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Rating - 3.5/5 Cat SFX’s track ‘Doom Generation’ is a dark pop track with some heavier sounding influences in the vein of NIN, Placebo et al. It’s a classic “rage against” track, exploring social and political issues. In Cat’s own words: Doom Generation is a commentary on my personal experiences of mental health issues, big... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Follow Rachel on: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Music | Spotify | Apple Music EP Artwork by Kelly Warner Birmingham-based artist, Rachel Victoria uses her rich voice and jazz-inspired piano playing to communicate a feeling of dislocation from society in her debut EP, Lavender and Citrine. Interestingly, Lavender and Citrine are both... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3/5 ‘What Molly Wants’ is the latest single from Reading band St Peter’s Dream; forged from the irrepressible Britpop mold it’s an upbeat indie, disco track that’s big on energy but lacking some depth in other areas. The ambience is set with a synth swell and the introduction of spacey, reverb on the... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 ‘Folklore’ is the latest offering from Taylor Swift, which as you can imagine from the name, borrows heavily from the folk tradition. It’s a collection of stories, self reflection and assorted musings set to a backdrop of downbeat, alternative folk and dream pop. Aaron Dessner and Jack Antanoff are credited as co-writers... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3.5/5 Listen on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUc6PjzWxks Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heyitsforde/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyitsforde/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/heyitsforde ‘Despite Yesterday’ is the debut release from British singer-songwriter Fordë; it’s an eclectic exploration of hip hop, electronica. punk and alternative music written against the backdrop of COVID-19. How does the mixing and matching of these potentially disparate styles pan out? Well, let’s find... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 website: http://www.theghostofhelags.comFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/theghostofhelagsTwitter: @theghostofhelagsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theghostofhelagsofficial/ As a little reminder, The Ghost of Helags are singer-songwriter and producer duo Teresa Woischiski and John Alexander Ericson. Hailing from Sweden and now located in Berlin. We looked at their previous single Chemistry which was inspired by a night time drive and was full of eerie... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/4RLFV8ILaUuAysAUjDOQfN Saga is the third single from Gürl, a triumvirate comprising Joshua Dalton, Seb Pelter and Jonny Turner. The single is a slow burner and it builds from a sparse darkness into something slightly more vocal and visceral, the piano giving it soul and a thread that runs through it... Continue Reading →
Bandcamp - https://mawpit.bandcamp.com/releases Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mawpitband/?hl=en Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/2RD7z9F2Px2N47I8jOJYpS?highlight=spotify:track:36134CQG6Gz15e0LpZdAOC Rating - 4/5 F.F.O : Wolf Alice, Royal Blood, Garbage, Turbo Wolf Modern rock from Cardiff is a simplistic way to state the identification of Mawpit. The Welsh trio are a tight unit. They quite clearly have music embedded in their daily desires and it shows... Continue Reading →
Rating - 1/5 Welsh pop-punk outfit Neck Deep return with ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’. Billed as a concept album, the group delve into exploring themes through the lens of fictional protagonists in what we can only assume was supposed to be a sunny-yet-fractured charming set of reflections on existence. It’s a lofty ambition to “do... Continue Reading →
Rating 4.5/5 Passion Flower, hailing from Warrington UK, brings us nostalgic, but modernised sounds of early 2000s emo and pop punk. The artist gracefully brings attention to the effects of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, feelings of intense hopelessness, however contrastingly delivers the essence of love. ‘Picture Perfect’ is the first single from... Continue Reading →
