Tag: indie rock
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EP REVIEW: Last Train by Luna The Professor
By Gregor Farquharson (@gregoratlantic) The Scottish rock music scene is thriving just now, and new band Luna The Professor (formerly The Vistas) from Wishaw, Scotland just show us this. The band, consisting of Johnny Irwin, Eamonn Kelly, Dave McNally and Ross Caldwell, recently released their first EP, “Last Train” which has received nothing but love…
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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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Vistas – Medicine EP REVIEW
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) This year sure has flown by, hasn’t it? It seems like only yesterday I was heaping praise on Edinburgh indie rock/pop outfit Vistas for their single Sign Language, a track that wasn’t afraid to embrace some poppier elements to result in a captivating hook that’s resulted in the chorus being permanently embedded…
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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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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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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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TRACK REVIEW: Vistas – Sign Language
Talk about a band living up to their name, eh? Edinburgh act Vistas have stumbled upon something special when making Sign Language, a single that’s like a time capsule from noughties indie rock with a captivating hook that will be difficult to banish from your mind. The band seem to be going in a bit of a rock…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You’ve Came To Expect
The number one rule for races is to never use up all your energy at once. For the Miles Kane and Alex Turner duo The Last Shadow Puppets, their latest album is a marathon they’ve been preparing for the better part of 8 years and they’ve not been sitting on their arses while waiting. Miles…
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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…
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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…
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