It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the lacquer of Britpop has faded so badly; if you were there … More
Tag: Indie
100 Greatest Songs of the 2010’s #99 The Vaccines – (Ra Ra Ra) Wreckin’ Bar
Released: 2011 Sometimes progress doesn’t feel like progress at all; almost a decade ago The Vaccines debut album arrived with … More
Paul Smith – Diagrams review
There are so many people caught in the crossfire of the last two years that their numbers are too hard … More
Teleman – Family of Aliens review
The recent mid-noughties indie landfill revival didn’t feature much love for the toothy charms of Pete and The Pirates; part … More
Treetop Flyers – Treetop Flyers review
If one of music’s first jobs is to feel timeless, London’s Treetop Flyers have it nailed; sounding like the bastard … More
The Fernweh – The Fernweh review
Their name a literal translation of the German expression for wanderlust, Liverpool based The Fernweh are a group who fit … More
Kyle Falconer – No, Thank You review
There are plenty of ways to gauge whether or not you’ve hit rock bottom. Some of them are more nuanced … More
Boy Azooga – (One) (Two) (Kung Fu!) review
Boy Azooga were once just a boy – a solo effort from Cardiff resident Davey Newington, former drummer in Charlotte … More
Soft Science – Paris/Sooner Review
From Northern California, Soft Science’s press release describes them – you can only imagine euphemistically – as “Molecular gastronomists”, when … More
Shame – Live In Leeds Review
“Live, they’re still in the intimacy phase; rolling his shoulders like a piston, singer Charlie Steen beckons the audience closer to the front every time his cohorts almost imperceptibly turn things up a notch”
