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• An Interview with Jack from Jurassic Pop

  

  Everyone loves dinosaurs. You just have to remember the outrage when it was revealed that Dippy would no longer be keeping watch over the Natural History... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Beach Moon/Peach Moon – ‘Philosophy at 23/at 24’ Stream

  

  With its experimental glitch-filled opening, Beach Moon/Peach Moon’s ‘Philosophy at 23/at 24’ instantly brings to mind Baths, but it soon moves into something... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Urvanovic – ‘Amateurs’ Album Review

  

  A Scottish collective formed in 2012 as a result of frontman Tom Irvine’s composition projects at university, Urvanovic have already gained praise from the 405... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Briana Marela – ‘Surrender’ Stream and Review

  

  Judging by the gorgeous, grand and glitchy sound of new single ‘Surrender’, we’re pretty sure new Jagjaguwar signing Briana Marela is going to release one of th... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Racetrack Gospel Stream ‘Wiseblood’

  

  Hope of the States should have been massive. They gained a huge cult following and would sit quite easily in our top 5 bands of all time, but they never quite... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Easy Kill – ‘Mould’ Single Review and Stream

  

  ‘Cos when we first started this, we were just kids. You were surface, I was deep’. Manchester’s Easy Kill are a band with a candid approach to songwriting and... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Spills – ‘Crash-landed Clouds’ Stream and Review

  

  Ahead of their second album (released by our friends at Alcopop! Records in September), Wakefield band The Spills have unveiled a single to be released on 7” vi... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cotillon – ‘Call Me Up’ Single Stream Via Super Fan 99 Records

  

  Ahead of the release of their self-titled debut album this summer, Los Angeles-based Cotillon have unveiled their new single ‘Call Me Up’. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Yr Friends – Yr Friends Over You

  

  yr friends is Alexei Berrow from Johnny Foreigner’s solo project. The band name and song titles are all displayed in lower case – a perfect example of the more... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dazy Chain – ‘Bloodbath’ EP Review

  

  A local band who have already made a name for themselves with a number of shows in the best venues in Surrey and Hampshire, Dazy Chain have now released their... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Frog – Kind of Blah Album Review

  

  New York City has always been the epicentre of cool for music. Every band dreams of playing there and anyone who has been to the Big Apple will tell you that yo... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Cavalry – ‘An Understanding’ Stream

  

  We all know Liverpool’s rich history when it comes to providing perfect pop bands – from the 60s heyday to the likes of The Coral in more recent (well, you... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Matt McKee Signs to Super Fan 99 Records and Streams ‘Alchemy and Other Tricks’

  

  Our friends at Super Fan 99 Records have announced their new signing and he’s a singer-songwriter who is sure to spark your attention. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Carnival Youth – ‘Words Like Birds’ Stream

  

  Our favourite purveyors of pop-folk from Latvia, Carnival Youth, have returned with the indie-anthem-in-waiting ‘Words Like Birds’. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Quadrilles – ‘Isotopes’ EP Review

  

  A math-rock band hailing from London, Quadrilles recently released their new EP ‘Isotypes’ on very reasonably priced vinyl from Lonely Voyage Records. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Introducing HEATH and Their ‘February’ EP

  

  A three-piece hailing from Brighton, HEATH specialise in indie anthems that have a touch of 80s darkness. Having released their debut EP ‘February’ via Kiling... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Dialects – ‘LTKLTL’ (‘Let the Kids Light These Lanterns’) EP Review

  

  We first covered Dialects back in July last year when they unveiled their video for ‘Unknown Orbit’. Now they finally release this song as part of their debut E... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Salvation Bill – ‘The Glamour’s Off’ EP Review

  

  Last year we reviewed Salvation Bill’s ‘FML (Feel My Lump)’ which showcased the quirky troubadour pop that one-man band Ollie Thomas (ex-Ute and the Old Grindin... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Matt Emery – ‘L for Luna’ Single Stream and Review

  

  Ahead of a debut album, ex-Stagecoach drummer and nicest man in music Matt Emery has unveiled a new song called ‘L for Luna’. A real soundscape in the vein of... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Beach Slang – Broken Thrills (EPs 1 and 2) Review

  

  We first came across Beach Slang when we heard they were touring across the States with Cursive. Now, any band playing with Tim Kasher and co has to be worth... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC