Music
Track: Fox Glove release the glittering alt-country of ’Roll On’
West Coast (Canada) trio, Fox Glove, give us a teaser from their upcoming new EP (Oct. 8th). The harmonies between the three singers are magical. This is alt country for non-country fans. Refreshingly modern, but at times it also evokes Lee Hazlewood’s ’60s.
News: Universal to release Sparks box set – The Island Years
Aside from being (approximately) half of pop supergroup F.F.S. it shouldn’t be forgotten that Sparks, aka Ron and Russell Meal, were a rather brilliant group before their latest collaboration. For in those halcyon days of the 1970s, Top of the Pops and other popular cultural establishments were, if not awash with then certainly not unfamiliar …
Track: Terminal Gods -Road of the law
From the dimly lit world of the London underground, Terminal Gods return to the fray with ‘Road Of The Law’. An explosion of synthetics and raucous, full on trash guitars, perfectly accompanies the austere, baritone vocals of their lead singer. Caught somewhere between 70’s pomp and ceremony and the dark, alternative 80’s, The Gods don’t …
Track: All Kings And Queens – Voodoo
Siblings Joseph and Gabriella (no more information given) make the sort of icy synth pop that is impossible to ignore, demonstrated by their new track, Voodoo. Mixed by Heiko, who has worked with the likes of HAIM in the past, the track bubbles away with layers of synths, this funk filled bassline and little guitar …
See: Victories At Sea release new visuals for Sirens
Some say that you become your surroundings. Surround yourself with simple, pleasant things and you’ll have a simple pleasant life. That’s the theory anyway. But what if your surroundings are a bit bleaker than that? What if all around you is urban sprawl and derelict industry? Victories At Sea come from such surroundings, and rather …
Track: Pleasure Beach – Go
Go is the debut single from Belfast five piece Pleasure Beach, and far from being something cheap and tacky, and a little passed its best like the name suggests (at least if you’ve been to Blackpool’s said venue) it’s actually a little slab of pulsating, twinkling dream pop. Go trips along, like The a killers …
New: Janet Rushmore – Joy (Sonny Fodera Remixes)
If it was daunting tackling a real NYC garage-house anthem like Janet Rushmore’s ‘Joy’, then it doesn’t seem to have weighed heavy on London producer and DJ Sonny Fodera’s shoulders. First out in 1994, and an immediate underground hit, it’s already been remixed by the likes of house legend Kerri Chandler. Sonny Rushmore has produced …
Track: Promised Land Sound – Push and Pull (All the Time)
Ahead of the release of their sophomore album, For Use and Delight, Nashville’s Promised Land Sound give some indication of what we can expect with the rustic psych-rock/folk of Push and Pull (All the Time). It opens with these woozy chords, before it dances along, full of harmonies and the edgy yearn of frontman Joe …
Track: HeyRocco – Jake Millers House Party
South Carolina’s HeyRocco are headed back to the UK, in support of their Teenage Movie Soundtrack, which showed they were fine purveyors of messy grunge rock, filled with smart tunes and quirky tales. Cue a new single, Jake Miller’s House Party, out on October 30th via Vital Music (timed to coincided with the tour) that …
Album Review: Battles – La Di Da Di
Listening to Battles is like plugging into the mainframe of some futuristic generator. You are instantly pulled into this stream-of-consciousness robot groove that acts as some sort of virtual yellow brick road to meet the fantastical Oz. But Oz isn’t some little man that flew in on a hot air balloon. No, Oz is this …