When I interview bands I always ask them what music they’ve been listening to. It’s usually so that I get an insight into their tastes and influences, but also a good way to discover some interesting new music. Sadly...
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On the track ‘Lolly Moon’, Jo Ford from the band Super Squarecloud sings: “Fill my life with colour.” It’s a camp call to arms admittedly, but a rallying cry nonetheless, one which the band is happy to answer. Super...
When I was 16 I wrote poetry about politics and love and plenty of other cliched stuff. It was rubbish. But then I was only 16. At 16 you are not supposed to know how to be good or even what makes something good. You are...
It is fitting that the release of Moondog coincides with the 25th anniversary of the birth of BritPop. The Wiltshire three-piece owes much to the movement – there are the familiar 60s harmonies, guitar solos and organ all...
How to Dress Well Live Review – Thekla, Bristol 19 May 2013 When I was a kid I listened to Michael Jackson a lot. I loved his music and the way he sang. One of my favourite songs back then was ‘Dirty Diana’. I...
Sunday 21st April When I first heard Matthew E White’s Big Inner I got over-excited. It had been a while since I’d heard a man whisper so sweetly over such seriously soulful grooves. I listened to it some more and the hooks...
Nottingham band and Spoonster Spouts Ones to Watch FISTS have finally released details of their long awaited and much anticipated debut album. The LP entitled Phantasm will be released on July 8th through the brilliant Hello...
Alec Ounsworth is the lead singer with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! Sadly, his band have been slipping deeper into mediocrity since the fascinating sonic experience of 2007’s Some Loud Thunder. Given the brilliance of the...
Jai Paul Album Review In a world of quick fixes, overnight sensations and near instant gratification, it’s been a rare pleasure to have been drip fed Jai Paul’s fascinating fractured funk. That is until now, because...
I hate silence. It scares me and makes me restless. I find it uncomfortable to be alone with my thoughts, not because of the nature of my thoughts, but because they bounce around like electrons, busy, without direction, endlessly...