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• Into It. Over It. – ‘Standards’ Album Review

  

  Out in the United States this week but not until 29 April in the UK and Europe, the new album from Into It. Over It. ranked as one of our most eagerly awaited... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Fear of Men – West End Centre, Aldershot – 5 March 2016

  

  Brighton’s Fear of Men are all set to release their second album – ‘Fall Forever’ – in June and before setting off on a jaunt to SXSW and then New York, they ha... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Fear of Men Coming to Aldershot with Eagulls

  

  Ahead of shows in New York and at SXSW, Fear of Men will be heading on a UK tour of venues that are ‘slightly off the beaten track’ as they support the highly... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Basia Bulat – ‘Good Advice’ Album Review

  

  Basia Bulat is a cult favourite who has gathered fans all over the world due to her autoharp playing and folk-tinged, deeply personal songs. Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Merival – ‘Lovers’ EP Review

  

  Since arriving in Toronto in 2012, Merival has been a figure on the Canadian indie scene and has collaborated with artists including Torquil Campbell from... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Why We Love – ‘Lucky One’

  

  A Bristol quartet with a penchant for bubblegum-sweet melodies, Why We Love’s ‘Lucky One’ opens with the line ‘Begging for forgiveness from the one you used to... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Zebrafi – ‘I Am the Saviour’

  

  When we received an email from one-man band Zebrafi, Rafi Cohen mentioned that his songs were influenced by Pavement and St. Vincent and in ‘I am the Saviour’ h... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Frog – ‘Catchyalater’ Single Stream

  

  ‘Saw you hugging all your kids inside, picking up your toys, you cried and I watch you from the kitchen window’ is a statement that sets a scene of quiet... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Fatherson – ‘Lost Little Boys’ Stream on YouTube

  

  Counting none other than the 2000 Trees organisers amongst their biggest fans, Fatherson will return this year with the album ‘Open Book’. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Introducing Turnstile Records’ Martha Ffion and Stream ‘Wallflower’

  

  Signed to Turnstile, highly acclaimed by our friends over at For the Rabbits and compared to both Sharon Van Etten and Cate Le Bon, Martha Ffion is a... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Whitney – ‘No Woman’ on Secretly Canadian Single Stream and Review

  

  Featuring former members of the Smith Westerns and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Whitney are signed to Secretly Canadian and will appeal to fans of Fleet Foxes,... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Slutface – ‘Kill ‘Em with Kindness’ Soundcloud Stream

  

  We didn’t know what to expect when a Norwegian band called Slutface arrived in our inbox. What we got with ‘Kill ‘Em with Kindness’ was a succulent slice of... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Nicholas Roberts – ‘The Rest of Our Lives’ Stream

  

  A singer-songwriter from Orlando who contacted us after reading about Matt McKee, we were intrigued to hear just what Nicholas Roberts’ sound would be like.... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Easy Kill Stream ‘Samson’ from Latest My Little Empire Records Release ‘Sermons’

  

  Signed to My Little Empire Records (kudos on the Manics reference in the name, by the way), we reviewed Easy Kill’s ‘Mould’ last year and had a lot of time for... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Basia Bulat – ‘Fool’ Stream from ‘Good Advice’ Album

  

  Photo credit: Anthony Seck Ahead of the release of fourth album ‘Good Advice’, Basia Bulat has unveiled a new single called ‘Fool’. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Patsy’s Rats – ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Friend’ Stream

  

  Jangly guitars in the vein of The Smiths open the new single from Patsy’s Rats. A Portland duo signed to Super Fan 99 Records, there’s a touch of early Cribs... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Diet Cig – ‘Sleep Talk’ and ‘Dinner Date’ Stream and Review

  

  ‘I can’t play instruments very well’ is a remarkably honest and self-depreciating opening line. And it was all it took for us to fall for ‘Sleep Talk’ by Diet... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Into It. Over It. Stream ‘No EQ’ – the First Single from 2016 Album ‘Standards’

  

  When we were looking through the list of albums coming out in 2015, one spring release stood out in particular – the new one from Into It. Over It. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Villagers – ‘Where Have You Been All My Life?’ Album Review

  

  For the past six years, Conor O’Brien has delivered some truly breathtaking music in his Villagers guise. From the folkier, Paul Simon-esque output that... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Uncle Luc Unveils Nostalgia-tinged Video for ‘Christmas 1994’

  

  We love Christmas songs. You love Christmas songs. They’re the soundtrack to the most wonderful time of the year. From the ones you can’t escape from around... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC