pop
Live Review: Madison Beer / Leah Kate – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 18.04.2022
On Monday, the 18th of April 2022, American superstar Madison Beer took to the stage at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre for her highly anticipated Irish return, performing to a sold-out crowd as part of her ‘Life Support’ tour, celebrating her debut 2021 album of the same name. The day itself had wind, rain, and hailstones, but …
Live Review: Dua Lipa – First Direct Arena, Leeds 18.04.2022
It’s been a long time coming. 3 postponements due to the pandemic, but finally the Future Nostalgia Tour arrived in Leeds in style. As Dua Lipa said to the adoring audience, she was “so grateful to be sharing the evening” with us all and “sharing the stage with these amazing people”. Beginning a set in …
Album Review: Ben and Dom dazzle with heartwarming debut album ‘ Shoulder’
In recent years , we’ve seen a surge of vocal ensembles that have challenged the typical format of a vocal -led group. From vocal improv ( albeit stemming from the influence of jazz, folkloric traditions and shamanic traditions ) to the more refined and impressive chord clusters of English Vocal Artists Jacob Collier, The Swingles, …
Album: Heidrunna releases debut album ‘Melodramatic’
Iceland’s Heidrunna announces release of debut album ‘Melodramatic’ on 21 April.
Feature: Susanna gives us a track by track on beautiful new album Elevation
Norwegian arstist Susanna (aka Susanna Wallumrød), has always pushed boundaries, searched for different angles and combined different aspects of art into her work. Thats seen her interpret poetry and art, as well as give a fresh take on songs; her take on Purcell’s early English Opera aria ’When I am laid (in Earth) still sends …
Track: Melbourne trio J4 exude bright rays of sunshine from their exuberant debut single ‘Try to be Cool’.
Do you remember that fantastic single ‘Steal My Sunshine‘ by Len? An utterly brilliant and joyous track that brought – and still brings – a smile to the dial. The debut single ‘Try To Be Cool’ from Melbourne trio J4 imports that same carefree joie de vivre: it’s a catchy uplifting and jaunty tune that …
Tracks: Elaine Palmer – Let Me Fall
Palmer’s album ‘The Land Between‘ released last year via Butterfly Effect records was her finest work to date and one of our top albums of 2021. After teasing us with a couple of videos of songs from that album, she has now shared her first new music of this year with the single ‘Let Me …
Track: Hobart’s The Tinderboxers’ new track ‘Who Are You’ is a cool and jaunty sonic whirlpool from the deep south. Plus tour news.
There’s a fairground whirl to the new track ‘Who Are You’ from the youthful The Tinderboxers, straight out of Hobart, which canters along at a jaunty pace with its Hammond organ/leslie speaker whirl and unbridled exuberance. This is classically formed indie pop fare with a beating heart, relatively raw, charmingly earnest but bristling with vibrancy, …
News: Halflives Unveil Killer New Track Dynamite!
Halflives, now a solo project by Linda Battilani, are back with a fiery new track called Dynamite. The track has ethereal vocals crossed with the classic pop/rock/synth vibe that we are used to from Halflives. This is the first tease of new music we’ve seen from Halflives since Battilani went solo, speaking about her new …
News: Australian indie giants Boy & Bear return with news of national tour and a soaring, euphoric new single ‘State of Flight’.
Boy & Bear are a veritable national institution in Australia with their brand of folk-inflected indie pop. Having recently celebrated the ten year anniversary of their double platinum album ‘Moonfire’ with a sold out gig in Sydney, the band have announced a 14 date national tour across Australia over June and July. And to whet …