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Sky Valley Mistress EP The best thing you’ve never heard
The Blackburn based band Sky Valley Mistress play the Blues with the attitude of Rock n roll. The bands EP ‘The best thing you’ve never heard’ which includes four tracks of Bluesy passion is very promising indeed. Now, in this day and age people are not that bright. They are how can I put this…thick [...]
Maud The Navigation EP
The Navigation is five tracks of nautical themed electro-pop from the lovely MAUD, who is based in London. She sings over music written by Philippe Locke. He uses synthesizers in addition to guitars and piano. The music is kinky and casual, combining bright sounds and heartfelt vocals. On some tracks her voice sounds similar to [...]
Powers That Be EP
Powers That Be is a new project from Tom Beecham, a New Yorker previously associated with Seattle based band The Raggedy Anns. The eponymous debut work is four tracks of mellow Indie Rock with acoustic / country undertones. Guitars, piano and drums complement a grungy, laid back sound. Accompanied by a demure backing vocal, Beecham [...]
Little Green Cars- Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Hailing from Dublin, Little Green Cars make their way across the Irish Sea for their first UK headline tour. Accompanied by fellow Dubliners Gypsies On The Autobahn, everything was set for a enthralling experience. The show was sold out, yet the room was slightly empty initially. As the minutes passed by more people would trickle [...]
Ian Skelly @ The Ruby Lounge
Now, in the game we sometime journalists like to call reviewing, you get to see your fair share of great live music. Manchester has been graceful enough to open its doors time and time again, allowing us folk of the Internet press to scrutinize and swoon over the sublime and the surreal. And tonight’s entertainment? [...]
The Cryptics EP Seize the night
The Southampton band The Cryptics debut EP ‘Seize the night’ is a four track feast of tuneful indie tunes of natural feeling. The first song ‘She saves the day’ is a vague yet alert tune that gets your toes tapping. It is somewhere between relaxing and vigilant with the vocals being wakeful and open-eyed. It [...]
East India Youth – 12th March Kraak Gallery
Hidden down a back alley in the depths of the Northern Quarter in the former squat know to many as Kraak Gallery I stood with a crowd of merely 20 people waiting patiently to see East India Youth aka William Doyle. If you haven’t heard of East India Youth don’t be dismayed as material only [...]
Band of Skulls hit Manchester (Aftermath)
Live: Band of Skulls@ HMV Ritz-5th December 2012 After the release of their second album Sweet Sour in February 2012, Band of Skulls have been touring extensively across the globe. This time it was Manchester’s turn to feel their rumbling desert-rock riffs. First up was Manchester locals Folks which quite frankly seemed like a bit [...]
Liz Lawrence – BEDROOM HERO
Liz Lawrence sings subtly effective folk music, accompanied with acoustic backing band. This album was made for putting on in bed in the morning. She contends with the human condition; growing up, painting the future as observed from the past and falling / being in love. The tracks alternate between upbeat anthems and down-tempo moodiness. They are [...]
Catching the energy with KAV
He’s a former member of the Happy Mondays. Knows a thing or two about a Bic razor. But doesn’t feel he’s worthy of getting in Mick Jagger’s pants! KAV, real name Kav Sandhu, has formulated a band he believes will deliver the “live energy” previous group members have failed to capture. The Guardian once quoted him as [...]
