Rating - 4/5 After reviewing the first two singles from the Ghost of Helags, we get to sample the full album for the first time. Out on March 5th the album has three singles so far. Mary is the latest, and was preceded by Parallel and Chemistry. As mentioned we’ve already looked into Parallel and... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Jack Cattell – The Orchestral EP
Rating - 4/5 Links - Www.Facebook.com/jackcattellmusic Www.twitter.com/Jcattellmusic Www.Instagram.com/jackcattellmusic Www.soundcloud.com/jackcattellmusic Www.jackcattellmusic.bandcamp.com Locked Away - The Orchestral EP is Jack Cattell’s middle finger to the lockdown. For those living under the biggest of rocks the Coronavirus and resultant lock down restrictions have had a devastating blow on many industries but none more than the live music industry.... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Salvador Monday – Carousel Cacti
Rating - 4/5 Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWU_0dLKAioNd_vfOTvZUhA The debut EP from Salvador Monday, Carousel Cacti, landed in February 2021 and after a heads up on Instagram we thought we should take a look. The duo, Alex and Chris, hail from Hull and the band name is inspired by the world's most expensive painting, the Salvator Mundi... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Danny McGuire – A Scottish Meditation On Feeling Better
Rating - 4/5 In a novel gesture of european co-operation we have two reviews of two singles that have formed a cultural music exchange. The two nations are Scotland and The Netherlands and their respective musical champions are Danny McGuire and Monokino (otherwise known as George van Wetering). After reviewing Monokino’s effort first (greatest distance... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Monokino – Bend Or Break
Rating - 4/5 In a novel gesture of european co-operation we have two reviews of two singles that have formed a cultural music exchange. The two nations are Scotland and The Netherlands and their respective musical champions are Danny McGuire and Monokino (otherwise known as George van Wetering). In terms of structuring this we’ll start... Continue Reading →
Staying Sad in Scranton: The Maguas
2020 was definitely a year for hardships and drastic change to our daily lives. We all handled it in different ways and though it’s hard to find some light through the dense fog that was 2020, we were given some absolutely brilliant music to get us through. Now, I could go on a tangent of... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Charmist – Consider This
Rating - 4/5 Charmist comprises two Adams, White and Jackson, who after being aware of each other for a couple of years properly started collaborating in the spring of 2020. “Consider This” is their first single. And it's good. The opening is slightly incongruous with the remainder, it's very trance piano in it's sound and... Continue Reading →
Silverstein – Out Of This World
It’s a gig, but not as we know it. Possibly the most overused and corny Star Trek trope ever, but you’ll forgive me for pulling it out of the bag for this one because Silverstein’s extra-terrestrial inspired ‘Out Of this World’ concert series is definitely not short on silliness, but still manages to deliver on... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – YNES – Better Job
Reviewed - 2/5 The punk genre originated in the mid 70’s with bands such as Sex Pistols and The Ramones pavingthe way with new sounds, and an attitude that hadn’t been seen in the music industry before. Thepunk movement was so popular because of its raw aggression and exciting visuals, the likes of whichmany bands... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Crazy Arm – Fear Up
Rating - 3.5/5 The latest single from the new album “Dark Hands, Thunderbolts” Crazy Arm delivers us Fear Up. It’s a punk western romp that blends Dropkick Murphys and Ennio Morricone. I’ll bet you didn’t know you needed that but you do. Coming from a dark enough place, the name of the single is actually... Continue Reading →