As we near the end of September and the weather begins to get colder (for some of us, anyway...) what better than a fresh batch of awesome tracks to delve into? This week we have some solid lofi loveliness, politicised indie and chilled-out indie folk to wrap your ears around. As always, click the pics for a listen. Chris Ho - Everything is Endlessness Chris Ho’s … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 24th September 2021
Mother Ghost: Somnámbulo – Review
Mother Ghost build up synthy layers of post-punk on the energetic and immense debut album, Somnámbulo. Mother Ghost, the duo made up of brothers Oscar and Thomas Flores have had a tumultuous time recently, and that comes through on their new album, Somnámbulo. The record took several detours due to the tragic death of key producer James Vehslage before completion and also … [Read more...] about Mother Ghost: Somnámbulo – Review
Macie Stewart: Mouth Full of Glass – Review
The Chicago songstress, Macie Stewart, sprinkles some musical magic with the release of her creative debut album, Mouth Full of Glass. As the co-leader of art-rock band, Ohmme, one of the members of improvisation trio The Few, and a violinist alongside Lia Kohl, it’s fair to say Macie Stewart has seamlessly juggled a multitude of musical projects over her career. In … [Read more...] about Macie Stewart: Mouth Full of Glass – Review
Celebrity Warship Culture: Recreational Everything – Review
Celebrity Warship Culture stretch their alt-rock, experimental post-punk muscles on their new album, Recreational Everything. Vancouver-based post-punk/experimental rock group Celebrity Warship Culture can really pull together a bunch of sounds and genres in interesting ways. On new album Recreational Everything, they manage to draw influences from early 90s alt-rock … [Read more...] about Celebrity Warship Culture: Recreational Everything – Review
Jelly Crystal: Freak Show – Review
Jelly Crystal’s latest record, Freak Show, feels like falling down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Stockholm-based artist Filip Johnson, better known as the left-field, wide-eyed wonder Jelly Crystal, describes his latest record, Freak Show, as ‘slow and tedious’ – ‘it might sound boring but it’s just like me.’ And to some extent, I can concur. … [Read more...] about Jelly Crystal: Freak Show – Review
Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel: The Globeflower Masters Vol.1
In which the Brighton duo dig deep and mine the rich seam of lavish soundtrack and library music from the 1960s and 1970s to thrillingly louche and arresting effect. The Globeflower Masters Vol.1’is both a labour of love and a homage to a specific, gilded age of pop. Brighton musicians Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel’s rapturous LP is an embodiment of a certain … [Read more...] about Glenn Fallows and Mark Treffel: The Globeflower Masters Vol.1