Tag: BLINKCLYRO

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Kid North – New Waters

    ALBUM REVIEW: Kid North – New Waters

    French pop trio deliver an album dripping with synth pop greatness  In most album reviews, the first couple of paragraphs are spent describing the act, their influences etc. before displaying even a hint of the writer’s opinion on the music in question. Fuck that though because what we have here is an album that exceeded…

  • AN INTERVIEW WITH: Multiplier

    AN INTERVIEW WITH: Multiplier

      Often compared to Elbow, Radiohead and Doves, Manchester four piece Multiplier have been tipped as an English Indie band to watch out for. Their influences range from rock and indie to shoe-gaze pop and soundtracks. They’ve kindly answered a few questions about themselves and their new single ‘Love You To Death’. For people who…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: ZAYN – Mind of Mine

    ALBUM REVIEW: ZAYN – Mind of Mine

    Former One Direction member hits out with a mediocre debut lacking in creativity or charm Is it a criminal offence to leave a boy-band and not have to follow it up with a solo effort? At the age of 23, Zayn Malik probably has less of an inkling to settle down in a nice bungalow in the…

  • NEWS: Yeezy Streams First Single Off TLOP

    NEWS: Yeezy Streams First Single Off TLOP

    Controversial Chicago rapper Kanye West has finally released his first single almost two months after his seventh LP came out. https://twitter.com/TeamKanyeDaily/status/714306501582655488 The song in question Famous began streaming on Spotify and Apple Music yesterday, contradicting West’s promise to only offer The Life Of Pablo on Tidal. Famous stirred up a lot of controversy following the comments West makes…

  • TRACK REVIEW: The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner

    TRACK REVIEW: The Last Shadow Puppets – Miracle Aligner

    “It’s about a yoga teacher” Alex Turner says in his Yorkshire heavy tone when Zane Lowe asks what his and long time friend Miles Kane’s latest single is about. You’d think considering the weight of the situation, promoting their upcoming second LP as the duo The Last Shadow Puppets named Everything You’ve Came To Expect, that…

  • TRACK REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter

    TRACK REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Wolves Of Winter

    Roguish Scottish rockers make their return, sounding angrier than ever on their latest single It’s been a while since we last heard a brand new album from bearded three piece act Biffy Clyro (3 years, 1 month, 22 days but who’s counting?) who since the release of ambitious double LP Opposites have been touring extensively, playing…

  • GIG REVIEW: Wolf Alice @ Barrowlands

    GIG REVIEW: Wolf Alice @ Barrowlands

    It’s fair to say that Wolf Alice are a totem to indie rock, dominating 2015 with their grunge-lite sound and powerful live shows during the annual festival season as well as their drenge supported tour that was a wet dream for anyone who has picked up a copy of NME. So whenever I walked up…

  • EP REVIEW: Fake Boyfriend – Mercy

    EP REVIEW: Fake Boyfriend – Mercy

      RELEASE OF THE WEEK Looking at the tags on  Fake Boyfriend’s bandcamp will tell you all you need to know about them before diving right into this punk rock rich release: existential crises, heartbreakers, heartbroken, and philly sad girls. On Mercy, their first EP, it’s clear that they’ve hit all these tags quite well, most of all…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Horse Jumper of Love – Horse Jumper of Love

    ALBUM REVIEW: Horse Jumper of Love – Horse Jumper of Love

    While the mention of horses brings an expectation of fast, strong and majestic, Boston slow rock trio Horse Jumper of Love have done quite the opposite on their self-titled debut. While it may pack the same strength and resilience of a stallion, the band’s songs seem to enjoy wallowing in their dreary, distorted mess of…

  • TRACK REVIEW: Rising Pacific – Parts

    TRACK REVIEW: Rising Pacific – Parts

    Founded in November 2013, Falkirk band Rising Pacific  have been cited, in typical Scottish fashion, as a “cracking wee three piece band” and one of the best young acts around which is no real surprise considering the material they’ve released so far. Naked, a single released at the tail end of 2015, featured the band channeling their inner…