The Vex
A slew of names which will be familiar comprise The Vex a new band from London, just formed last month from the ashes of Krakatoa. Josh Schwegler (Guitar / Vocal), Jack O’Shea (Guitar / Vocal), Andrew Atari (Bass) and Joshua De Facto (Drums) - who the indie bands blog recalls as Josh Boulton - felt that the old entity which had been [...]
Stairs to Korea
Stairs to Korea is - Will Vaughan – based in London, England producing heartfelt experimental indie-pop. I could waffle for hours about Will Vaughan, but I am unsure that it would add much to the jot of the experience of a solo artist who has a sound which explains it’s own roots. website That said, I [...]
Grande
Grande is the indie bands blog first wander in to Hungary and appropriately enough the material is sung in Hungarian, though back in 2009 they used to sing in English. 2008 saw the formation of the indie rock band from Budapest in Hungary and after a few changes of personnel now consists of Tomi Pal (vocals, [...]
Rugosa Nevada
Rugosa Nevada an indie rock band from Derby in England comprises of Dan Holdsworth (Vocals), Dan Burchell (Guitar), Drew Davis (Bass) and John Bullock (Drums) and they have a new release Verona, due out on 17th March 2012. I have had the opportunity to listen to the new release, which finds the band has grown in composition and sound [...]
Bronze Medallists
Bronze Medallists is a band from London in England comprising of Oliver Price, Oliver Sheppard, Ben Ferrari and Luke Roberts. Back in 2009 they had an idea and now we find that idea becoming an electro-pop reality. The self-effacing name just meant I had to take a listen and it made sense. The music is as understated [...]
Haydons Place
Haydons Place is a rock band from Guildford in England comprising Christian Bell-Young, Antonio Dawkins, Terry Wilkinson and Steven Wilkinson. Not quite sure why I am intrigued by these guys, which is a pretty weak opener to a review I hope you will read with intense concentration and enlightenment. Having been around for a while the band had that [...]
Drag Your Heels
Drag Your Heels from London in England – Lucy (Vocals), Tommy (Guitar), Al (Drums) and Kevin (Bass) play a decent set of alternative indie music. Delicious vocal comes bounding out of the speakers emblazoned in a wrap of guitar. You remember ‘Happy Birthday Mr. President with Marilyn Monroe’? Well this is where I sit, spellbound - memorized and intoxicated. Iterations of all that was good about [...]
Larry Gus
Larry Gus is Panagiotis Melidis, originally from Veria in Greece now based in Milan Italy. The music is electronics led with a mix of influences supporting a mellow sound-track. Larry Gus is a pun based on the Larynx, with the Greek word for Larynx being larigas. I liked that immediately, before I heard the music – speaking of [...]
Likes Lions
Likes Lions, a five piece from Sheffield in England, who describe themselves as Post-Awesomecore – how could I not look more. Rich Bristow (Vocals / Synth), Martin Ruffell (Drums), Will Page (Guitar / Synth / Vocals), Greg Pritchard (Guitar / Vocals) and Kyle Rice (Bass / Vocals) have been together since finding their feet in 2009, other than the elusive Ross, who was the [...]
