It’s not very often that you find a new band that refuse to fit into any category, and if you […]
This EP starts off well enough, kicking in with some very fashionable synth stylings – ‘ah, new wave!’ you might […]
Vamps and Gypsies stick a knife in the egos of other UK underground rock bands by flaunting a singer who […]
Out From Animals describe themselves as rock and roll electronica. Here, we have a Ronseal band – it does exactly […]
An interesting set this. On the way back from a spell in China, Pare found himself on a train surrounded […]
I know this CD is going to be good even though it’s gone nowhere near the stereo yet. Before you […]
Talk about breaking the mould! Indeed, Static Zi delivers eight amazing tracks to the audience from his User Friendly EP. […]
The phrase ‘electronic post-hardcore’ might throw up images of headbanging Goths in a rock club to most. In the case […]
The Sugarettes hail from Eindhoven, Netherlands. Joep van Son and Iskaa love sweet melodies, raw guitars, and a DIY ethic. […]
This five-track self-titled EP arrived on my doorstep last year and by the time I started to review it they […]
So The Beatles turn up and start to play a jangly, sombre version of Sgt Peppers, and before your very […]
To be honest, I think Daze are very different from any other band that I’ve heard in the whole first […]
I’m going to be very blunt here, I like this CD. As soon as the first track plays on my […]
‘No one ever drinks this stuff indoors!’ Is there a better distillation (pun not intended, but gratefully employed) of the […]
This is the first CD I reviewed today that features a lady lead singer. Linda H Christensen kinda reminds me […]
With a crackling vinyl effect, building keys and delicate, distant emotional vocals, the ‘Prelude’ to the title track has all […]
As it’s the first thing we see before clicking open the CD case, the cover almost always gives an impression […]
Angelic la la’s set to rocking backdrop with a heavily reverbed, clean guitar matching the vocal melody sums up the […]
Tony Cannam has drawn comparisons to Paul Weller, though I’d say the vocal has a more gritty character. Nevertheless, the […]
FreeSlave are a four-piece alt-rock band based on the South Coast, pumping out a full and punchy raw sound with […]
Household, a four-piece ‘nu-wave punk rock’ band from Scotland, here unleash their second EP. First up, points for the presentation […]
Sounds like The Shaker Heights have opted for the oh-so-often, better to be safe than sorry approach with this radio-friendly, […]
Underdog have captured that radio-friendly rock slash pop sound that has made the likes of Snow Patrol such a success. […]
Formerly known as Losthenfound, The Kamikazees are the heavier (and more in tune) version of their previous selves. In fact, […]