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2015
New Music Spotlight: Vestiges ‘Woman’
Vestiges‘ first offering could soundtrack the opening credits of a sprawling big-screen epic. With its spaghetti western vibe, we imagine their demo ‘Woman’ to seep from the speakers as a…
New Music Spotlight: Anna B Savage ‘1’
Strike a match, light a candle. Stare at the picture above. Put ‘1’ by Anna B Savage on. You get the impression that this photo was a mistake, an accident…
New Music Spotlight: Gunns ‘Who’s Gonna Be Your Dog’
Perth band Gunns have made a hazy, wondrous thing in ‘Who’s Gonna Be Your Dog’. The stellar single is the latest to be taken from their forthcoming EP and is…
New Music Spotlight: The Skunk-Boy Project ‘I’ve Been Wondering’
Cardiff-based Nathaniel Swettenham (AKA The Skunk-Boy Project) is not your typical singer-songwriter. As showcased on ‘I’ve Been Wondering’, his eccentric ukulele playing perfectly complements his bold lyrics and unique voice.…
New Music Spotlight: LISS ‘Always’
LISS are arguably one of Denmark’s most exciting new bands, finding themselves at the forefront of a new wave of indie-infused soul which is crashing into the mainstream. Four ex-classmates…
New Music Spotlight: Modern Vices ‘Almost Seamus’
They may hail from the same exuberant Chicago garage rock scene as Twin Peaks and The Orwells, but Modern Vices sound more like the end of the party; the bit…
Live Music Review: Declan McKenna at The Hope & Ruin in Brighton on 23.01.16
Last year was a gargantuan one for 17-year-old multi-instrumentalist Declan McKenna. He popped his first single on Bandcamp and the result was a political slot on Sky News, a Glastonbury…
New Music Spotlight: Sun Club ‘Beauty Meat’
Swept up in Blue Monday week’s fictitious dread? Well, here’s the much-needed antidote. Sun Club‘s invincible debut album ‘The Dongo Durango’ dropped at the end of last year and is…
New Music Spotlight: The Japanese House ‘Sugar Pill’
You may have heard The Japanese House‘s experimental sounds seeping up through the cracks in the floorboards at the tail-end of 2015, but underneath her moniker Amber Bain’s dystopian art…