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James Oliver West
Live Music Review: Lost In The Manor vs Hidden Herd at The Finsbury in London on 21.04.17
It’s the second to last Friday of the month and as the day becomes darkness, the excitement begins to bubble in anticipation of the evening ahead. Tonight, our trip north…
New Music Interview: Ardyn
Nothing says summer like a windows-down pop banger. The latest release from Gloucestershire brother-sister duo Ardyn is just that – a glinting electro-pop tune that has a whopping feel-good chorus and merges Empire of…
New Music Interview: Her’s
Her’s have been heralded by a whole host of music word-slingers, and rightly so. The Liverpool-based band – made up of Norway’s Audun Laading and Barrow-born Stephen Fitzpatrick – are chameleons of…
New Music Interview: Hoops
Indiana band Hoops have been absolute favourites of ours ever since they unveiled their woozily infectious first foray ‘Cool 2’ back in summer 2016. After a slew of shimmering singles,…
New Music Interview: Champs
Champs are back. The Isle Of Wight alt-pop band – made up of brothers Michael and David Champion – have followed their much-lauded sophomore album ‘Vamala’ with synth-led new single…
New Music Spotlight: Ardyn ‘Together’
Gloucestershire band Ardyn have been quietly making ground ever since they put out spellbinding debut EP ‘Universe’ in 2015, experimenting with sounds and gathering steam like a great locomotive with…
New Music Spotlight: Childcare ‘Dust’
Along with its predecessor, the seductive ‘Kiss?’, Childcare‘s latest single was one that made ears prick at HIDDEN HERD‘s recent gig with the London four-piece’s label Lost In The Manor.…
Live Music Review: Blaenavon at Komedia Studio Bar in Brighton on 24.03.16
It’s been six solid months since we initially clapped eyes on Blaenavon and paid witness to one of their galvanising live shows. Just a stone’s throw away from Brighton’s pebbled…
New Music Interview: Orchards
If you’ve yet to have the pleasure, Brighton band Orchards are the finest new purveyors of gleaming math-pop. The Sussex quartet’s most recent single ‘Honey’ makes for a dazzling introduction,…