Album Reviews

Errors - New Relics (Rock Action)
Glaswegian art-rock trio Errors unfurl their mini-album New Relics, a scant eight months after the release of their third official full-length Have Some Faith In Magic. They've come a long way from the guitar-led post-electro of their roots, opting for a swarm of hunky synths and songs which are more like a rosé at a wine bar than a Jägerbomb in a cellar club. Everything's had a lot of time taken with it – there's more layers to explore, but the hooky urgency of previous albums seems to have fallen by the wayside. It's often elegant, frequently hypnotic but only occasionally brilliant.
Posted on Oct 7th, 2012
Vices - Hotel Monsoon
Born 'n' bred in the musical hotspot that is Reading, the now-London-based group recently dropped their EP Hotel Monsoon with a resounding boom. Winning vital support slots with Band Of Skulls and Everything Everything across Europe and the USA, the indie five-piece stumbled upon their first big break when Jeff Saltzman (producer of The Killers' Hot Fuzz and ex-manager of Green Day) spotted their electric sound in a dingy LA club, offering to record their first record The Wind I Walk Into. It's like a fairytale.
Posted on Oct 2nd, 2012
Featurecast feat. John Turrell – Ain’t My Style (Jalapeno)
Southampton DJ/Producer Lee Mintram, better known as Featurecast, piqued interest with his recent EP Around The Block from earlier in the year, and he's set to turn heads once again with his first single on Jalapeno, 'Ain't My Style'- featuring electric soul crooner John Turrell. Featurecast has been touring the globe with his unique union of break-funk, setting dancefloors alight with untameable chunks of French-style disco-dance resembling something from Ed Banger. His presence has been felt in far away lands such as Australia and Germany, where he's been receiving significant airtime- suffice it to say, Featurecast is hot stuff.
Posted on Jul 20th, 2012
Moonlight Bride - Twin Lakes (self-release)
Since their stellar debut effort Myths released way back in the hazy October of '09, Moonlight Bride have remained fairly under the radar, working tirelessly on a plethora of follow-ups set to litter 2012. The buzz generated from Myths brought about a dedicated cult following, and that following is set to rapidly expand with the release of their first EP and first material in nearly three years, Twin Lakes.
Posted on Apr 9th, 2012
Josh Ritter - Bringing In The Darlings (Pytheas)
High standard six-track EP keeps up the creative impetus and proves to be more than a stop-gap measure
Posted on Mar 19th, 2012
Applescal - El Diablo (rtfkt)
Free download EP leaves us longing for the full-length
Posted on Mar 14th, 2012
Saturday Night Gym Club - How To Build A Life Raft (Music Cuisine)
EP gets us salivating for the debut record.
Posted on Mar 5th, 2012
Heroin In Tahiti - Death Surf (Boring Machines)
Death Surf is an intriguing example of Rome’s brooding underground scene.
Posted on Feb 6th, 2012
Stevie Mac - The Cleansing Fire (self-released)
Great teaser of the work of Stevie Mac
Posted on Jan 24th, 2012
Gruff Rhys: Atheist Xmas (Run)
Is this the true reality of christmas?
Posted on Dec 19th, 2011
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