Luke Roberts is a poetic soul, the music he writes and performs has a timeless quality – and his sophomore record, The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport, is one of the most sincere records with heard this year. It...Read More »

Xiu Xiu, and main man Jamie Stewart, are eight albums deep. Each of them riddled with torment, intensity and an uncompromising attitude. With their latest, Always, Stewart has perhaps penned some of his most challenging tunes yet, just spin I...Read More »

White Birds have released one hell of a debut in the shape of When Women Played Drums. Heart-aching harmonies raise from the lo-fi production – conveying songs of real emotion. Just imagine the Fleet Foxes being kicked into a dank...Read More »

Bowlegs dragged Alex from White Rabbits from his well-earned rest, as the band began their tour for new album Milk Famous. The poor man talked to us about the change in the band’s studio approach, gave us tips on what...Read More »

Oh, Jennifer Herrema … we do love you. How many of the current crop of left/avant/post rockers have been influenced by your work in Royal Trux or RTX? A lot. And lately we have a new album by her latest...Read More »

Suzanne Ciani’s portfolio includes the Xenon classic pinball machine, the sounds for the Meco Star Wars theme, the Atari TV commercials and the electronic sound effects in the original Stepford Wives film. The recent release of Lixiviation – a collection...Read More »

Bowlegs met with Matt, Martin, Alex and Jackson from Real Estate, one of the hottest bands of 2011. It’s the start of their spring tour and we caught them just before their sold out show at The Deaf Institute in...Read More »

If we give your record an 8.5 then you know we are gonna be chasing you for an interview. We demand answers, we need to know more about you – how, what, why and when. Royal Baths’ sophomore, Better Luck...Read More »

Paula’s debut, Relaxed Fit, is an album that you pay what you want for, it’s out on Movie Star Records and we bloody love it. The man behind the name is David Carriere (yes we ask him what that’s all...Read More »

Bowlegs caught up with Sharon Van Etten, New Jersey girl turned Brooklynite, on the release of her excellent third album, Tramp. We wanted to ask her about the record and how it felt to be held in demand by such...Read More »