Premiers
Album Premiere: Favourite Girl – Favourite Girl (reviewed by Dave...
We are used to artists emerging from under a known band moniker to make music under their own name; it happens all the time....
Rock/Punk/Metal
On E Street (Remix) – DownTown Mystic (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Now, I’m not for one second saying that just because you happen to have Mr. Garry W. Tallent and The Mighty Max Weinberg as your engine room, you...
Post Punk/Goth
Visions From the Frontier – Noise Factory United (reviewed by Dave...
As you work your way through the six songs that make up Noise Factory United’s Visions From The Frontier, you quickly realise that the frontiers that...
Shoegaze/Dreampop
Birthday Cake – Ava Valianti (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If I were one of those more pedantic writers, I would probably be giving you a potted history of the early eighties post-punk scene...
Indie
Getting Out (Good as It Gets) – The Muster Point Project...
Sometimes, you have to say, “enough is enough. “. Sometimes, you have to walk away. Sometimes you have to look at how you are being...
Pop/Power Pop
Weight of the World – Eddie Cohn (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
There is something that Eddie Cohn does better than much of the competition: layering. He clearly understands that impact doesn’t always need to come from the...
Folk/Country
adreamwithinadream – ru·is (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With a title such as "adreamwithinadream," you will probably have some idea as to what awaits you when you drop the needle on this...
Singer-Songwriter/Acoustica
Firefly – BLOCK (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Songs are written for so many different reasons, perhaps for as many reasons as there are individual thoughts and life experiences to be had....
R&B/Soul
In Every Quiet Moment – Lawrence Tomini (reviewed by Dave...
“In Every Quiet Moment” is a song that seems to exist in a very specific space, a place between not only genres, sounds, and...
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
Make Fear Work For You – Monique Grimme ft. Sapphire Star...
The inspiration for a song can often be found in the most unexpected places. It can be found in the most everyday events or...
Hip-hop/Rap
Mind How You Go – PanthaDogg (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Hip-hop has come a long way from its birthplace in the South Bronx all those years ago. And while all genres move with the...
Jazz/Blues
Video Premiere: Hearts Like Caves – Dilly Dally Alley (reviewed by...
As I sit here writing, the spring sun streaming through the window, the cat following the warm spot across the floor, green things sparking...
Classical/Instrumental
I’d Rather Fly – Soft as Hell (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The difference between song and soundscaping isn't always that much. Yes, on one side, you have pieces of music that feel filmic, wide-screen and...
Avant Garde
True Human Trough – Bell Barrow (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Comfort zones? Who needs them? Well, not Bell Barrow that’s for sure. Anyone already familiar with any music that Jeremy Moore has made under this or any other...
Interviews
Stranger Than Fiction: A short chat with The Flavor That Kills...
With a new album, Thunderbird Lodge, on the way, I sat down and caught up with The Flavor That Kills guitarist, singer, and lyricist Ryan Corcoran, to find...
Live
The Crack – En Heat (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If, like me, you feel that mainstream music is all a bit safe, merely appealing to fads and fashions, comfort zones and marketing reports,...
Swindon
Back where it all began. A Big Day out with EXTC
Terry Chambers will always remember his twenty-first birthday. After all, who would forget being subjected to their friend’s TV show reel, fifteen minutes (well,...
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
Oh Me Oh My – Danny Django (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Taken from his current album, his sixth to date, The Peach Orchard Field, “Oh Me Oh My” is the perfect proof that there are still...
I’d Rather Fly – Soft as Hell (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
The difference between song and soundscaping isn't always that much. Yes, on one side, you have pieces of music that feel filmic, wide-screen and...
Beyond Words: A brief conversation with Myles Cochran
With a new album, What You Said, now out, I caught up with Myles Cochran to talk about his journey, physical and musical, the new album, and...
I’m No Longer Afraid of Heights – Sungaze (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Even before I checked out the band’s blurb, just listening to the opening bars made me think of Mazzy Star, so I wasn’t surprised to see...
Firefly – BLOCK (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Songs are written for so many different reasons, perhaps for as many reasons as there are individual thoughts and life experiences to be had....
adreamwithinadream – ru·is (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
With a title such as "adreamwithinadream," you will probably have some idea as to what awaits you when you drop the needle on this...
