Premiers
Premiere: Fever Dream – Kicking Edgar (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If music must be judged (it must, it must, says the music reviewer), it should always be judged by the same criteria. That is,...
Singles
Seaside Girls – Candy Coffins (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As a second taster of the album to come, Once Do It With Feeling, “Seaside Girls” is helping to put up a compelling argument...
Albums
Imaginal Stage – Glamourie (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Often when you hear words such as "enchantment" used regarding music (Glamourie is an archaic word for enchantment), you are faced with some fey...
Videos
WEIMAR’s Heaven on High Street East takes on some sensitive and...
Manchester art-rock quartet Weimar presents the single 'Heaven on High Street East' with an accompanying video driving home the lyrics. A lush prog indie-folk ballad, this is...
Interviews
A Short Conversation with Keela from Bonzai
As always, let’s start with a bit of background. How did the band come together, and what musical paths brought you to where we...
News
Postpunk pioneers Pink Turns Blue release new EP to coincide with...
Trailblazing darkwave-postpunk pioneers Pink Turns Blue kicked off their long-awaited TAINTED 2022 tour on September 2, bringing them to 23 cities across North America and...
Playlist
Swindon Shuffle Playlist – Year 15 (part 2)
Part two of the playlist that gives you a flavour and reminder of, (not to mention a reason to make a note in the...
Blog
Musical Musings – II: Groovers on Manoeuvres
With the dust of the Swindon Shuffle finally settling over the musical landscape and a sense of normality returning to the routine, I thought...
6 of the best
Cascading Cosmos – When Mountains Speak (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If the eclectic and un-second-guess-able (I'm sure that's a word) When Mountains Speak can wander between music driven by a heavy rhythmic groove on...
WEIMAR’s Heaven on High Street East takes on some sensitive and poignant issues
Manchester art-rock quartet Weimar presents the single 'Heaven on High Street East' with an accompanying video driving home the lyrics. A lush prog indie-folk ballad, this is...
Press Start – Vincent Projects (reviewed by Darren Baker)
The eponymous Vincent seems to pursue many diverse and cool interests and describes himself as many things. The one I like the best is...
Lionhearts – Karamelien (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
We already know Léanie Kaleido to be an astute songwriter and a fantastic musician, just one spin of her album How To Weigh A...
Seaside Girls – Candy Coffins (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As a second taster of the album to come, Once Do It With Feeling, “Seaside Girls” is helping to put up a compelling argument...
Need U Right Now – Montezuma ft. Olha Lishchshyn (reviewed by Darren Baker)
Sometimes, the back story behind the music is as exciting, poignant and interesting as the music itself. Not in an "X-Factor pity-party" sort of...
