Rating - 4/5 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/palps_uk/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/palpsuk YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLzMKG4NFos&list=OLAK5uy_lWThDW7tHquGevZgpi_HNXVutcRvmIfAg Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7248Z2Sr9sUdjATivW4qPS Essex four-piece, Palps, drop their debut EP Letters to You (That I’ll Never Send); a post-hardcore influenced affair with some pop-punk elements thrown in to garner wider interest from the scene at large. The result is a familiar exploration of... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Bermuda – Bristol Lane
Rating - 3.5/5 Bermuda make an impact on their latest effort, “Bristol Lane” and with it, the band has crafted a track with all the physics that displays a fine display of modern rock songwriting. Blended with an early 2000’s post-hardcore influence, ‘Bristol Lane” shows great potential in a band that should not go under... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Children Of The State – Big Sur
Release Date - 10/4/20 Rating - 4/5 Doncaster and Bolsover boys, Children of the State release their latest single ‘Big Sur’, a mellow blend of surf rock and doo-wop delivered in a brit-pop package. It’s a landscape of clean, shimmering guitars, twangy walking bass, and soft melodies. The track was produced by Ian Skelly, drummer... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Primo – Machine
Rating - 1/5 Primo and all-female Australian rock bring us their latest single “Machine” from the upcoming second album “Sogni”. It has an unusual approach with the band members harmonizing together to sing the lyrics. This gives the vocals a kind of monotonous droning whine which I guess fits with the machine vibe but it... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Damien Jurado – Alice Hyatt
Rating - 1/5 Damien Jurado brings us the second single from his upcoming new album “What’s New, Tomboy?” in the shape of “Alice Hyatt” It's Damien’s second album for the label Look but it's the culmination of over 25 years in music. His signature is paired down, simply melodic music and Alice Hyatt is no... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Graywave – Growing Garden
Rating - 4/5 Birmingham singer-songwriter “Graywave” is fulfilling the vacancy of the emo inspired shoegaze sound that has fallen flat in recent times. Two-track EP “Growing garden” combines elements of the highest points of new wave shoegaze while making it her own at the same time. These two tracks are a great installment into what... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Dutty Moonshine Big Band – City Of Sin
Rating - 4/5 1920’s big band jazz, 12 bar blues, Duke Ellington. A good base for a classic playlist. Throw in garage, grime and huge dance floor fillers, industrial synth and booming bass and you’ve potentially made a massive mess. Or have you? City of Sin, the sophomore album from Dutty Moonshine Big Band is... Continue Reading →
Reviewed: Isolates – Forces ft. Drew MacKenzie
Released: 28th March 2020 Rating: 5/5 What more fitting band could there be to listen to in self-isolation than Scottish Highlanders Isolates? Forces follows on from their debut single, Frost, which was released in December, and is a monumental piece of work. Forces incorporates all the best features of Frost, including the vast, chilling atmosphere,... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – B-J S – Panic Buyers Theme.
Rating - 3/5 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bjsbristol/?modal=admin_todo_tour Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/bjsbristol Website - https://wearepitcher.com/bjs Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lO0jlHQbPJedTU71lAu0z?si=LGCHA2JLSOyF7LjoAobwPA What do you get when you cross throwback techno beats, pneumatic drill-Esque bass lines, and the Coronavirus? No, it’s not the set up to the latest shit joke that your Uncle’s forwarded you on WhatsApp; you get the ‘Panic Buyer’s... Continue Reading →
Reviewed – Brian Fallon – Local Honey
Released - 27th March 2020 Rating - 5/5 Local Honey is the third solo album from Brian Fallon, the lead singer of the Gaslight Anthem. For those unfamiliar with Brian’s vocal sound, it's a jarring mixture of Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. Jarring because one second you think you’re listening to Dylan, the next Springsteen.... Continue Reading →