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• Mid-June Round-up Featuring Bearpark, Field Mouse, the CALM Compilation and...

  

  With Glastonbury taking place next week (which we won’t be going to for the first time since we started attending in 2003 – damn ticket servers), our inbox has... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Olympians – ‘Reasons to Be Tearful’ Album Review

  

  It’s been a long time coming but, finally, Olympians are releasing their debut album. From EPs to a Book Club-style set of releases and festivals to European... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Witterquick – ‘Beneath the Spinning Lights’ EP Review

  

  When we discovered (via a tweet from our favourites The Xcerts) there was a band called Witterquick, we couldn’t help but be very interested. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Globelamp – ‘The Orange Glow’ Album Review

  

  Elizabeth Le Fey used to be a punk singer and was also formerly known as the White Witch of Oxygen. Since adapting the Globelamp persona, the Olympia, Washingto... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Carnival Youth – ‘Propeller’ Album Review

  

  A favourite of ours for a couple of years now, Latvia’s Carnival Youth have released their sophomore in double-quick time. Following last summer’s ‘No Clouds... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Carnival Youth – ‘Propellor’ Album Review

  

  A favourite of ours for a couple of years now, Latvia’s Carnival Youth have released their sophomore in double-quick time. Following last summer’s ‘No Clouds... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Always the Sun Music & Arts Festival Takes Place in Stoke Park, Guildford on 10...

  

  Guildford’s Boileroom turns 10 years old this year and as part of their celebrations, the team are putting on a huge community, arts and music festival called... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Whitney – ‘Light Upon the Lake’ Album Review

  

  Hailing from Chicago and already a cult favourite on 6Music, Whitney look all but certain to be one of your new favourite bands. Signed to Secretly Canadian,... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• June’s New Music Round-up Featuring Owen, Grieving, Monarks, No Joy, Home...

  

  We’ve made it into June and the year is flying by. Before we know it, festival season will have come and gone and we’ll be looking towards Christmas and... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Sl0tface – ‘Sponge State’ EP Review

  

  Norwegian punks Sl0tface have already marked themselves as one of our favourite new bands of the year and ‘Sponge State’ is an EP that has been eagerly awaited... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Clique – ‘Burden Piece’ Album Review

  

  A four-piece from Philadelphia signed to Topshelf Records, ‘Burden Piece’ is Clique’s second album. Already a cult favourite (which Topshelf band isn’t?), will... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A mid-May New Music Round-up

  

  We’ve had another busy week and in-between breaks from listening to that new album from the Hotelier, we’ve had the chance to delve back into our inbox and ther... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Hotelier – ‘Goodness’ Album Review

  

  The Hotelier’s 2014 album ‘Home, Like NoPlace is There’ brought them to the attention of a rabid, adoring fan base. With deeply personal lyrics and stirring... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• SO-CRATES – ‘V1’ EP Review

  

  SO-CRATES (we believe that’s the right casing for their name) are a band made up of musicians you’re bound to recognise if you’ve been to a gig in Hampshire or... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Music Round-up Featuring Tancred, Revere, Constant Companion, Night Owls and...

  

  Another fine week – and now the sun’s out! What better time to discover some new music? Tancred – ‘Sell My Head’ With their album Out of the Garden out now on... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Round-up Featuring Anna Meredith, The Hotelier, Paul Draper, Aloha and Tacocat

  

  Our inbox is still full to the brim with great music. Here are five of the best songs we recently received. There’s a variety of genres, so hopefully you’ll... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• An April New Music Round-up

  

  Real life has meant we haven’t had much time on weeknights to delve into our overflowing inbox. The positive of this is that when we do finally have the chance... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Quick Round-up Featuring Why We Love, Whitney, Sløtface and The Entrepreneurs

  

  Why We Love – ‘Surrender’ We fell for Why We Love – signed to our friends over at My Little Empire Records – when they released ‘Lucky One’ a month or two back... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Yr Poetry – ‘Rocket Season’ Review and Bandcamp Stream

  

  Yr Poetry, Alexei and Junior from Johnny Foreigner’s pop-punk side project, have just released their new EP ‘Rocket Season’ over on Bandcamp. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Orielles – ‘Jobin’ Soundcloud Stream and Review

  

  With a touch of early Blur of Pavement in its spiky intro, The Orielles ‘Jobin’ is a song that has instant appeal. Throw in some distorted vocals as the song... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC