Premiers
Album Premiere: First Light – Dark Pale (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Progressive rock has, for some at least, been a much-maligned genre, often conjuring images of keyboard players dressed as wizards, songs about taking rings...
Rock/Punk/Metal
No Dissociation – Tim Hort (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As you listen to the opener of this latest album from Tim Hort, a double no less, you get a glimpse of the complex...
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
Hope To Hell – The Gated Community (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Music has always been a powerful tool, a voice for important issues, to provoke thoughts, spark dialogue, and make your opinion heard. The fact...
Pop/Power Pop
Bloom – Lady Nade (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
“Bloom” is a much-needed message of hope and support in a world where it is easy to be dazed by the speed at which...
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
Tragedy on Market Street – Untold River (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Hear the term singer-songwriter and many people will think of those old seventies icons, or, if their thoughts turn to something more contemporary, a more...
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
Mallorca 360: Ambient Wonders (Original Soundtrack) – Franco Esteve (reviewed by...
Music without lyrics is always an intriguing proposition. All too often, words guide the listener directly to the artist's intended meaning, leaving little room...
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
Midnight Sun – Witty Tarbox (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
If you are one of those people who likes their music in neat boxes, demarcated and sorted, tied up with a neat generic ribbon...
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...
No Dissociation – Tim Hort (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
As you listen to the opener of this latest album from Tim Hort, a double no less, you get a glimpse of the complex...
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...
Mallorca 360: Ambient Wonders (Original Soundtrack) – Franco Esteve (reviewed by Dave Franklin)
Music without lyrics is always an intriguing proposition. All too often, words guide the listener directly to the artist's intended meaning, leaving little room...
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...
