Premiers
Single Premiere: The Greatest Gift – Leem of Earth (reviewed by...
Taken from the band’s forthcoming album, SEE, an ambitious concept album inspired by George MacDonald’s Victorian-era fairy tale The Princess and Curdie, ‘The Greatest Gift’...
Rock/Punk/Metal
LA to NY – Harley DiNardo (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
One discussion that comes up in musical circles from time to time is the question of the difference between rock ‘n’ roll and its...
Post Punk/Goth
Bourbon – Los Tres Mortales (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If you ever wondered what the incidental music would sound like as you watched The Man With No Name ride through a blasted post-apocalyptic scrubland into...
Shoegaze/Dreampop
Spaceship414 – Zoë Zohar (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If dream-pop is a very specific genre, woven from shimmering sonics and neo-psychedelic vibes, and dreamy pop is more an approach to mainstream pop where atmosphere and haze...
Indie
That’s When the Earth Becomes a Star – Sean MacLeod (reviewed...
I’ve probably said this before, but it is worth repeating: the best music doesn’t fit neatly into one genre or another. Doesn’t it stand...
Pop/Power Pop
Invisible (Four Ways) – Energy Whores (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It is a widely accepted fact that any song of value can stand up to reinterpretation or remix, reimagination or reworking, proof that it...
Folk/Country
Wild West: American Stories – Grant Maloy Smith (reviewed by Dave...
Most music made in the modern age is made for entertainment, and to a degree, that has always been the case. But there was...
Singer-Songwriter/Acoustica
Evergreen – Steve Stinson (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
His latest single, ‘Evergreen,’ moves Steve Stinson one step closer to his debut album, which drops next month, and, as all pre-album singles should, makes you...
R&B/Soul
Living in a Dream – Alex Tranter (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
You often see music like this tagged as easy-listening, which it is in the most objective meaning of the phrase, but this oft-maligned term...
Reggae/Ska/Dub
A Fistful of Covers – The Hempolics (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
A band releasing an EP of recordings covering their favorite songs is nothing new. A band doing that while also offering a dub reworking...
Dance/EDM
Feasting – The Sway (HK remix) (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I love what The Sway has done with ‘Feasting,’ not only because it reminds you of what a great remix can achieve, but also because...
Hip-hop/Rap
Beat the System – Holland Izz & Tayo Fetti (reviewed by...
Although the title might sound like the sort of track fellow Compton -ites, NWA would have gone for, things have changed in the 35 or so years since...
Jazz/Blues
Planet Android – Shapes (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
It’s not that Shapes don’t fit easily into one genre; it’s more that they fit too easily into many. But not through some lack of focus...
Classical/Instrumental
Unanswered – mokroïé (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I remember watching a short film years ago that visually chronicled a journey from the outer reaches of the known universe to the molecular-level...
Avant Garde
The Shadows of Alienation – Spectrum of Disorder (reviewed by Dave...
Beyond the questions and themes raised by the spoken words and lyrical fragments on this EP, there is a broader question that faces the...
Interviews
Keeping it Real: The Real Anthem on genre, geography and what...
With two singles now out ahead of an album to follow, it was the perfect time to sit down with Matt King, Andy Mitchell and Shawn Helton of The Real...
Live
Deadlight Dance/Flowers of Sacrifice @ The Tuppenny, Swindon 17th Sep ’26
Ahh, those were the days, my formative years spent in basement rock clubs drenched in dry ice, the smell of patchouli, the floor sticky...
Swindon
The Shadows of Alienation – Spectrum of Disorder (reviewed by Dave...
Beyond the questions and themes raised by the spoken words and lyrical fragments on this EP, there is a broader question that faces the...
News
Latest single ‘So Keen’ from Indie punk band Poets Corner is...
Following a great bunch of reviews & a host of radio plays for previous single She’s Got You Now, Hull’s authentic indie outfit Poets Corner are back with...
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
Crinkles – Random Shapes (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
You don’t go to a local gig expecting to leave with an album that sounds like both a long-lost jazz-funk-prog record and the sound...
Slightly Out of Focus – Brendan Ranney (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Everyone needs a breather now and then, a bit of a rest to come back recharged, refreshed, and ready for the fray. But come...
Deadlight Dance/Flowers of Sacrifice @ The Tuppenny, Swindon 17th Sep ’26
Ahh, those were the days, my formative years spent in basement rock clubs drenched in dry ice, the smell of patchouli, the floor sticky...
Keeping it Real: The Real Anthem on genre, geography and what makes the band...
With two singles now out ahead of an album to follow, it was the perfect time to sit down with Matt King, Andy Mitchell and Shawn Helton of The Real...
The Monologue Conversation – I Plead Irony (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
I always feel that a band can say much before you even get to the music; artwork and titles can speak volumes. So with...
Spaceship414 – Zoë Zohar (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If dream-pop is a very specific genre, woven from shimmering sonics and neo-psychedelic vibes, and dreamy pop is more an approach to mainstream pop where atmosphere and haze...
