Category: Music
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TRACK REVIEW: Soul Of Bass – Just The Thing
While many of us are able to leave our teenage creations and names behind us (MSN’s destruction has lead to a lot of cringe worthy material disappearing from the face of the planet), Ƶed Dew is not so lucky. Naming his “Internet Indie at its finest” project Soul Of Bass at the age of 14 is…
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RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW: Hector Bizerk @ West Of The Moon
Scottish hip hop was the focus in Ayr on February 22nd, a sentence I never thought I’d ever have to type in my career as a journalist (first time for everything, eh?). Having supported some genre heavyweights like Wu-Tang Clan and MF DOOM, Hector Bizerk were all set to take The West Of The Moon by…
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TRACK REVIEW: The Vanities – Codeine
The Vanities, hailing from the music haven that is Glasgow, are a garage rock outfit that have hit out with their debut track Codeine, a raw demo that establishes their intentions and will no doubt resonate with fans of The Libertines. https://soundcloud.com/thevanitiesuk/codeine Packing the same luscious rhythm that The Strokes built their foundations on, the track…
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No Surprises Here: Radiohead Release New Track “Burn The Witch”
Just days after the band deleted their entire internet presence, Radiohead have released the first single off their ninth LP. The song ‘Burn The Witch, accompanied by a stop motion music video, follows a day full of teasers that were posted on Instagram this afternoon. They showed very little in the way of new music but…
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Mac DeMarco and MGMT Cooking Up Something Good?
The rumour mill is spinning once again – this time concerning the possible collaboration of indie rock sweethearts MGMT and Mac DeMarco. Thankfully there’s some substance to this story as pictures have surfaced of the duo and Salad Days star working together in the former’s home studio, weirdly enough the same place that MGMT have…
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Best Of: April 2016
A lookback at this month in music, listing the greatest albums and singles that April had to offer. ALBUMS 5. Drake – Views While it may go on a bit longer than necessary and hit a few dud notes in the process, the highlights of Drake’s fourth LP far outweigh these gripes and result in…
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TRACK REVIEW: Blink-182 – Bored To Death
How much of what makes blink-182 is still there? Just like the transhumanism question, many wonder if the band can still be what many fans fell in love with after the departure of founding member Tom DeLonge and subsequent addition of Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba. Now that we’ve got our first taste of the new…
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TRACK REVIEW: Electric Tiffany – Follow
Trying to blend electronic music with folk sounds like it would be a disaster. Already you’ve probably got an image in your subconscious of Calvin Harris wearing tweed and meddling with a banjo but thankfully Ayrshire newcomers Electric Tiffany have managed to avert this danger. Fronted by Finnish singer Liina Turtoten, it’s no surprise that…
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TRACK REVIEW: SWAY – Blossom
Hailing from Glasgow, self professed shoegazers SWAY are emerging at a time where the Scottish music scene seems to be becoming even more diverse with various acts taking a page out of the reverb heavy books of DIIV and co. While this may be worrying at first, there are only so many all caps titled…
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Are You Satisfied? Slaves Second LP Almost Finished
After taking 2015 by storm with a “do something with your life” mantra on their debut LP, Kent duo Slaves are set to release a follow up very soon. Apologising about the last-minute cancellation of their Hairy Dog gig, which was set to take place tomorrow (April 28th), the band said on Facebook: we are…
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