Album, Single, EP and Live Reviews

Live Reviews: Midgar vs Proceed @ The Pav Tav, Brighton, 10.11.10
It has been a good year so far for Midgar. With the release of their mini album Lead Your Children To The Sky, videos for the album track and upcoming release ‘Karmic Retribution’, this tour with Proceed was a nice way to round it all off.
Posted on Nov 19th, 2010
Albums: Chocolate Genius Inc. - Swansongs (One Little Indian)
Marc Anthony Thompson has made the musical equivalent of, well, chocolate.
Posted on Nov 19th, 2010
Live Reviews: The Hit-Ups @ Hope & Anchor, London 15.11.10
Miles away from their Bristolian motherland The Hit-Ups take to the stage and stand in front of a pretty impressive crowd considering they don’t hail from ‘round here. You’d be mistaken for thinking it’s due to the headline act (witness the terrific drop in audience numbers after their set!), but it’s all them!
Posted on Nov 19th, 2010
Live Reviews: Octoberman @ Brixton Windmill 15.11.10
This gig at Brixton’s charmingly down-at-heel Windmill saw a handful of very talented musicians barely outnumbered by the paying audience. But those few that braved the sudden onset of winter were treated to a fine, literate band with smarts and soul.
Posted on Nov 19th, 2010
Albums: Rosie Doonan - Pot Of Gold (Silvertop)
Coming from the sturdy bedrock of a family of musicians, and humble beginnings amongst the free festivals of the British countryside, Rosie Doonan’s Pot Of Gold speaks of experience in both life and musical ability.
Posted on Nov 15th, 2010
Live Reviews: Tokyo Police Club @ Audio, Brighton 10.11.10
Plugging the unique brand of mature foresight shrouded in youth and beauty, Tokyo Police Club descend upon us as meek teens with little or no grandeur in their stride. Picking up their instruments, we enter their comfort zone alongside them, though at times it seems as if there is no one in the room bar the quadruplet. This is where they belong. Heavily involved with every single track conceived, each one of them focuses one-hundred percent on getting the best out of it, delivering to our ears a vibrant cross-section of tracks old and new. Though it has to be said, none of these tracks ever feels dated, a key factor in the Club’s power.
Posted on Nov 15th, 2010
Albums: Chickenhawk - Modern Bodies (Brew)
Leeds boys are onto a winner.
Posted on Nov 15th, 2010
Albums: I Like Trains - He Who Saw The Deep (ILT)
I Like Trains mature for their new record.
Posted on Nov 15th, 2010
Live Reviews: Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ The Cube, Bristol 04.11.10
Entering the velour-furnished, lovingly traditional Cube cinema on the west side of Bristol’s Kings Square, you couldn’t help but make assumptions about their post-rock, art house clientele. It seemed every fifth person had come in their Victorian street urchin garb as if it were some form of dress code. The aura of the place positively screamed sad, lonely yuppie – and yet it pulled you into its clutches unable to resist the intrigue. As we all sat on our raised amphitheatre seating in front of the theatre stage, it became clear this was either going to be highly embarrassing or bloody brilliant.
Posted on Nov 12th, 2010
Albums: 3 Daft Monkeys - The Antiquated & The Arcane (3DM)
The ‘Monkeys show their chops with a new full-length, maintaining their status as one of the most hard working bands in the country and their importance on the folk festival circuit. An album which commands you to “roll up, roll up” had better be worth the hassle of such task.
Posted on Nov 12th, 2010
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