IDLES make their highly anticipated return with new album Ultra Mono, still hell-bent on shaking things up amongst raucous energy and big ideologies. IDLES really did really spring from nowhere with 2017s debut album Brutalism, and what’s great about them is they've worked extremely hard to get where they are. Just as with bands like The Libertines, IDLES’ fans feel like … [Read more...] about IDLES: Ultra Mono – Album Review
New Music Fridays – 18th September 2020
Friday has arrived, which means it's the end of the working week and the day you treat yourself to 5 new tracks courtesy of New Music Fridays! This week we jump into some indie garage rock, lofi hip-hop and fuzzy, hazy indie-pop. As always click the links to a little listen. Limón Limón - Long Distance Based around long distance relationships falling apart, Long … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 18th September 2020
Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz: American Bardo – Review
Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz create an ode to novel Lincoln in the Bardo with their tenderly pleasant concept album American Bardo. Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz have reunited for third record, American Bardo, after the success of sophomore album Ghosts To Ancestors. This time, they’ve taken on more of a concept album, with the words and music inspired by George Saunders’ … [Read more...] about Eric Anders and Mark O’Bitz: American Bardo – Review
Vinyl sells more than CDs for the first time since the 80s
That’s right, it’s finally happened. Vinyl has taken back its rightful place at the top of the physical format ladder by outselling CDs in the US over the first half of 2020, according to The Record Industry Association of America (RIAA). According to the RIAA, for the first half of the year, there was $376 million worth of physical music sales, with 62% of these being vinyl … [Read more...] about Vinyl sells more than CDs for the first time since the 80s
Mark Vickness: Interconnected – Review
Mark Vickness creates a dual record of solo guitar and ensemble material to express the interconnectedness of humanity through music. Three years after debut solo album Places, Mark Vickness is back with a record that takes in both his solo material and the use of his new ensemble, Interconnected. Mixing both his solo, fingerpicking compositions and full ensemble pieces was … [Read more...] about Mark Vickness: Interconnected – Review
Cosmopolis: Sécheresse – Single Review
Cosmopolis release sophomore track Sécheresse, a darker, melancholic slow-burner that strings the listener along. Moody Art-rockers Cosmopolis have got their indie groove on with new track Sécheresse. In stark contrast to the pulsating rock drive of debut single God Hotel, Sécheresse shows off a darker side to the group and a penchant for building a track before releasing … [Read more...] about Cosmopolis: Sécheresse – Single Review