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Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - The Beat That My Heart Skipped

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip The Beat That My Heart Skipped Single Review After a busy 2007 tour which included dates at Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading Festival & Bestival, the London based duo of Dan Le...

Review posted on 16th October 2007

Republic Of Loose - Come Back Girl

Republic Of Loose - Come Back Girl

Republic Of LooseCome Back GirlSingle Review On listening to Republic Of Loose for the first time you could easily be forgiven for thinking they were a talentless American collective. Of course that wouldn't be quite...

Review posted on 15th October 2007

Oceansize - Frames

Oceansize - Frames

OceansizeFramesAlbum Review Though still relatively unknown to the music world, this Manchester 5-piece have managed to build a loyal & fanatical following. Now onto their third album with Frames, the band will be hoping to...

Review posted on 15th October 2007

Tunng - Good Arrows

Tunng - Good Arrows

Just over twelve months since the release of Comments of the Inner Chorus, Tunng's third album Good Arrows not only brings a new band member in the form of Ashley Bates, but it also sees...

Review posted on 15th October 2007

Kevin Drew - Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew, Spirit If ...

Kevin Drew - Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew, Spirit If ...

Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew Spirit If ... Album Review 2007 has been a busy year as far as the Broken Social Scene collective are concerned. With already acclaimed records from the likes of...

Review posted on 17th September 2007

Brakes - Beatific Visions

Brakes - Beatific Visions

BrakesBeatific VisionsSingle Review Brakes are a Brighton based quartet, made-up of former British Sea Power member Eamon Hamilton & Electric Soft Parade Members Tom & Alex White. This latest single is the title track from...

Review posted on 6th September 2007

Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up

Beastie Boys - The Mix-Up

Beastie BoysThe Mix-UpAlbum Review The follow up to 2004's 'To The 5 Boroughs' The Mix-Up sees the New York based hip-hop outfit venture into new territory with a purely instrumental album. Despite the funky basslines...

Review posted on 6th September 2007

UNKLE - War Stories

UNKLE - War Stories

UNKLEWar Stories Album Review James Lavelle still has a lot to prove. Having spawned the sublime 'Psyence Fiction' with help from DJ Shadow in 1998, Lavelle has since taken the UNKLE guise on his own...

Review posted on 6th September 2007

Gravenhurst - Trust

Gravenhurst - Trust

GravenhurstTrust Single Review For those who are familiar with Gravenhurst's last album 'Fires In Distant Buildings' the new single Trust might come as a slight surprise. Especially when you consider the Bristol quartet's previous work...

Review posted on 6th September 2007

Stateless - Prism #1

Stateless - Prism #1

Stateless Prism #1 Single ReviewHaving already impressed the likes of Roots Manuva & DJ Shadow (lead singer Chris James featured on Shadow's 'The Outsider') Stateless look to continue in a similar fashion with this impressive...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

The Rainbow Family - This Is Not A Circular

The Rainbow Family - This Is Not A Circular

The Rainbow FamilyThis Is Not A Circular Album ReviewRecorded in the Scottish highlands & the product of Barry Christie & Marco Rea, This Is Not A Circular consists of electronic beats, spacious pads & child-like...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

Kid Acne - Worst Luck

Kid Acne - Worst Luck

Kid AcneWorst Luck EPEP Review Releasing taster EP's containing tracks from a forthcoming album seems to have become the norm these days. The Worst Luck EP contains three tracks (plus an instrumental version for each)...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

Hot Chip - My Piano

Hot Chip - My Piano

Hot ChipMy PianoSingle Review Taken from the forthcoming 'DJ Kicks' series on Ik7, My Piano is another strong electro-pop release from the London-based synth outfit Hot Chip. Consisting of piano stabs (of course), synth's, a...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

Ferraby Lionheart - Ferraby Lionheart

Ferraby Lionheart - Ferraby Lionheart

Ferraby LionheartFerraby LionheartEP Review With a Full-length album out this summer, the Los Angeles born singer-songwriter Ferraby Lionheart has thrown down the gauntlet with his self-titled EP. This six track release was recorded at home,...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

Blood Red Shoes - It's Getting Boring By The Sea

Blood Red Shoes - It's Getting Boring By The Sea

Blood Red ShoesIt's Getting Boring By The SeaSingle Review After performing around two hundred live shows in the last two years you wonder how this Brighton duo would find the time to get bored. It's...

Review posted on 11th July 2007

I Concur - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

I Concur - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

I Concur EP Launch Night @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 31-05-07 Live Review Hampered with broken wrist, broken fingernails and a cold, Leeds based singer songwriter Peter Wright is easily forgiven for reciting a drawn-out...

Review posted on 6th June 2007

Abdominal - Escape From The Pigeon Hole

Abdominal - Escape From The Pigeon Hole

AbdominalEscape From The Pigeon Hole Album ReviewEscape From The Pigeon Hole is the debut album from the Toronto-based, hip hop MC Abdominal, featuring contributions from a host of producers (including Dj Format & Cut Chemist)....

Review posted on 23rd May 2007

Tom Mcrae - Set The Story Straight

Tom Mcrae - Set The Story Straight

Tom McRaeSet The Story StraightEP Review Set The Story Straight is a digital download release from the Essex born singer-songwriter Tom McRae. This EP features four alternative cuts from the new album 'King Of Cards'....

Review posted on 23rd May 2007

I Concur - Whatever It's Going To Be

I Concur - Whatever It's Going To Be

I ConcurWhatever It's Going To BeEP Review With all the pop fuelled post-punk bands filtering out of Leeds at present, you might be forgiven for thinking the city was incapable of producing anything else. Of...

Review posted on 23rd May 2007

Bonnie Prince Billy - Strange Form Of Life

Bonnie Prince Billy - Strange Form Of Life

Bonnie ‘Prince’ BillyStrange Form Of LifeEP ReviewTaken from his 2006 record ‘The Letting Go’, Strange Form Of Life is the latest single/EP release from the prolific ‘jack of all trades’ Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.This single sees...

Review posted on 4th April 2007

Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone

Explosions In The Sky, All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone, Album ReviewIt’s easy to see why post-rock divides people... Though the genre can display beautiful, epic & moving characteristics, it can also be severely...

Review posted on 4th April 2007

The Little Ones - Sing Song

The Little Ones - Sing Song

The Little OnesSing SongSingle Review America seems to have a real knack for producing some great little indie-pop bands. Last year we had strong albums from The Spinto Band, Tilly And The Wall, And You...

Review posted on 26th March 2007

Luke Toms - Fools With Money EP

Luke Toms - Fools With Money EP

Luke TomsFools With Money EPSingle Review Having previously supported 'man of the moment' Mika, the London based singer-songwriter Luke Toms will be hoping to emulate his success with the release of his debut EP, Fools...

Review posted on 26th March 2007

The Hedrons - One More Won't Kill Us

The Hedrons - One More Won't Kill Us

The HedronsOne More Won't Kill UsSingle Review Having already released 3 singles from the album, the Glasgow-based four-piece The Hedrons have finally got round to releasing their debut full-length One More Won't Kill Us. The...

Review posted on 26th March 2007

The Good The Bad & The Queen - The Bad & The Queen

The Good The Bad & The Queen - The Bad & The Queen

The Good, The Bad & The QueenKingdom Of DoomSingle ReviewKingdom Of Doom is the 2nd single taken from the Good, The Bad & The Queens self-titled album.Like the first single Herculean, Kingdom Of Doom has...

Review posted on 5th February 2007

Goose - Bring It On

Goose - Bring It On

GooseBring It On Album ReviewSigned to the respected Skint label, Goose are a Belgian based dance act consisting of four members and Bring It On is the bands debut album.If I was to be completely...

Review posted on 5th February 2007

Herman Dune - Giant

Herman Dune - Giant

Herman DuneGiantAlbum ReviewThe late John Peel was a massive Herman Dune fan, so much so, that he invited them for a mammoth 12 Peel sessions. Despite the backing from one of music's most loved &...

Review posted on 5th February 2007

Mogwai - Black Spider/Half Time

Mogwai - Black Spider/Half Time

MogwaiBlack Spider/Half TimeSingle Review Written and recorded by post rockers Mogwai, and following the early 2006 record 'Mr Beast', this limited edition 2 track release is taken from the soundtrack album 'Zidane: a 21st Century...

Review posted on 8th January 2007

Simple Kid - The Ballad Of Elton John/Serotonin

Simple Kid - The Ballad Of Elton John/Serotonin

Simple KidThe Ballad Of Elton John/SerotoninSingle Review Fresh off the back of Simple Kid's stunning & vastly overlooked second album '2' comes the double release 'The Ballad Of Elton John/Serotonin'. 'The Ballad Of Elton John'...

Review posted on 8th January 2007

Union Of Knives - Operated On

Union Of Knives - Operated On

Union Of KnivesOperated OnEP Review The 'Operated On EP' is a collection of four electronic pop songs from the Glasgow based trio Union Of Knives. The opening song 'Infant eyes' is a danceable number with...

Review posted on 8th January 2007

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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate

Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate

On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...

Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying

Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]

Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.

Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review

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Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.

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WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]

With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...

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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a

Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]

Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...

Keelan X talks to us about staying true to

Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]

Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.

Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]

Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]

Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...

Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and

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Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...

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