Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, or Avi Buffalo to his friends, has brought together his group of young musicians from Long Beach, California, at the tender age of just 18 and they really have created a summer album with a twist. The cheery…
Category: Reviews
Review: Eardrums’ Between Two Waves Compilation
Reviewing a three-disc compilation is difficult enough without the bands not being real bands. This Eardrums Pop compilation, Between Two Waves, brings together the bands Scandinavian label/blog Eardrums Pop like, with them creating one-off projects. There are some differing results…
Album: Huw M – Os Mewn Swn
I don’t speak Welsh and have not one inkling of what Huw M’s gentle, warm voice is murmuring throughout Os Mewn Swn. But still, it’s entrancing listening to a stream of what sounds, to the uneducated, like beautiful gibberish, delivered…
Album: John Smith – Map or Direction
On a first listen, you would be forgiven for thinking John Smith was an old fellow sitting on his porch in the deep South of America, full of wisdom and worldly tales. So it may come as a surprise to…
Album: Clogs – The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton
How would you define beauty? And what would you consider beautiful? Surely the Garden of Eden represents the epitome of beauty? Humans have developed a view of it in their minds and throughout the years have struggled with weeds to…
EP: Pete Roe — Merry-Go-Round
When I was little I used to think that Merry-Go-Rounds were fun, yet as soon as I jumped on those golden sparkly horses I would feel disappointed because they wouldn’t take me anywhere far. The Merry-Go-Round is Pete Roe’s first…
Live: Johnny Flynn and Laura Marling @ Hop Farm
I am not ashamed of my crush on Johnny Flynn, for he is not only beautiful like an angel but he is hugely talented. I was also not the only one who clapped and wooped as he walked onto the…
Live: Adelaide’s Cape @ The Gladstone, London Bridge
It’s rare that I write a gig review that begins with a discussion of the venue, but in this case I feel I have little choice in the matter. The Gladstone is a lovely little pub round the corner from…
Album: School of Seven Bells – Disconnect from Desire
When New Yorkers Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (twins, no less) join forces with former Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis they become: School of Seven Bells. The band’s second album is shiny enough to make decent pop music without relinquishing any…
Live: Bob Dylan @ Hop Farm
With Bob Dylan at Hop Farm FFS got what we expected. We’ve heard enough about his performances not to imagine we were in for a lot of crowd interaction but by being there we were paying homage to the best…