Monthly Archive: October, 2012

Song: Amusement – ‘King of the World’

  ‘King of the World’ is the first original release from Croydon-born outfit Amusement since they re-appeared on the live scene with their rejuvenated line-up. They’ve removed all their old tunes from Soundcloud but… Continue reading

List: 10 terrifying tunes in time for Halloween

  Halloween is almost upon us, and seeing as 99% of things are considerably better in list form we’ve compiled together a collection of songs to get you in the spirit of things.… Continue reading

Review: Sealings – S/T 12″ EP

Ω Originally featured in Mint Magazine   Hailing from the fittingly cold and stony beaches of Brighton, Sealings are essentially an informed punk band with a penchant for monstrous levels of noise. They release… Continue reading

Song: Triptides – ‘Bright Sky’

  Indiana’s Triptides are another inspired investment from London’s Stroll On Records, a label who seem to have a  gaze akin to that of Sauron when it comes to uncovering talented artists on the… Continue reading

Live: Kwes, Disclosure, Koreless, TNGHT, Four Tet, Caribou – Warehouse Project (Victoria Warehouse, Manchester), October 6 2012

Ω Originally featured in Crack Magazine   With a far larger capacity, an abysmal location for travel, and a vast angular layout, WHP’s new venue – Victoria Warehouse – was always going to be somewhat… Continue reading

Song: Novella – ‘Mary’s Gun’

  A pregnant intro of white noise precedes a muddy drop into this fuzzy, bass-heavy ode to The Shangri-Las’ Mary Weiss, with lyrics alluding to the story of her apparent run-in with the FBI… Continue reading

Song: Stubborn Heart – ‘Starting Block’

  ‘Starting Block’ is the latest release from sublime ‘electronic soul’ duo Stubborn Heart, following the fantastic ‘Need Someone’ EP, and preceding the release of their forthcoming debut LP on One Little Indian. The… Continue reading

Review: Moon Duo – ‘Circles’

Ω Originally featured in Mint Magazine    Repetition, confusion, and detachment… Yep, Erik “Ripley” Johnson and Sanae Yamada have returned from their nauseating wormhole to deliver a second Moon Duo album, a physical portal to their… Continue reading

Song: Technicolor Teeth – ‘Station Wagon’

  According to their Facebook page, Technicolor Teeth come from Heaven and have a vested interest in psychedelic drugs. Now I don’t know the band personally, but judging from the rest of the information… Continue reading

Review: Momentform – ‘Yearn’

Ω Originally featured in Mint Magazine   ‘Yearn’ is the first release on ‘New Ideals’, a brand new London-based label who hold the unnerving belief that “music should provoke austere feelings of love and discomfort”.… Continue reading

Song: Wolf Alice – ‘Leaving You’

  Wolf Alice have taken strides since gifted veteran Joel Amey took up the sticks for them at the beginning of the summer – transforming the band from a sweet acoustic hobby to an… Continue reading

Live: Telepathe & Glass Animals – Soup Kitchen (Manchester), September 25

Ω Originally featured in Crack Magazine   Despite its name, the Soup Kitchen is not a charitable facility open to aid those cold, hungry and homeless ragamuffins of the Northern Quarter. It’s actually a… Continue reading

Song: Between You and Me – ‘Jellies’

Ω Originally featured on Mint Magazine   ‘Crystal Aquarium’ looks to be a fitting title for the forthcoming E.P. from Miami-based producer Jonathan Abramson, a.k.a. Between You and Me. This teaser track, ‘Jellies’ can be… Continue reading

Song: Cold Pumas – ‘Fog Cutter’

  Despite its glaringly obvious resemblance to the much-abused and over-imitated Joy Division sound, there’s something in the midst of ‘Fog Cutter’, the new track from Brighton’s Cold Pumas, that makes it completely listenable.… Continue reading

Song: Furrow – ‘Concrete Floor’

  Releasing music on tape cassette format could be considered an entirely pretentious move; an attempt to catch people’s attention merely on the basis of being a little bit quirky. Furrow, on the other… Continue reading

Song: Shinies – ‘Ennui’

  What a stroke of genius from Manchester boy-band Shinies. They’ve just taken their latest single ‘Ennui’ – an average, recycled piece of grungey slacker-pop – and made it a million times better… Continue reading