I’ll admit I’ve had a habit, purely on the basis of their name, of getting Kill It Kid confused with To Kill A King. Talk of killing things starting with ‘k’ and links to Communion Records were enough to leave…
Live | Petra Jean Phillipson @ St Pancras Old Church
Petra Jean Phillipson’s MySpace page boldly states: ‘Notes On Love… is NOT for AIRHEADS’. If this first, experimental yet accessible, album wasn’t for airheads then second offering, Notes on Death, is NOT for anyone who believes songs should have such…
Album | Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
If you weren’t lucky enough to be part of one of the many festival crowds Ben Howard has been thrilling this summer, within the first listen of Every Kingdom you’ll be transported to a (briefly) warm Friday afternoon in the…
Album | Veronica Falls – Veronica Falls
Misery and melody- successfully mixing both is arguably the most important part of any indie pop song. Too many sugary harmonies will rot your ears, but lay on too much gloom instead of tune and you’re left with a bad…
Live | Slow Club @ Shepherds Bush Empire
How frustrating it must be to spend all your energy and creativity making a debut album that everybody loves, only to be labelled as something you never wanted to be. Slow Club managed to win hordes of wonderful fans thanks…
Album | Wilco – The Whole Love
Wilco know us too well. They know what questions we’re asking as we slot the Whole Love into the cd player. Chief among them is, as ever, ‘what kind of band are Wilco this time?’. After the killer one-two that…