Halifax’s finest purveyors of indie ear-candy, The Orielles, stretch out and expand their art-rock sound into dizzy dream-pop and giddy space-funk textures on their magisterial second album, Disco Volador. On their vivid, buzz-generating 2018 calling-card, Silver Dollar Moment, West Yorkshire’s The Orielles honed a refreshingly idiosyncratic and expansive take on those … [Read more...] about The Orielles: Disco Volador – Review
New Music Fridays – 6th March 2020
It's Friday, the sun is shining (hopefully where you are), and your ears are crying out for some new tunes. Well, we have just the thing for you! This week's artists have a distinctly punky, rocky vibe with loud brash guitars and attitudes to match but we've also thrown in some dreamy synth-pop for good measure. Check them out by clicking the pics! Ring Them Bells - … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 6th March 2020
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Blue Moon Rising – EP Review
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds return with their first EP of 2020, featuring a mix of dance-tinged sounds and classic atmospheres from earlier solo work. At times Noel appears stuck in limbo. He tries something new with his music but can also feel like he’s holding back, too nervous to really throw himself into a new sound. New EP Blue Moon Rising manages once again to … [Read more...] about Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds: Blue Moon Rising – EP Review
Record Store Day 2020 Releases Announced
Record Store Day 2020 is set to be as big as ever with the event organisers finally releasing the full list of records we can get our lucky hands on. This year, Record Store Day is being held on April 18th with over 200 independent record shops across the UK coming together to celebrate the love of vinyl with a plethora of special releases. As usual, this will see record fans … [Read more...] about Record Store Day 2020 Releases Announced
The Jaded Hearts Club: Nobody But Me – Single Review
Put down your Amaretto cherryades, The Jaded Hearts Club are here to hotwire the weekend with new single Nobody But Me. The Jaded Hearts Club comprises 3 huge British rock icons (Matt Bellamy of Muse, Graham Coxon of Blur and Miles Kane of...Miles Kane), and 3 random American blokes. Kitted out all in black, with leather jackets and classic Gretsch guitars, the band … [Read more...] about The Jaded Hearts Club: Nobody But Me – Single Review
José James: No Beginning No End 2 – Review
José James has spent a decade honing his craft and defining his musical voice. With his latest release, No Beginning No End 2, James pays homage to a multitude of his inspirations, whilst collaborating with a large handful of other musicians. I Need Your Love opens the album with an arpeggiated acoustic guitar and subtle horns (the latter is performed magnificently), before … [Read more...] about José James: No Beginning No End 2 – Review