' The Stone and The Hollow ' is the new track from London based singer songwriter Daniel James . It follows the release of his debut track ' Jackdraw ' earlier in the year. Daniel, who is from Northern Ireland, said about the track that " it was inspired by memories of walks around Belfast Lough and how that felt different to the new London landscape I found myself in. Time to think and ponder on new and old relationships alike, all compounded by the differing sense of space I felt. " [...]
Lore City are not the kind of band to take things lightly. Their dark and emotive music absorbs and revels in all that is melancholic and tumultuous in life. Their music is a giant lament to the bittersweet nature of existence. Their debut album ‘ Absence and Time ’ isn't the kind of catchy record to sling on the stereo whilst cooking dinner, it’s a painful work of love and demands attention. It’s not a dip in and dip out record, it’s an all or nothing affair and somehow, [...]
So far not much is known about London Grammar , apart from them being a 3-piece ( Hannah , Daniel , and Dot ), and that their debut release, a 4 track EP titled ' Metal & Dust ' is out right now digitally and on 7". Our attention was first drawn to the track ' Hey Now ', a quiet, dark song that gently simmers along almost unnoticed but easily catches you off guard during its relatively short length of 3.27. The vocals are clearly the first [...]
Whilst the slew of twee female singer-songwriters continues to be ever present in our mailbag, it does mean that finding those needles in the hack-stack has become quite a joy. The latest sharp point to stand out is American Annie Dressner . She's from New York City but moved to the UK last year, which was presumably not for our weather. In 2011 she released her debut album ' Strangers Who Knew Each Other's Names ', and has played numerous live venues both in New York, and across the UK [...]
London four-piece Mt Wolf will be no stranger to those who frequent the music blogging world on a consistent basis, with their EP from last year ' Life Size Ghosts ' featuring favourably on many sites across the board. Our friends over at Faded Glamour said that " the band have recently been compared to the now Mercury Music Prize winning Alt-J - (and) it's perfectly conceivable that Mt. Wolf will reach such equally great heights. " [...]
Bloody Mammals are a post hardcore 4 piece from London, who in May will release their debut mini-album ' Eventually Your House Will Burn Down ' through 49s Vs Dolphins and Flatpack Recordings . Taken from said album is ' Madam ', a frenetic two and a half minutes of controlled mayhem - you could think Comeback Kid , La Dispute and Touche Amore , but with a quintessentially British vibe emanating throughout. [...]
We recently reviewed the debut self titled album from our favourite Canadian band of 2013 - Sunshine . We thought it would be a great idea to catch up with the guys to discuss them, their album, and whatever else comes to mind. Many thanks to Gillian Damborg , Trevor Risk , Tyler Quarles , Ian Urbansk i, and Sean Tyson aka the Yamaha RX5 (just watch the video to understand that one), for giving us their time, thoughts, and a large sprinkling [...]
We recently reviewed the debut self titled album from our favourite Canadian band of 2013 - Sunshine . We thought it would be a great idea to catch up with the guys to discuss them, their album, and whatever else comes to mind. Many thanks to Gillian Damborg , Trevor Risk , Tyler Quarles , Ian Urbansk i, and Sean Tyson aka the Yamaha RX5 (just watch the video to understand that one), for giving us their time, thoughts, and a large sprinkling of laughs. [...]
Let’s get this out of the way first: Fidlar's name is an acronym for ' Fuck It Dog, Life's a Risk ’. Make of that what you will, but it’s certainly a good indicator of the band’s eccentric fratboy approach to their craft. Chaotic self-titled debut ' FIDLAR ' is one long ode to partying and over consumption. This unique brand of scrappy surf-punk noise makes them sound like the raucous younger siblings of The Vaccines or a very drunk Japandroids ; but these guys [...]
Another of the acts we recently nominated for the Glastonbury Emerging Talent stage (alongside Esper Scout and Moats ) were Voices . The melodic post-hardcore band from Hertfordshire were kind enough to answer some of our probing, and some of our not so probing, interview questions. To view the full long-list of 120 acts that made it through to the next stage of the competition, as well as all the blogs that took part in the [...]
We recently put forward Esper Scout for the Emerging Talent Stage at this year's Glastonbury Festival , along with Moats , and Voices . We thought it would be a great idea to find out a little more about them, so we spoke with Sarah, Kirsty, Rebecca, and Lou from the band. To view the full long-list of 120 acts that made it through to the next stage of the competition, as well as all the blogs that took part in the [...]
Drawing together all the happiest bits of melodic dream-pop, beachy chill-wave and vintage, washed out shoegaze, Trevor Risk , Gillian Damborg (vocals), Tyler James Quarles (bass), Ian Urbanski (guitar) and Sean Tyson (who also drums for Top Less Gay Love Tekno Party ) are Vancouver’s sunniest 5-piece. Sunshine are a band with a sound that suits their name and they defy - with a cheery, reverby shake of a fist - the dreary overcast [...]
Mackenzie Scott is Torres , a young 22 year lady from Nashville, Tennessee, who earlier last month released her debut self titled album. Like most solo singer songwriters she has a story, however hers is somewhat more believable and that only adds an extra dimension to what is a deftly strong opening body of work. We are told that is was during the Christmas of 2011 that Scott was given her first electric guitar - a Gibson 335 for you guitar heads out there, which was a [...]
Mackenzie Scott is Torres , a young 22 year lady from Nashville, Tennessee, who earlier last month released her debut self titled album. Like most solo singer songwriters she has a story, however hers is somewhat more believable and that only adds an extra dimension to what is a deftly strong opening body of work. We are told that is was during the Christmas of 2011 that Scott was given her first electric guitar - a Gibson 335 for you guitar heads out there, which was a [...]
The fine lines between hardcore punk, post hardcore and metalcore have been obscured within the last decade, predominantly thanks to the attempts by pigeonholed bands to free themselves of categorisation. So, you have hardcore bands positioning themselves as DIY punk rock, post hardcore acts aspiring to lose the ‘post’ (in an attempt to dodge association with the emo-end of the post hardcore spectrum), and metalcore bands refusing the crossover tag in a bid to keep the metal-heads onside. The most positive outcome from all this musical rejigging is the slew [...]
Handbook ( Jake Brown ), all the way from York (the old one not the New one) messes with vintage disco, Motown, soul and hip hop hooks, relentless stuttering cut-off and loops, and just the right beats. ' Titanomachy ' is an album of danceable yet melodically appealing unadulterated remixes; Brown keeps the vintage soul of his samples alive. It’s the relentless stuttering loop/cut-off effect of catchy hooks that really gets into your bones. Stand outs include ' Feet Feet ' with an intensely listenable disco-style flute solo [...]
Stoner rock has always been the territory of the American yee-haw bands. Across the vast Atlantic however, the correlating British scene struggled to compete. We have grey skies and gloomy post-industrial towns, not sun soaked beaches and expansive deserts - our home grown contemporaries were always going to be different to their cowboy hat wearing cousins. So when the now defunct, Leeds based, post-doom-sludge-whateverists Wiht decided to write an instrumental album about William the Conqueror ravaging the North of England, it was always going to be a [...]
Ahead of Marika Hackman's debut record in the form of the mini album ' That Iron Taste ', she recently unveiled an acoustic video for the track ' Bath is Black '. It is the first in a series of acoustic videos for each of the albums tracks. The album, produced by Alt-J's Charlie Andrew , is set to be released through Dirty Hit on 25th February, with Marika supporting the release with some gigs with Ethan Johns , as well as her own headline [...]
Tapping the ambient pop vein, Ivory Seas sew together melodic movement and musical minimalism to create atmospheric tracks ready for the deep icy stills of the British winter. Double A-side with " Mother's Tongue ," ' Still Brooding ' offers a musical chill with a sound truly evocative of the stillness of an icy landscape. Ivory Seas , who met and got together at Southampton University, compare themselves to popular electronic minimalists such as Antlers and The XX . With their catchy stripped back melodies [...]
Alcopop! have been one of the most featured labels during the past 6 years of Music Liberation , so it was with much delight that the Oxford based record label recently got in touch about a unique mini compilation they had made for us (as well as one for each of the 49 other blogs that took part in the ' Blog Sound Of 2013 '). The compilation showcases a brand new track from Stagecoach titled ' Threequel [...]
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