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ALBUM REVIEW: Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost
A well-documented obstacle in the music industry is the dreaded second-album and after listening to any great debut album, it is often hard to wonder anything other than if it can be matched, never mind improved on. However for me, there is an even greater pressure on a band’s third album, the album that will…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book
Heart and Soul drives this Gospel Rap encrusted gem “Blessings keep falling on my lap” Chance The Rapper wistfully chimes and he couldn’t put it any better on his first proper foyer into mainstream territory. Acid Rap blew up and got him a shit-load of attention which he hasn’t let go to waste with Coloring Book, a bombastic…
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GIG REVIEW: Yuck @ Broadcast
Putting on a performance that went down better than the price of a vodka mix on a Saturday night, shoegaze Londoners Yuck traversed any pitfalls that comes with playing in such an intimate venue. Glasgow’s Broadcast offers very little moving space as the band members practically have the audience breathing down their necks. Thankfully, any…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crystal Shipsss – Holly
Starting off as a solo project, Dane Jacob Faurholt has managed to recruit some budding new members over the years to create Crystal Shipsss, a band sticking their fingers in many pies and it’s debatable whether or not it’s too many. The act were brimming with potential but fell short on it whenever their self…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Skepta – Konnichiwa
Managing to stand strong after critics called Grime’s second wind a passing fad, Skepta has proved everyone wrong on his fourth LP, solidifying himself and the genre as a cornerstone of British music. “We ain’t seen nuttin’ like this happen before. Who’s seen the country flip on its head like this, fam?” says fellow grime…
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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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