Premiers
Video Premiere: Born To It – Andra Suchy (reviewed by Dave...
With her new album, Battle Cat, about to drop, Andra Suchy paves the way with the wonderfully ’50s-infused, gospel-vocalled slice of indie-blues-rock. And you know that you are...
Rock/Punk/Metal
Hard Enough – DownTown Mystic (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Fair enough, if I had had the great fortune to have none other than Max Weinberg and Garry Tallent, the rhythm section and driving force of The E Street...
Post Punk/Goth
Video Premiere: The Return – Shesgot (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Although there is clearly a sort of fractured shoegazy-post-punk vibe at work on “The Return,” a single foreshadowing Shesgot’s new album A House Into a Body, there...
Shoegaze/Dreampop
When Alone – MatAre (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is a very telling comment in the accompanying blurb for this latest single from Atlanta sonic dreamscaper MatAre, and it is this. When asked about the making...
Indie
Ancient Dingo – The Amanda Emblem Experiment (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The kangaroo might be the animal most closely associated with Australia, but the dingo is its most controversial. Harmful and inaccurate press coverage has led to...
Pop/Power Pop
Past Lives – Out Run (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With the titular single and Past Lives debut album now out, Florence-based Out Run have exploded onto the alt-pop scene. And I say alt-pop, because as infectious and brilliant...
Folk/Country
Making Waves – Sam Edelston & Dulcimer (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
An artist covering someone else’s music is always an interesting thing to watch. They want to make the songs their own in some way,...
Singer-Songwriter/Acoustica
Fly Again – Elephant Moon (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
This third single in a trilogy from Anders Dal’s Elephant Moon is both the natural successor to the previous singles, “Where Were You” and “Good Medicine,” and...
R&B/Soul
Point of You – The Heard Eye (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As a title, "Point of You" is a wonderfully open and ambiguous phrase. Is it accusatory? Is it a chance to list your achievements?...
Reggae/Ska/Dub
Album Premiere: Lost Files – JaDon Blaxx (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If Dancehall arrived in the seventies as reggae's leaner, faster, more street-charged younger sibling, then Lost Files is a clear snapshot of where that...
Dance/EDM
Bright Star – Mr Nic (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
"Bright Star" is one of those smart tracks that carries you along without you even registering the fact, slow-burning from understated sonics to anthemic...
Hip-hop/Rap
Invincible – 40pzz (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If you’re still clinging to that worn-out notion that rap doesn’t evolve, Invincible should put that idea out of its misery in under four...
Jazz/Blues
Video Premiere: Born To It – Andra Suchy (reviewed by Dave...
With her new album, Battle Cat, about to drop, Andra Suchy paves the way with the wonderfully ’50s-infused, gospel-vocalled slice of indie-blues-rock. And you know that you are...
Classical/Instrumental
In A Haze – Ryoka Hagiwara (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Ryoka Hagiwara makes music that sits in that rare and enviable space between worlds. Her music sidesteps the volume and velocity so beloved of...
Avant Garde
A Glimpse For Bobby – When Mountains Speak (reviewed by Dave...
Although written in tribute to the recently departed Bob Weir, visionary musician and one of the founder members of The Grateful Dead, you could...
Interviews
Power to the People: A catch-up with Power Down’s dynamic duo,...
Separated by generations, Dan Voss Jr. delivers sucker punches of ’80s and ’90s rock edge—echoing his days writing and producing for major artists—while Zeus propels their sound forward,...
Live
Duke Special – Live at The Tuppenny, Swindon, 25th Nov ’25...
You are obviously doing something right when, without public proclamation or posters or posts, you can fill a venue to the brim on a...
Swindon
Rooks – M3G (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The word ethereal is used a lot in music. Too much, really. Not least by overly-verbose scribblers like me. But sometimes no other word will do....
News
‘Mariachi El Bronx IV’ out February 13 Marks Alter Ego of...
On February 13 LA trailblazers Mariachi El Bronx will release Mariachi El Bronx IV, their long-awaited new album, and first in over a decade. MEB is the alter...
Playlist
That Was The Music Week That Was – 080825
Another busy week at Dancing Towers, plenty of cool grassroots artists put under the pen, lots of great music mused over, and lots of...
Books
How Not To Write About Music – III: Starting the Week...
One of the joys of writing about new music is that it stops you from getting trapped in the past. Of course, bands like...
6 of the best
Power to the People: A catch-up with Power Down’s dynamic duo, Dan Voss Jr....
Separated by generations, Dan Voss Jr. delivers sucker punches of ’80s and ’90s rock edge—echoing his days writing and producing for major artists—while Zeus propels their sound forward,...
Sugar Twin – Goddamn Wolves (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Okay, here’s a pop quiz, in both senses of the meaning, for you. What connects Hal Blaine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, 60’s girl-groups, and modern...
Nobody’s Home – franxie (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Although franxie uses sparing sonic brushstrokes and spacious musical lines to paint her songs onto the empty canvas of creativity, the results are undeniably impactful. And...
Past Lives – Out Run (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With the titular single and Past Lives debut album now out, Florence-based Out Run have exploded onto the alt-pop scene. And I say alt-pop, because as infectious and brilliant...
Time Is A Thief: new album out 20th February 2026 on Metropolis Records
Based in the Texan city of San Antonio, darkwave/synth-punk artist Night Ritualz (born Vincent Guerrero IV) weaves Latin influences into his songs, often blending English and...
Cyanotype – Agnes Uncaged (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Cyanotype not only sounds like the best bits of alternative rock from the last three decades, but as if we were hearing them for the...
