Tag: new music
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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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Bon Iver – 22, A Million ALBUM REVIEW
An album adorned with cryptic messages both in its songs as well as its artwork, 22, A Million does little to shake off Justin Vernon’s title as being one “of the greatest living artists”. Toning down the acoustic guitar and instrumentals for a greater focus on lo-fi and electro elements leaves us with a career defining record that…
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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: Trust Fund -We have always lived in The Harolds
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Trust Fund, for as laid back and dejected as their sound may be, are one of the most active and hard working UK based bands currently playing at the moment. Following a busy 2015 which saw the release of No One’s Coming For Us and Seems Unfair in February and October respectively,…
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BLOODY DEATH – End Call ALBUM REVIEW
Acting as a compilation of some of the band’s previously released EP’s, End Call is a sweet and delightful helping of dirty, grimey indie goodness from the minds of Bloody Death, the second act to release music under the independent DIY label Sorbie rd. First glancing at the collective run-time of this release, it’s clear that…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Crystal Castles -Amnesty (I)
History is written by the victors. While this may be often applied to battles and the likes, the famous quote seems to hold some relevance whenever the turmoil that was the breakup of Crystal Castles comes into play. However, there wasn’t a victor so much as there was someone willing to carry on the name irregardless…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jamie T – Trick
It’s odd to think that at one point that Jamie T was essentially to indie rock what Frank Ocean was to the entire music scene prior to the release of Blond. While the quality of both artists can be debated, the way each of them managed to set the world on fire before somehow disappearing…
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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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ALBUM REVIEW: Biffy Clyro – Ellipsis
Not lacking the joy, discovery and invention which made them rock juggernauts, Biffy experiment further on their latest LP. Does it live up to the hype? It’s a relief to see that seven albums in a two decade spanning career haven’t rendered Biffy Clyro a serious and sulky version of their former selves. You’ve got the childlike “record…
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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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