Faultlinesocial
What happens when the power goes out? When there’s no electricity to the instruments but the creativity still sparks? If you write an album acoustically you don’t take that material and try and amp it up. You let its soul ride out whole and pure. Risky business for most bands but when you are Led... Continue Reading →
Rating - 3/5 “New Summer, new lover, got my new shades on” Osca seem to be bringing what the whole country is craving right now. They’ve captured that feeling that comes when Spring shows it's first glimmering shoots of hope and the Summer that promises to follow. Yes the song mentions being in July and... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4.5/5 Deep City releases their aptly named single, ‘Joyride’; a shimmering, chorus-laden excursion that manages to capture a sweet, nostalgic vibe with its slick musicianship and an infectiously catchy sound. For fans of jangly, dream-pop look no further; the track is drenched in soul-soothing reverb, tasteful guitar hooks and a sparse, but effective,... Continue Reading →
In a modern world where diversity and unity are promoted in everyday life, applying this mindset to music is the perfect way to push boundaries and set the bar to evolve and view creativity though a new perspective. London based Pengshui, have done exactly that. Combing Hip-Hop and Punk to acheive their own unqie sound,... Continue Reading →
Released - 13th March 2020 Rating - 3/5 The Dears have been a band since 1995, and during that time have had numerous lineup changes and consisted of 20 different members. The two core members are husband and wife Murray Lightburn (vocals and guitar) and Natalia Yanchak (keyboard and vocals) Describing themselves as “The original... Continue Reading →
Rating - 5/5 A good album will make you sit up straight and pay attention. Perhaps it resonates with you lyrically, maybe it reminds you of something from your past, or it could just give you shivers with its pure musicality. Brave Faces, Everyone peels back the lid on the human condition and shoves you... Continue Reading →
It is 1976. 4th of June. On Peter Street, in the Lesser Free Trade Hall, there’s a gig going on. It’s not exactly well attended, its roughly two thirds empty, but this one gig becomes so famous that the attendance figures rise and rise over the years of retelling. If you believed every soul that... Continue Reading →
Rating - 4/5 Their tour may be canceled in the wake of Coronavirus, but Alkaline Trio keeps the candle burning with a surprise three-track EP, creatively titled… “E.P” bringing a whole new meaning to the tradition of self-titled, well, EP's. 'Minds like Minefields' is a straight punk jam with high energy playing and a dreamy,... Continue Reading →
“Alright now wasn’t that fun, let’s try something else” Nu metal, the much lampooned, derided, underrated and mocked medium that developed and formulated through the late 80’s and 90’s, hit its stride in the year 2000. Sure, there were predecessors that led the way and influenced those that were to follow. Rick Rubin pioneered the... Continue Reading →
