Bowlegs caught up with singer-songwriter Jonathan Wilson before the Manchester leg of his UK tour. We talked about how his acclaimed 2011 album Gentle Spirit came about, our shared love of vinyl and his plans for the forthcoming year. Bowlegs: First...Read More »

Is it possible to mash noise, soul, sass, edge, and post modern aesthetics together? U.S. Girls’ Meghan Remy thinks so. Ever since we saw the amazing video for If These Walls Could Talk, we’ve been intensely curious about the thought...Read More »

The new Errors‘ record, Have Some Faith In Magic, finds the Scottish trio experimenting with Dance, Electro, Pop and even a touch of vocals. It also happens to be their finest album to date – and that’s saying something. So...Read More »

Cloud Nothings’ new record, Attack on Memory, is a whirlwind of eight hook-heavy, guitar crashing tracks – and to be quite frank we can’t get enough of it.  Main man Dylan Baldi has never struggled for a melody or two...Read More »

Islet’s debut album, Illuminated People, marked the beginning of 2012 for Bowlegs. The Cardiff band’s DIY and experimental flow was more than evident on their previously released EP’s, Celebrate this Place and Wimmy, but this was on a whole new...Read More »

Originally a British phenomenon from the early 90s, shoegaze is a genre that has influenced a whole host of recent US bands. Beyond their new signings, US label Captured Tracks has begun re-issuing early releases from lesser known US shoegaze...Read More »

When Bowlegs interviews musicians from America we expect certain things to be lost in translation. What we didn’t expect, though, was for Eleanor Friedberger to kick off the interview asking questions of her own. We wanted to hear about her...Read More »

When we heard the self-titled debut from Melbourne quartet Twerps it was like hearing the best of Flying Nun’s vinyl catalogue with fresh ears. Needless to say we love every damn minute of it, in fact we pushed the boat...Read More »

Christina Vantzou was part of Sparklehorse in 2007, is a member of The Dead Texan (along with Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie from Stars of the Lid), and also dabbles in a bit of video-making, drawing and animation. And if all that...Read More »

While we at Bowlegs try to maintain our aloof detachment, there are some people who immediately make us feel like teenage fanboys. One such artist is Yoni Wolf of alternative-hip-hop-meets-indie-folk-rock band WHY?, previously of cult acts cLOUDDEAD and Hymie’s Basement,...Read More »