David Lynch – Crazy Clown Town

Crazy Clown Time may be David Lynch’s debut album, however it is obviously a deeply ambitious and personal project with all 14 tracks having been written and produced by the man himself. Lynch, who is an Oscar nominated film … Read More

Kept It Alive – Look, Stranger!

The title, Kept It Alive, suggested to me a boast following the capture of a wild beast. It turns out this London four-piece are more interested in capturing the sound of Wild Beasts, than trapping local wildlife and preserving it … Read More

Animals – This Calamity

Opening song Be Near Me Now promises a psychedelic journey, with echoing vocals and a mix of acoustic and electric instruments. The title promises to become a mantra, but sadly the piece turns out to be a mere fragment at … Read More

The Sound of Arrows – Voyage

With the great reinvention that Swedish pop has brought about in the past few years – I can think of at least two women (Lykke Li, Robyn) who turned us all into Swede-obsessives and made collective female ballz come … Read More

NITIN SAWHNEY @ The Union Chapel Islington

London, 3 November, 2011

Nitin Sawhney is one of Britain’s most exciting and inventive musicians. He’s a talented producer, songwriter, actor, writer and scriptwriter. In addition, he’s a past Ivor Novello and MOBO winner.

His exhilarating and atmospheric music is … Read More

The Moth & The Mirror – Honestly, This World

Honestly, This World and its 42 minutes of classic indie come as a refreshing surprise. Melancholic and  energetic, Stacey Sievwrigh’s sensual pitch accompanies well-structured compositions that, despite their minimalism, will stick in ears and mind.

The Moth & The … Read More

Ringo Deathstarr – Shadow

Only few weeks after a UK tour promoting compilation Sparkler, Texan band Ringo Deathstarr come out with a new EP, Shadow.

Shadow’s four songs come in the name of continuity, still faithful to the references of Kevin … Read More

Ólöf Arnalds – Ólöf Sings

Waiting for a new album, coming in spring 2012, Ólöf Arnalds provides further evidence of class with Ólöf Sings, an EP of covers. Arthur Russel, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, and Caetano Veloso get the Ólöf treatment with … Read More

Juffage – Small Fires

It is hard to get a big picture from one track, but if there’s one thing Juffage do on ‘Small Fires’, it can’t be criticised as minimal. Starting with an immense synth and drums intro that brings to mind … Read More

Funeral For A Friend – See You All In Hell EP

It has to be said, FFAF have seemed to spur a revolution in Welsh music, paving the way for a flood of bands ranging from the absurdly good to the absurd and many detours in between, and this is … Read More