Bolshy guitars and a catchy chorus help David Hales from Sonic Fuel heal the heartache and come out the other side on track I Will Rise. Music has always been used to heal the hurt and make sense of your feelings, for both musicians and listeners. It can be a form of self-medication; a personal therapist that helps you through those tough times. New track I Will Rise from … [Read more...] about Sonic Fuel: I Will Rise – Single Review
Khruangbin: Mordechai – Album Review
On the third Khruangbin album proper, the Texan trio’s incorporation of prominent vocal textures articulates rather than intimates, making for a triumph of globe-trotting songcraft. Over the last seven years, Houston’s purveyors of dubby, downtempo Mediterranean funk, Khruangbin, have built a considerable following that’s enabled them to tour almost constantly. Initially … [Read more...] about Khruangbin: Mordechai – Album Review
New Music Fridays – 26th June 2020
The end of another week means the beginning of a New Music Fridays! Today we have surfy, soulful sounds, folky indie, 70s psychedelia and fuzzy rock for you to wrap your ears around. Click the pics to have a listen. Carmanah - Stand Up With a west coast sound and settled, surfy vibes, Carmanah’s Stand Up floats along on a sea of potential as it saunters, sways, and … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 26th June 2020
Haim: Women In Music Pt. III – Review
Haim return with an impressively layered album that shows the sisters coping with personal issues and growing into a more musically-rounded band. Haim have had a difficult time since their last record, 2017’s Something To Tell You. With each sister undergoing struggles (Alana’s best friend passing away, Este suffering from Type 1 Diabetes and Danielle's boyfriend and … [Read more...] about Haim: Women In Music Pt. III – Review
Kate NV: Room for the Moon – Review
The Russian hybrid-pop experimentalist Kate NV brings exuberance and respite from the world’s chaos with a spellbinding and playful collection of multi-lingual art-pop. The Moscow-based electronic composer Kate Shilonosova, aka Kate NV, operates in an eccentric, multi-layered and painterly sound world that resists easy interpretation and categorisation. Her third … [Read more...] about Kate NV: Room for the Moon – Review
John Legend: Bigger Love – Review
John Legend, the king of smooth, has yet again wooed everyone over with his sensitive and stunning new album Bigger Love. This hopeless romantic has calibrated sixteen beautiful tracks, making women all over the world swoon at his gentle voice. Kicking the album off with Oo Laa, this sexy song, along with Slow Cooker, sets the tone for the rest of this record. Ready to … [Read more...] about John Legend: Bigger Love – Review