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 [...]

When a new release from a band lands in my inbox, I usually like to have a good dig around. Well, a 10 minute Google at least. Long enough usually to unearth a Facebook or Souncloud account, maybe even a defunct Myspace page with some pictures of the bass player before he lost all that [...]

REBEKKA KARIJORD “WE BECOME OURSELVES” 29th October 2012 JANUARY 2013 TOUR DATES 16th January 2013 – The Borderline – London 17th January 2013 – The Ruby Lounge – Manchester 18th January 2013 – The Workman’s Club – Dublin 19th January 2013 – King Tut’s – Glasgow WE BECOME OURSELVES’s centerpiece is ‘Use My Body While [...]

It seems indie has taken a back seat on the music scene of late; true indie giants such as Tegan and Sara or Fugazi seem to have been lost in the ether. However this has not let Palomino simply sit back and accept indie’s death with their EP ‘We Were Doldrums’. There’s a much more delicate quality to the [...]

This was the debut year for Festival 6 in the magical Portmeirion, the setting of cult programme The Prisoner, the one with Patrick McGoohan, also played Danger Man. While relaying my obvious inner geek I must add that just to go to the place of where the TV show was shot was enough for me. [...]

A small crowd part filled the Roadhouse basement. Gary Sloan was playing music to an empty dancefloor. It didn’t take long for people to start dancing. He played dark, discombobulated sounds. For a warm-up, the temperature was already set high. Throughout the night this would increase to a feverish intensity. Manchester based techno outfitters AnD [...]

The Start is purposeful pop rather than accidental, Alex writes ‘songs to make people jump around and enjoy life,’ he sings without reservation which means that even if pop is not your genre of choice, this EP might just sway you. The title track feels like a warm summer night at a festival, which cheers [...]

Mother Nature’s Candy is as sweet as its title, a little too sweet at times but overall a lovely little pop EP. Mother Nature’s Candy sticks to a methodical formula of a vocal harmony intro followed by acoustic guitar with a gentle pop beat on the drums and power out with a simple riff, at [...]

Fragment is the new album from seven piece group Submotion Orchestra I remember first seeing them in their home city of Leeds and it was very early days at that point, but the way they were experimenting with vocals and the raw dubstep beat has always made them a subject of interest. The Album highlights [...]

Meet Manchester’s latest darlings The Heartbreaks, a four piece Indie band who have made their home in our fair/rainy city. Their debut album ‘Funtimes’ has been making waves with it’s mix of Johnny Marr-esque guitar janglings and retro stylings and the band, buoyed by this success, are about to hit the road once again for [...]