Stellarscope Album review
Stellarscope, a perennial favourite on the indie bands blog, have a new 11 track album set for release on 25th November 2011, blending indie-pop textures with throwbacks to the last two decades of the 20th Century. As soon as I have links for the release of the eponymous album. I’ll share them, for now, this is what [...]
Cosmo Jarvis | Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange? – album review
Cosmo Jarvis returns with another of his releases, this time Is The World Strange Or Am I Strange?, which came out on 26th September 2011. There are various versions of the album, so I’ll just concentrate on the 11 core tracks in this review. The album opens with Gay Pirates, which initially reminds me of Friggin’ in [...]
Gaoler’s Daughter – St. Peter
Gaoler’s Daughter the London band who feature quite regularly on the indie bands blog have a new single out, St. Peter. There is no mistaking the distinctive sound of Gaoler’s Daughter and St. Peter refreshes the mind as to why they are a band who should be gaining far more exposure. The unmistakeable voice of [...]
Pink Narcissus – Review – Block Your Ears / Shield Your Eyes
Pink Narcissus from Brighton in the UK, brought out their latest EP a couple of months ago. Block Your Ears / Shield Your Eyes a 6 track EP which sees them shift a gear on this, their third release. Opening with some great open space guitar, Pink Narcissus pull the ears in to focus with [...]
Vegas with Randolph | Above the blue
I received the new CD Above the Blue by Vegas with Randolph,which I rammed in to the car player and enjoyed, then thought, how on earth did these guys from the USA get my address. Eventually I gave up thinking and contacted Eric Kern. The band comprises: John Ratts, Eric Kern, Dave Purol, Dan Aylestock, [...]
Audiogold | Embers and Theories
It has been a little while since I last wrote about Audiogold and it is good to be able to provide an update with news of their upcoming Album Embers and Theories. Not due for release digitally until early October 2011, rumour has it that there may be some physical CDs around from the middle [...]
Marla Mase album review Speak
Marla Mase steps away from her theatre setting to provide us with a new album – Speak. A ten track album, Speak opens with – Lioness, a tribal vocal opens the track before we head off to the theme of the album – caging and compliance. The musicality heads to a new space for Marla, [...]
Junkstar | Kicking K
It’s meant to be the middle of Summer here in the UK and of course it is raining and overcast, I just need something to cheer up my day and just landed in my inbox is the antidote. The new single from Junkstar – Kicking K. It’s been a while since I last wrote about [...]
The YuYa | It’s Better – review
Eliseo Soardi and Constance Dalrymple make up the London Based outfit YuYa, who released their 2nd Single It’s Better on 1st August 2011. Opening with It’s Better, the single immediately swathes the listener warming Meade. Intoxicating summer evening flavours waft out of the speakers as the the music wraps me up in a gently swaying breeze. [...]
Reader’s Wives – Rachel’s Apartment
Rachels’ Apartment is the latest release by the Irish Band – Reader’s Wives. Having undergone a reiteration, is is good to know Niall Holohan hasn’t gained an aversion to apostrophes. Opening with Lenny Fucking Bruce – a track with elements of The Velvet Underground and the megaphone of Clara V from Vaqueros Paganos. Sharp guitar [...]
