Category: Music
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TRACK OF THE WEEK: Echo Valley – SONG IDEA ONE
With a total change in sound, Echo Valley evolve into something scarily good on SONG IDEA ONE Last time we met Ayrshire lads Echo Valley, they were kicking off the New Year the only way they can: filling up King Tuts with hundreds of folk, hitting out with some new tracks that gave fans a taste of…
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Capsize team up with Counterparts Frontman Brendan Murphy on new track ‘Tear Me Apart’
Southern Californian act Capsize have followed up their delightfully sick track XX (Sew My Eyes) with a new helping of post hardcore goodness in the form of Tear Me Apart. Assisted by vocalist Brendan Murphy of Counterparts fame, the tracks is for “anyone that has ever felt doubted or discouraged by their family or friends, while trying…
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FAVOURITE ALBUM COVERS #2
Album covers were originally just flimsy bits of paper to try and protect the shiny goods underneath but they have since evolved into something that musicians can use for their artistic expression. Although many artists tend to go for a bland picture of themselves with an equally as bland background, some musicians have produced some…
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How Arcade Fire’s Funeral Became A Modern Day Classic
Before they got the nod of approval from the late King of, well, music David Bowie. Before they experimented with Haiti inspired music, drawing from Regine Chassagne’s origins, which shaped their latest album Reflektor. Before they managed to beat Lady Gaga, Eminem and Katy Perry to win the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Ride
Just under half of 2016 has passed by already and we have already witnessed the arrival of a number of much discussed albums, from the endlessly hyped The Life of Pablo to the lightning fast appearance of A Moon Shaped Pool. Whether these albums have been mainly promoted by the artists themselves in Kanye West’s case or eagerly…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Real Friends – The Home Inside My Head
“If you think the band is some revolutionary thing, that’s very flattering, but we don’t try to go out and say we are the new Fall Out Boy or we’re the next Wonder Years” said Real Friends vocalist Dan Lambton in an interview with Rock Sound prior to the release of their debut studio album,…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pup – The Dream Is Over
In the same way that it’s near impossible to find a Californian punk act who don’t sing about drugs, so to is difficult to talk about PUP’s sophomore album without falling into a cliche that every review has fell into by addressing this album’s title: after visiting a specialist, frontman Stefan Babcock was bluntly told “the…
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TRACK REVIEW: The Strokes – Oblivius
New York’s finest return with a satisfying end to their three year absence The Strokes have now returned with a new track which will appear on their forthcoming EP ‘Future Past Present’, which is due to be released on the 3 rd June on frontman Julian Casablancas’ own Cult Records label. For many fans, the release of…
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TRACK REVIEW: CHVRCHES – Warning Call
So Chvrches have released a new song, cool right? Right. The new track, Warning Call, is being released as the theme for the video game sequel ‘Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’. Now, I’ve never played the original Mirrors Edge but- a lot of people have. It’s an incredibly well known and well loved game as well as being a…
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Album Review: Teen Suicide – It’s The Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot
Teen Suicide’s Its the Big Joyous Celebration, Lets Stir The Honeypot (their 5th and apparently final album) is a 26 track long, cacophonous bow. It encapsulates some of their key elements, and never loses the intimacy of lo fi that makes the genre, but is subtly different to their other albums; it feels more evolved…
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