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• 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

• 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