PREVIEW: Glaswegians Local Authority ooze punk spirit, from their lo-fi sound to their Instagram manifesto of: ‘We will gig any time. Any day’, but at the same time we wouldn’t dare call their ‘Big Time Dreamer’ EP a punk record. The West Scottish three piece hold the DIY ethos close to their hearts but theContinue reading “Local Authority – Big Time Dreamer EP”
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Pink Cloud – Flourish
Pink Cloud’s second single and latest blissed-up banger ‘Flourish’ teleports us right back to the early 1990s baggy scene while managing to stay very current, the clear influence of Turnstile’s heavy half-shout, half-singing vocals over euphoric and rocky rhythms, Mike Skinner inspired rap over lilting New Order guitars and an intense drum machine beat. Multi-instrumentalContinue reading “Pink Cloud – Flourish”
Local Rainbow – Forget About Me
Existing listeners of Cardiff independent singer-songwriter Rosie Reed, also known as Local Rainbow, will have grown fondly familiar with her unique brand of sugary bubblegum punk-pop, stories of regrettably falling for boys in bands and the intense stresses of growing up. Her new single sees the artist unexpectedly leave behind her brightly coloured world, theContinue reading “Local Rainbow – Forget About Me”
Bear Park – Keep On Smiling
Only a few singles in and Newcastle garage-indie three-piece Bear Park have already proven themselves masters of the fully energised, jubilant rock’n’roll earworm. Their latest delectable melody ‘Keep On Smiling’ is a charmingly indefatigable rush of positivity and playful wordsmithery, every bit as cheeky and unpretentious as it’s title would suggest. Armed with the essentialsContinue reading “Bear Park – Keep On Smiling”
The K’s – Tramshed, Cardiff – 12/04/2024
There’s a powerful sense of victory in the air tonight. Since the incredibly huge response their debut single ‘Sarajevo’ gleaned back in 2017, The K’s have spent the intervening period slogging their hearts out around the UK’s small venue circuit, living on the breadline and, as frontman Ryan Breslin alludes to later on in theContinue reading “The K’s – Tramshed, Cardiff – 12/04/2024”
The K’s – I Wonder If The World Knows?
Although ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ is their debut LP, The K’s are no johnny-come-lately chancers (regardless of what their 2023 song title may indicate), grabbing the attention of clued in onlookers way back in 2017 with their startling first single release ‘Sarajevo’. As would be expected of a 7 year old song, ‘Sarajevo’Continue reading “The K’s – I Wonder If The World Knows?”
em koko – Take me as I am
‘Take Me As I Am’ doesn’t exist in the standard 3D tangible world that the rest of us mortals live and breathe in. You may be listening to it in the here and now, making cogent sense of heavily distorted lyrics about acceptance and safety, but the bass-driven, dreamy melody, hypnotic synths, mesmerising drum poundsContinue reading “em koko – Take me as I am”
WRKHOUSE – Snow
Within a month of putting out debut single ‘Getaway’, North Wales suave-pop maestros WRKHOUSE have come back with another slab of sophisticated vibes. The quartet’s fiercely cool second release ‘Snow’ finds the group working their electronic magic yet again, mashing indie rock with R’n’B stylings, along Tame Impala lines. Synth flashes and throbbing bass createContinue reading “WRKHOUSE – Snow”
Duke Keats – Heavy Heartbreak
The last time we heard Coventry performer Duke Keats was on last year’s sprawling jazz-funk live recorded odyssey, ‘Dirty Glamour’. His latest single ‘Heavy Heartbreak’ is a large-scale departure from 2023’s EP, finding the artist distilling his many varied and wide-ranging influences into an astonishingly ace dreamy radio-made bop. An upbeat summery synth and bassContinue reading “Duke Keats – Heavy Heartbreak”
Death Of The High Street – Mental Wealth
The new one from Death Of The High Street sees the Midlands lads in sheer, seething, all-out rock mode with heavy punk riffs and an honest exposition of the wild intricacies involved in addressing your mental health. Beginning proceedings in the therapist’s office, a story unfolds of youthful bad decisions, unravelling sanity, toxic comparison andContinue reading “Death Of The High Street – Mental Wealth”
Edge of Arcady 