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Grace Calver – my life and its disasters EP

When a record is called ‘my life and its disasters’, you should have a fair hunch its content isn’t going to be all blissful and shiny tales of love’s young dream. Give Grace Calver’s debut EP a listen and you’ll find your hunch proven true, with the East Anglian singer-songwriter’s first collection candidly confessing theContinue reading “Grace Calver – my life and its disasters EP”

The Albion Rooms, Margate

Just over two years have passed since London indie legends The Libertines ventured into the hospitality trade with the opening of The Albion Rooms on Margate seafront. For a garage punk band to become hoteliers is not the most obvious creative foray, but in this instance, for The Libertines with their record artwork full ofContinue reading “The Albion Rooms, Margate”

Vona Vella – Thought We Were Falling In Love

There is an occasional strata of bands out there with a startling ability to make fiercely upbeat, lively tunes, but when you dig just a scratch beneath the surface the subject matter is actually pretty rough. Vona Vella are one such band, on the days when they’re not making sun-drenched, out and out surf-chill classics.Continue reading “Vona Vella – Thought We Were Falling In Love”

Tom Emlyn – Like A Cigarette

An elegant, pensive song written while busking outside a Frankfurt cafe, Swansea singer/poet/songwriter Tom Emlyn’s latest sparkler of a single is ‘Like A Cigarette’, an unimposing, mostly acoustic critique of the disposability of human interactions, like burned out smokes flicked to the floor. Quite a recurrent sight in the German city, no doubt. Accompanying theContinue reading “Tom Emlyn – Like A Cigarette”

Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – Chew

Gone is the long hair, 70s folk rock vibes and rainbow jumpers. With new single ‘Chew’, the leaders of the Cardiff musical landscape, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, have experienced a dark rebirth, shorn their locks, purged the depths of hell itself and summonsed the blood-lust essence of metal. What better way to launch this new goldenContinue reading “Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – Chew”

Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro Review

NB: There’s a £20 discount code at the end of this feature!Thanks Soundcore by Anker for gifting this item to us. What good is excellent new music without an excellent piece of kit to listen to it on? Fair question, right? We thought so. That’s why we’re changing tact for a moment and bringing youContinue reading “Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro Review”

Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Back/Burden

The best, elite, crème de la crème of alternative music is short. It comes up along, packs an almighty punch right in the middle of your psyche, and scoots off again into the night, leaving the innocent listener bewildered in a daze of masochistic, painful joy. Want an example? Stick Man/Woman/Chainsaw‘s new one – ‘Back/Burden’Continue reading “Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Back/Burden”

Phoenix feat. Clairo – After Midnight

The mighty Phoenix. Masters of effortlessly knowing their way around the crafting of outstanding, loveable indie pop tunes and always, always there, toiling away reliably, brilliantly, in the background. We do love Phoenix so very, very much. And so, it would seem, do some of the biggest and best names in indie rock. Very recently,Continue reading “Phoenix feat. Clairo – After Midnight”

Fate Of The Sun – the ‘Glory Hole’ interview

“Believe it or not, I’ve always kept my politics to myself, not got involved, but I said to myself, “If I don’t start to speak my mind and try and highlight things or change people’s opinions, then I’m doing my children a disservice”. Nothing will ever change unless we stand up for what we thinkContinue reading “Fate Of The Sun – the ‘Glory Hole’ interview”