EP Review: Redolent – make big money fast online now
Edinburgh-based, experimental five-piece Redolent have released their debut EP make big money fast online now via Columbia Records. Redolent are fronted by brothers Danny and Robin Herbert, alongside drummer Andrew Turnbull, bassist Robbie White and Alice Hancock on live samplers. Their live set-up is unique with a cube shape created by scaffold poles holding a …
Live review + Gallery: Maruja sell-out debut gig in Scotland
The big gig in Glasgow tonight was arguably The Viagra Boys at Barrowlands. It sold out almost immediately. However there was another sold out gig in the city on this particular Saturday night. Manchester jazz punks Maruja were playing their first gig in Scotland. With just five tracks released in the last couple of years …
NEWS – High Vis share video for Trauma Bonds and announce first North America tour with UK and European dates now sold out
High Vis have released a moving new video for their single ‘Trauma Bonds’. Frontman Graham Sayle explains:“Filmed and directed by Jonah West and shot over the course of a year, the video is an emotionally charged portrait of Jamz and Sean. Two people negotiating the world whilst living in the shadow of trauma. The video is dedicated …
TRACK: Hotel Lux share new single ‘Points of View’
Hotel Lux have released new single ‘Points Of View‘ taken from their debut album Hands Across The Creek, out 27 January on The state51 Conspiracy. Full of jangly guitars and addictive hooks ‘Points of View‘ is the final single from the album. Still the thought-provoking lyrics and monotone delivery of lead singer Lewis Duffin but this sees Hotel …
NEWS: Baba Ali announce second album Laugh Like a Bomb and release new single ‘Burn Me Out’
The Anglo-American duo Baba Ali have announced their second album Laugh Like a Bomb which is set for release on 21 April via Memphis Industries. In addition they have released the first track from the album ‘Burn Me Out’. Full of pulsating basslines and synths it is dancefloor fare but done the Baba Ali way. …
EP Review: Midnight Ambulance – Smoke and Sweets
Scottish alternative rock duo Midnight Ambulance release their debut EP Smoke and Sweets on Friday 23 December 2022. Since forming just two years ago, they have performed across the country, supporting renowned bands such as Texas and Fatherson on their UK tours. The band are ending the year on a high after signing with Blackhall …
TRACK: MEMES – Monday I Looked Like Death
Glasgow’s MEMES have had one heck of a year, performing at festivals from SXSW in the US, to The Great Escape and Wide Days, earning a reputation for their sensory blitzing shows. They have released their new single ‘Monday I Looked like Death’ which sees them continue to create their own style of frenetic furiously …
NEWS: New York’s Flossing announces debut UK dates and shares video for Switch
New York’s Flossing has announced a small run of imminent UK dates including a debut London performance alongside TVAM. Flossing is the project of New Yorker Heather Elle and being fully aware that a key component of the artistic process is the tedious and uncomfortable excavation of self has produced some gripping music since the projects inception, including the …
EP Review: deadletter – Heat! (SO Recordings)
Producing your first body of work provides a snapshot into a band’s thinking. deadletter have been considered in their approach on their debut EP, obviously aiming to look forwards rather than backwards. Recorded at Hackney’s Pony Studios with producer Elliot Heinrich, they have included only the most recent singles plus previously unreleased songs on Heat!, …
TRACK: O. – OGO (Speedy Wunderground)
The South London duo O. have released their debut single ‘OGO’ on the Speedy Wunderground label. Formed during the first lockdown, Joseph Henwood (saxophone) and Tash Keary (drums) started improvising together at home with just acoustic sax and drums. ‘OGO‘ is an instrumental track and it mixes percussion and that baritone saxophone with wonderous results. …