Welcome to the last New Music Fridays before Christmas! This week sees us delve into 4 really interesting tracks, each with its own charm and swagger. From delta blues with hip-hop beats to happy 60s pop, these tracks will really get you in the mood for the weekend. Click the pics to listen! The Elwoods - You are You Are is the debut single from The Elwoods upcoming … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 20th December 2019
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The Best Vinyl Reissues and Compilations: 2019
From Afro jams to soulful gospel, encompassing psychedelia, dub and Krautrock, Michael Sumsion runs his eye over the cream of the crop of 2019 reissues and compilations on vinyl. The vinyl renaissance continued apace in 2019, augmented by a plethora of archival releases. With a spread of geography, genre and theme further widening the scope of product, this year has … [Read more...] about The Best Vinyl Reissues and Compilations: 2019
New Day Rising: Hüsker Dü – Classic Albums
January 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of New Day Rising. The post-punk outfit Hüsker Dü triumphantly returned after the successful Zen Arcade LP. With this collection of songs Bob Mould and Co stray further away from hardcore punk and probably gave birth to the genre known as alternative rock. Since 1979 the music Husker Du wrote had been named several things. … [Read more...] about New Day Rising: Hüsker Dü – Classic Albums
New Music Fridays – 13th December 2019
Welcome to this week’s New Music Fridays! How is it mid-December?! If you haven’t yet finished (or started) your Christmas shopping, don’t worry… instead, just sit back and relax to our four tracks from up and coming artists! Present buying can wait. As always, click the pics to have a little listen. Coach Kit - Petite Holiday Our first holiday song pick of the season … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 13th December 2019
Retro Soundtracks: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
When you take up the mantle of directing a film adaptation of an unfinished cult graphic novel about a 90’s slacker, his garage band and their adventure in music, love and life, Director Edgar Wright had one man in mind for the Scott Pilgrim movie, and that man was Beck. It takes a brave man to take on a film project like Scott Pilgrim. In what some may describe as niche, … [Read more...] about Retro Soundtracks: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
New Music Fridays – 6th December 2019
Welcome to the first New Music Friday of December! No Christmas songs this week (some might creep in nearer to the big day) but we do have four lovely tracks from up and coming bands that really hit home. As always, click the pics to have a listen. Future Ghost - Took My Chance Future Ghost is an Orlando, Florida based project from Kat Albanese and Jake Ellis. Track … [Read more...] about New Music Fridays – 6th December 2019