Tag: music review
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PUP + TRASH BOAT @ QMU – 04/02/2017
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Seeing as both Canadian punk act PUP and British pop punkers Trash Boat had an amazing with 2016 with the release of The Dream Is Over and I Know That Nothing I Write You Can Change What You’ve Been Through respectively, it was a no-brainer that The Wonder Years would invite the…
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TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB @ BARROWLANDS- 03/02/17
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Having been in hiding for what seemed like a lifetime, which in reality was only four years but a few months can feel like a year in the music world, Irish rock outfit Two Door Cinema Club returned to Scotland with a whole new sound and, for frontman Alex Trimble, a whole…
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So far, so good? New Mac DeMarco tracks REVIEWED
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Having appeased the appetite of hungry fans with his Another One mini album in 2015, Mac DeMarco has announced details for his course. This Old Dog, the peculiar lo-fi rocker’s follow up to 2014’s critically lauded Salad Days, is set to drop on May 5th via Captured Records and DeMarco has…
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The XX – I See You ALBUM REVIEW
Incorporating all the talents each member brings to the table with new innovations to their well established bittersweet formula, The XX return from their hiatus sounding just as refreshing as they did back in 2009. By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Soft spoken and introverted, the international success of The XX back in 2009 was somewhat an anomaly…
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The Dead Settlers, The Ranzas, Retro Video Club and Lional @ King Tuts – 14/01/2017
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Much like every year, King Tuts, one of the greatest small venues in not only Scotland but the whole of the UK, has got its annual New Years Revolution underway. The pun tinged event is just one of many ways King Tuts contributes to the Scottish music scene, allowing acts of all…
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Run The Jewels – Run The Jewels 3 ALBUM REVIEW
And the crowd goes… By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) The Los Angeles riots in 1992, fueled by the beating of African-American taxi driver Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of the four police officers who took part in the despicable crime, is an event that more than 20 years after it occurred hits too close to home…
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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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WEE QUICKIE: American Football – American Football (2)
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) To say that American Football are the epitome of emo rock would be putting it lightly. Despite only releasing one album and a subsequent EP, the influence the Illinois outfit have had on the genre is all too clear to see, paving the way for bands like Moose Blood, Basement and The…
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The Front Bottoms – Needy When I’m Needy EP REVIEW
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Managing to further refine their already solid pop punk and emo-fueled sound on last year’s Back On Top, one of the best records to be released in 2015, The Front Bottoms have treated fans prior to their UK tour with a two song EP. Titled Needy When I’m Needy, the release features b-sides that…
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WEE QUICKIE: Joyce Manor – Cody
Continuing the band’s tradition of short but sweet records, Joyce Manor return with their fourth record Cody, displaying an act who are maturing as fast as one of their songs can finish. By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) When Joyce Manor hit out with Never Hungover Again, a rip roaring pop-punk fuelled record full to the brim with…
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