Fade in. Exterior shot. Non-descript North American suburbs. A long street, lined with pristine houses and sedans, filled with people in suits and ties climbing into their cars and driving off for work. Straight cut to a train station. A…
#62 Lily & Madeleine – Back To The River
How can someone so young sing words so sad? That Morrissey line comes to mind when listening to ‘Back To The River’, a deliciously maudlin offering from Lily & Madeleine. “If only my feet could fall as fast as a…
Breaking news | Hop Farm 2013 cancelled
Organisers of Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, near Tunbridge Wells have announced the cancellation of this year’s festival. In an email to bands and agents, Hop Farm boss Vince Power said: “After reviewing the ticket sales on Hop Farm and the…
Interview | Introducing…Hoshal Patrick
Strictly speaking, we’ve already introduced Hoshal Patrick, the delightfully dreamy duo with the air of a very chilled-out Smiths about them – check out the very favourable reviews from our New Bands Panel. Find out a bit more about the boys…
Album | Longpigs – On And On: The Anthology
As Suede become the latest Britpop band to hit the road on the reunion trail – sporting, it should be said, a creditable comeback album – it is slowly dawning on those of us who were there to enjoy the…
Album | Jenny Hval – Innocence is Kinky
With 2011 album, Viscera, Jenny Hval achieved a surprising hit, garnering generally favourable – if slightly perplexed – reviews, and a spot in Uncut’s ‘Top 50 Albums Of 2011’. ‘Surprising’(particularly for boys club, Uncut) because Viscera was an experimental, part-spoken…