June 20th sees the Love Record Stores online event take fruition in a bid to help struggling independent record stores. This Saturday (June 20th) sees the much-anticipated 24-hour online event brought to life by the Love Record Stores campaign. Aimed at helping struggling record stores during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the event will include a plethora of special vinyl … [Read more...] about Love Record Stores Event Vinyl Release List Announced
Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher – Review
Twenty-five-year-old Californian singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers more than matches the emotional candour and poetic flourishes of her 2017 debut, Stranger In The Alps, with another nourishing, unflinching and authoritative cluster of wry tales of modern discomfort and heartbreak. In the space of just a few years, the Californian folk-rocker Phoebe Bridgers has laid down … [Read more...] about Phoebe Bridgers: Punisher – Review
Gia Margaret: Mia Gargaret – Review
The ‘sleep rock’ singer reinvents herself as an ambient sound sculptor on her predominantly instrumental follow-up to the acclaimed song cycle, There’s Always a Glimmer, offering music as a healing process and solace from uncertainty. Gia Margaret patented the genre of ‘sleep rock’ in 2018 with her quietly devastating debut, There’s Always a Glimmer, a lo-fi collection of … [Read more...] about Gia Margaret: Mia Gargaret – Review
Sundogs: The Code – Album Review
With an underlying classic rock sound and leanings toward jazz fusion, Sundogs’ The Code tries to grow from previous records, managing to shine a light in the dark. If you’re in a band and not writing songs that you enjoy, then something is wrong. When we reviewed Sundogs previous record Legends In Their Own Minds, this was the album’s strength, and the fun and jovial … [Read more...] about Sundogs: The Code – Album Review
The Aces: Under My Influence – Review
The Aces take a catchy edge and fill it with testing lyrics and upbeat energy on new album, Under My Influence. If you haven’t heard of American Indie-Pop band The Aces you’re clearly missing out. Their new album Under My Influence is a fun yet sassy record which touches on situations that most teens find themselves in. Bringing a sense of empowerment, the lead singer … [Read more...] about The Aces: Under My Influence – Review
Gum Country: Somewhere – Review
Gum Country have arrived and they’re not taking any prisoners as they storm onto the indie scene with their rousing debut album, Somewhere. The LA duo have created a thrilling sound that makes you dream of a COVID-free land where we can all finally go to a bar and listen to live music again. This album sounds as if it has been created by a five-piece band with a plethora of … [Read more...] about Gum Country: Somewhere – Review