Drab Majesty’s bio definitely has an only in LA feel: Originally a solo venture for Marraiges drummer Andrew Clinco, the … More
Tag: Shoegaze
bdrmm – I Don’t Know review
That’s the thing about expectations – if you don’t really have any, it’s very hard to undershoot them. bdrmm started … More
Daughter – Stereo Mind Game review
If the beginning (It wasn’t) was found in the noughties folk revivalism of Tuung and Laura Marling and the end … More
Hatchie – Giving The World Away review
Hatchie – AKA Harriette Pilbeam – had decided not long after it’s release that the sound of her 2019 debut … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #35 slowdive – Souvlaki Space Station
Released : 1993 A quick reminder that all’s not fair in love and war: the Manic Street Preachers once described … More
The Joy Formidable – Into The Blue review
It’s true that by 2018 the new economic realities of the streaming era were very much upon us, but The … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #47 Catherine Wheel – Black Metallic
Released : 1991 Straight outta the rock n’ roll ghettos of Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth, Catherine Wheel were initially bracketed … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #49 Ride – Twisterella
Released : 1992 There has rarely been a music scene with a more British philosophy than shoegaze, being what was … More
Wolf Alice – Blue Weekend review
Speaking in the run up to the release of Wolf Alice’s third album, singer Ellie Rowsell gave some insight as … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #65 My Bloody Valentine – only shallow
Released : 1991 Great works of art are still finished. The Sistine Chapel ceiling took Michaelangelo four years, but he … More