Rating - 4/5 Something to Do is the second single from Five O Fives, a West Midlands based indie foursome. The group got together in 2019 and released their first single in Dec 2020, “Through the Darkness”. “Something to Do” was penned in November 2019, ostensibly about going out with your friends drinking, and the... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – The Losing Score – Eat Floor, High Fibre
Rating - 4.5/5 Band photos taken by Sarah Maiden A quote from Batman Returns. AKA ‘the best Christmas film’… which is another beautiful example of The Losing Score’s superbly unique song titles and their light-hearted personalities shining through into their uplifting music. The first thing that struck me about this record is just how good... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – The Ghosts of Helags – Parallel
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 →
Reviewed – Gürl – Saga
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 →
Reviewed – Owen – The Avalanche
Rating - 5/5 It had been a good few years since I had last engaged with the work of Owen, however the release of singles ‘A New Muse’ and ‘On with the Show’ brought everything back to me. I was taken back to when I first discovered the solo material of the infamous Mike Kinsella... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Graywave – With me
Rating - 4/5 Graywave is a name you that would come to mind when considering who has been confidently producing some fundamental and excellent displays of Shoegaze in recent times. However, Jess Webberly has made her return and has crafted a dream-pop classic that should be a listening priority this summer and forever. Escapism is... Continue Reading →