Category: Tracks
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TRACK REVIEW: Vistas – Feel Alive
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It seems like one of Scotland’s hottest up and coming acts has taken on the mantra of “new year, new me” with their latest single. Yes, Vistas, who just a few months ago delivered their first EP Medicine that I said cements their bright future, have come out with Feel Alive which,…
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TRACK REVIEW: Wolf At The Door channel emo influences on Every Day Today
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) While the name, as well as the twitter bio, of this English rock outfit may lead you into thinking that the act would be hitting out with face melting riffs right out of the gate, the result is quite the contrary. Wolf At The Door, a relatively unknown act from the depths…
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So far, so good? The XX’s latest tracks REVIEWED
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Having been absent for the best part of half a decade, the return of indie darlings The XX is sure to be one of the most highly anticipated events in the musical realm this year. Their third LP I See You is set to see the band channel a more distinctive sound and…
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Top 50 Songs of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It’s here! Chuck those negative opinions aside as for the next week we’ll be counting down my musical highlights of the year. While 2016 was full of many negative events (US election, multiple celebrity death, suicide squad, damn daniel etc.), on the other side of the coin music…
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10 Worst Songs of 2016
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) As we bid farewell to 2016, arguably the shittest year in terms of right wing racists and celebrity deaths this century, and reminisce on all the high-quality albums and singles the year has provided. Of course, there are plenty that I’ve missed out and it goes without saying that these are personal…
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TRACK REVIEW: Sweet White – Genine
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Having seen the Peterhead indie rock and pop outfit perform at The Voodoo Rooms last year to promote their Monet EP, Sweet White have been firmly on not only my radar but a vast of music journalists. Going quiet for a brief period, the band has followed up their recent BABYSTRANGE…
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TRACK REVIEW: Slaves – Spit It Out
Having stated that their upcoming LP titled Take Control would be “heavy and very different” to their debut, it’s no surprise how colossal Slaves sound on Spit It Out. Opening up with a broody and sinister guitar, the Kent duo don’t hesitate to turns thing up to 11 and deliver an instrumental clusterfuck that will…
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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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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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