When we reviewed the Bright Moments’ debut, Natives, back in February our trusty reviewer went so far to say that “it insulates all the cold corners of my musical universe”. This is Pop in full motion, gloriously assembled by the...Read More »

Anywhere is what happens when a group of established artists share a new vision. It started with Christian Eric Beaulieu (co-founder of acid punk extremists Triclops!) and The Mars Volta frontman Cedric Bixler Zavala discussing acoustic music rooted in the...Read More »

Odonis Odonis started life as some lo-fi noise-makers with a run of good tunes. But for their next trick (that’s album number 2 – due soon) they have taken their sound into a proper studio – with a crate-load of...Read More »

Sweet Lights is the work of Shai Halparin, one time leader of the band Capitol Years (a group that featured War on Drugs man Adam Granduciel). His self-titled debut as Sweet Lights is a record of big-hearted pop and reflective...Read More »

Not many singers have the ability to make listeners fall in love with them the moment their vocal chords start to tremble. But Mariee Sioux is such an artist, possessing a range that can demonstrate delicacy and strength with equal...Read More »

Mac DeMarco’s album, Rock and Roll Nightclub, introduced us to a world where Elvis could front the Pixies and their music could be gloriously lo-fi. It’s an album – and world – we love and it rarely strays far from...Read More »

Along with Zambri’s Baasa House and Mina Tindle’s Taranta, Hannah Cohen’s Child Bride stands out as one of the classier debut releases of the year so far. It’s dripping in vocal sweetness and brooding tenderness – a powerful album that...Read More »

Debut albums don’t come much more impressive than Zambri’s House of Baasa. The duo (sisters Jessica and Cristi Jo) carved out a sublime effort, forged of dark pop tunes we just can’t get out of our heads. So, in the...Read More »

Is there a glamorous, exotic Elephant and Castle we don’t know about? We know about the south London shithole, but surely that wasn’t where American beat-master Dave Reep got the name for his musical venture. Oh … it was. Did...Read More »

We were mighty impressed with Bad Weather California’s recently released album, Sunkissed. We liked the soulfulness, the loose trebly guitars and the all-round infectious vibes they laid out for us. When we like an album – and we liked this...Read More »