Music
Say Psycht: Album Review, Blezard by Cavalier Song
This is the first review that I have written since David Bowie died. This is relevant because he had a huge impact on how I listen to and understand music. While this no doubt informs everything I write about music implicitly, the amount I have been thinking about him and his music this week will …
Album Review: David Bowie – ‘Blackstar’ – A Post-Script
Around a week ago I had the enviable task of reviewing the ‘Blackstar’ album (hey, it’s what we do and I got lucky – see below for original review). Like everyone, aside from the man himself (and his closest circle), I had no idea I was reviewing David Bowie’s parting address to the world. On …
Meet: Sid Griffin from The Long Ryders
In the midst of endless mid-80s synth pop the arrival on these shores of The Long Ryders with their swaggering fusion of country rock with punk attitude was a welcome relief from the manufactured pap clogging up the charts. Their first album Native Sons was only held off the top of the UK Indie Charts …
Track: Field Music – Disappointed
Sunderland avant rockers Field Music first heralded their forthcoming album Commontime before Christmas in the shape of The Noisey Days Are Over. If that vibrant slice of progressive indie pop wasn’t enough to tickle your musical taste buds, they’ve followed it up with the equally brilliant Disappointed. Described by David from the band, who takes …
Track: Yuck – Hearts in Motion
London based quartet Yuck return with their third album, titled Stranger Things, due to drop on February 26th via Mamé Records. From it the band are showcasing the first new music in the form of a track, Hearts in Motion. Yuck singer Max Bloom explains the track saying: “”Hearts In Motion” is a song about …
Not Forgotten: David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72
Due to the stylistic leaps that David Bowie made throughout his career, it’s inevitable that some periods of his career appeal to individuals more than others. My girlfriend loves his late 70s art-rock period, one of my closest friends will argue that Bowie’s single greatest artistic statement was 1995’s 1.Outside, another will argue that his …
New Music: Native People – Don’t Save Me
Kent indie four piece Native People have unveiled a new single, titled Don’t Save Me which comes out on January 22nd as part of Killing Moon’s January Compilation Album. The band are still very much in their youth, boasting two 18 year olds amongst their ranks, but have managed to craft something that is actually …
Track: Saje – Raspberry
Paris chillwave/RnB duo Saje are releasing a single, Raspberry, the second release taken from their debut EP Freefallin’ Dreams with comes out on January 15th via Roche Musique. It opens with this smoky jazz lick over these icy but static synths. It isn’t long though, before the beat comes in and the lick is given …
Track: Gosh Pith – K9
Taken from their forthcoming EP, Gold Chain, which drops on February 28th via B3SCI, K9 see’s Detroit duo Gosh Pith follow their own path through everything from stoner rock to hip-hop. The first glimpse of the new EP comes in the shape of K9, these arid guitar chords almost overwhelmed by sticky basslines and these …
Album Review: The Anchoress – Confessions Of A Romance Novelist
The UK has always been a big producer of unique female singer-songwriters. What our ladies have always offered is something with a little more edge; something cooler and quirkier. Take for example Amy Winehouse, Bat For Lashes, FKA Twigs, and the legend that is Ms. Kate Bush. But with a new year comes the arrival …