Rating - 4/5 Jon Anderson has one of the more distinctive voices in music. His work with Yes is legend, and if you haven’t heard “Owner of a Lonely Heart” then I’m going to suggest you’re lying, you didn’t realize it was Yes you were listening to, or you’ve been living in a cave for... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts (FT. Kay Hanley) – Oh No
Rating - 2.5/5 Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts have just released a single off their latest album, Nowhere To Go But Everywhere, which comes out September 18 through Wicked Label. The song is called, "Oh No," and it features American singer/songwriter Kay Hanley, who gives the song a nice touch of "sing along" energy as... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Cat SFX – Doom Generation
Rating - 3.5/5 Cat SFX’s track ‘Doom Generation’ is a dark pop track with some heavier sounding influences in the vein of NIN, Placebo et al. It’s a classic “rage against” track, exploring social and political issues. In Cat’s own words: Doom Generation is a commentary on my personal experiences of mental health issues, big... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Rachel Victoria – Lavender and Citrine EP
Rating - 4/5 Follow Rachel on: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Music | Spotify | Apple Music EP Artwork by Kelly Warner Birmingham-based artist, Rachel Victoria uses her rich voice and jazz-inspired piano playing to communicate a feeling of dislocation from society in her debut EP, Lavender and Citrine. Interestingly, Lavender and Citrine are both... 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 – Neck Deep – All Distortions Are Intentional
Rating - 1/5 Welsh pop-punk outfit Neck Deep return with ‘All Distortions Are Intentional’. Billed as a concept album, the group delve into exploring themes through the lens of fictional protagonists in what we can only assume was supposed to be a sunny-yet-fractured charming set of reflections on existence. It’s a lofty ambition to “do... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Passion Flower – Picture Perfect
Rating 4.5/5 Passion Flower, hailing from Warrington UK, brings us nostalgic, but modernised sounds of early 2000s emo and pop punk. The artist gracefully brings attention to the effects of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, feelings of intense hopelessness, however contrastingly delivers the essence of love. ‘Picture Perfect’ is the first single from... Continue Reading →
Reviewed: The Losing Score – The Modern Art Of Hitting Snooze
Released: 26th June 2020 Rating: 4/5 The Modern Art Of Hitting Snooze is The Losing Score’s first release since their debut EP, Still Waiting For Things To Get Better, at the back end of 2018. It’s been a long wait, but the Shrewsbury emo trio are back, and this punchy procrastination number is just what... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Pint + Blister – The Wild Side of Eden
Rating - 3.5/5 Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube| Spotify | Apple Music All photos on this article taken by - https://www.conorspencer.com/ ‘The Wild Side of Eden’ is Cheshire band, Pint + Blister’s second single in 2020: a melancholic love song inspired by the likes of Johnny Marr and The Manic Street Preachers. The... 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 →