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
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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
Bibio: Sleep On The Wing – Review
Bibio, the king of folktronica, serves a calming, carefree and largely instrumental reprieve from our current calamities with his latest sojourn into wyrd folk pastoral. On his eleventh album as Bibio, the Wolverhampton native Stephen Wilkinson continues to bottle the hazy serenity essayed on last year’s bucolic Ribbons, a comforting cocktail of arpeggiated guitar and … [Read more...] about Bibio: Sleep On The Wing – Review
Belle and Sebastian: Days of the Bagnold Summer (OST) – Review
Belle and Sebastian hark back to former glories on their bewitching score for Simon Bird’s sweet and understated slice of life, Days of the Bagnold Summer. Over the course of almost a quarter of a century, the veteran Glaswegian indie-poppers Belle and Sebastian have provided a reassuring ballast for alienated, bookish and sensitive teenagers everywhere. Both small and big … [Read more...] about Belle and Sebastian: Days of the Bagnold Summer (OST) – Review