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...
I am an adult. To me this is abundantly clear. The signs are everywhere for all to see. Yet I am still plagued by dilemmas not befitting an adult. Often not befitting a child either. My current dilemma is about tissues, more...
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...
Back in the Autumn of 2011, I went to a gig in one of Beijing’s historic Hutongs. It was a remarkable gig for many reasons and I don’t know why it took me so long to revisit the notes I wrote that night. Here are...
Yoofs Yoofs stand around in packs, lurk in urban shadows with hoodies pulled down over their eyes, thinking about shanking. They smoke hydro so strong it makes your toes curl and use words that you’ll never...
Kanda Bongo Man Live Review – Tunnels, Bristol I am ill. Indulging a slight tendency for the dramatic, I would even say I can hear a death rattle in my chest. The Bristol wind, keen with moisture, cuts right through me. My...
Two Inch Punch It’s r ‘n’ b Jim, but not as we know it… London producer Two Inch Punch unlocked new sonic territory this summer with the interstellar future soul of Saturn: The Slow Jams EP. Surpassing...
Here are my 2012 albums of the year: 1. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan 2. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange 3. AU – Both Lights 4. Darren Hayman and The Long Parliament – The Violence 5. DiiV...