maybe even weeks, they’re the background music in your head when everything else is quiet? An earworm, if you like. Well the chorus to ‘What I Wouldn’t Give’ by Canadian singer songwriter Loviet has gone and done that forContinue reading “Loviet – What I Wouldn’t Give”
Masquerader – Nothing Will Change EP
Spending a couple years putting in the blood, sweat and graft, building both their reputation and skills on the Reading gig scene has put math-punk raveheads Masquerader in amazing stead for the release of debut EP ‘Nothing Will Change’. Encompassing elements of hardcore, rap and a plethora of electronics to tell a story of urbanContinue reading “Masquerader – Nothing Will Change EP”
Pigeon Wigs – Rock By Numbers
If you’re stumbling around the place looking for some jumbo, godzilla-sized, magniloquent tunes, then may we point you in the direction of Pigeon Wigs debut mini-album ‘Rock By Numbers’, you lucky, lucky thing? After delivering a string of psychedelic blues rock monoliths with singles ‘Near The Knuckle’, ‘Death Of A King’, ‘Hold Up!’ and ‘RadiationContinue reading “Pigeon Wigs – Rock By Numbers”
MACY – Shoulders Back
Bubblegum-pop starlets don’t come any more fizzy and energetic than MACY and her new single ‘Shoulders Back’ is every bit as sparkling as any of her releases to date. Like contemporaries Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Little Mix, the Abertillery performer takes shamelessly overt melodies and couples them up with razor sharp, glistening EDM productionContinue reading “MACY – Shoulders Back”
Papa Jupe’s T.C. – Wetmarket EP
Who is Papa Jupe? And what is his T.C? We’re still not certain but after hearing the ‘Wetmarket EP’ we think we could be persuaded to give up all our worldly possessions and prostrate ourselves in front of a graven image of him or some shit. Because five lads from Cardiff, who we guess areContinue reading “Papa Jupe’s T.C. – Wetmarket EP”
Blur – St. Charles Square
Britpop’s perennially cheeky cockney chappies are on the comeback road and the second single of their renaissance – ‘St Charles Square’ is a sprightly distillation of the many varied elements that made Blur outstanding in the first place. Which elements in particular are they, you ask, for clarification purposes? Firstly, Damon Albarn’s in peak EnglishContinue reading “Blur – St. Charles Square”
Nicky Wire – Keeper of the Flame
As a rule of thumb, in most bands the frontman is the powerhouse, the largest personality, the loudest mouth. But for Wales’ absolute greatest, Manic Street Preachers, that’s simply not the case, with singer and guitarist James Dean Bradfield being the first to admit his charisma weighs in at only a fraction of his lyricist,Continue reading “Nicky Wire – Keeper of the Flame”
Duke Keats – Dirty Glamour EP
If Prince wrote a whole EP for Placebo expounding the flashy, deathly seediness of the Hollywood circuit through flourishes of jazz and avant-garde funk guitar twangs, we reckon it may have sounded something like the record Coventry performer Duke Keats has put together for his latest luxuriant EP release – ‘Dirty Glamour’. Essentially a selectionContinue reading “Duke Keats – Dirty Glamour EP”
Edge of Arcady 