Album Review: Frankie & The Heartstrings – The Days Run Away
So, the ever chirpy Northerner’s Frankie and the Heartstrings are back, but boy, have I missed them! I recently learnt that their record store Pop Recs Ltd in Sunderland was….
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Fortitude Album Of The Year: AM – Arctic Monkeys
‘AM’ is the fifth album of Arctic Monkeys’ incredible career. Bands releasing new albums is nothing new or special, it happens a lot but when Alex Turner emerged they did….
Fortitude Album Of The Year: 8) The 1975 – Self Titled
2013 was an incredible year for The 1975, seeing them flourish from a fairly under the radar band into one of the most talked about acts of the year. I….
Single Review: Albert Hammond, Jr – Rude Customer
Venturing alone into the wilderness, and leaving The Strokes behind him, for now, Albert Hammond, Jr has returned with his new single ‘Rude Customer’. It’s been a bit of a….
EP Review: Phantogram – Self-Titled
It’s certainly been a fantastic couple of years for Phantogram. Their infectious beat-based electro pop has captured the attention of many curious ears, including Big Boi of Outkast and Wayne….
TOY Announce UK Tour
Psych-rockers TOY have today announced a UK tour for February 2014. The announcement comes ahead of the release of their second album Join The Dots on Monday 9th December. The….
The Gaslight Anthem To Release Live DVD
The Gaslight Anthem have today announced that they will release their first live DVD on 6th January, 2014. The Gaslight Anthem Live in London was recorded at the Troxy Theatre….
Temples Announce Debut Album
Kettering based psych-pop band Temples have announced the details of their forthcoming debut album Sun Structures. It will be released on 10th February, 2014 on Heavenly Recordings. The album, which….
Single Review: The Minx – (Can You Find) My Head
Hailing from a city with a music scene historically famed for fusion between genres, native Mancunians The Minx have done little to break from this tradition with their latest single….
Interview: The Family Rain- “We’re never trying to chase any sort of scene or fit into any category…”
The three brothers from rock n’ roll up and comers, The Family Rain, sat down with me before their show with Miles Kane at Brixton Academy to chat with me….