The latest collective, this time cider swigging artisans from The South rising to their feet as if a Mill Wall football fan had rediscovered Lynx (sorry guys) paints a wonderful picture. The trio are brother, sister and Terran Tremewan who has found himself in a loosely fruity conundrum, but I’m sure he’s pleased as punch positioned behind the Keyboards either. However, the fact that the siblings have resolved to call themselves Zoe and Toby White Peters has probably treated Terran to a guilt-free swig of mead from the pig’s bladder.
If one was to ask the question, “Where is the strangest place a socio-political, opinionated and musically charged punk rock star can come from?” the first answer might be strange and unexpected, but it probably won’t be anything as obscure as “their own personal zoo/farmyard, located just outside Budapest, Hungary.” But, that is exactly where European punk rocker Lazlo hails from, in fact not just a farmyard, but his own personal zoo, where he writes his complex, socially-aware music for his rapidly growing fanbase.
It’s easy for many to assume that Derby, being in the heart of rural Northern England, isn’t particularly famous for producing big named, famous bands. This could be about to change though, with the appearance of pop-rock creation Riptide, with their debut release This Could be the One, chock-full of energy – in the form of huge choruses, uplifting, tuneful vocals and happy, lively melodies with enough hooks to make a fisherman jealous.
This band’s first double A-side ‘Build a Life’ and ‘Ferrous Vessel’ that was so full of potential and undercurrents of rage and desire has finally fermented into a less naive four track that though it shows the initial quiet-loud-quiet of the single in the single its title track starts out slowly but swiftly and epically explodes into riotous harmonies that flow to the tune of rolling percussion and incessant beatific guitar so clinically interspersed into the harmonic vocals that that they are barely audible.
Letting Up Despite Great Faults Paper Crush
Written by Guy Waddington
Letting Up Despite Great Faults’ latest release – EP ‘Paper Crush’ – pushes the new wave of genre Shoe-Gaze (aptly titled ‘Nu-Gaze’) into the new millennium’s second decade with six tracks of beautifully crafted somnolent electronica that leave attachments to early trailblazers such as M83 and The Radio Dept. in the past as the group carves out its own unique sound.
Eat More Cake Climb the Ladder, Live the Dream
Written by James Walsh
Eat More Cake? After this offering from the London based duo Andy Briggs and Matt Pearn, you’d be hard pushed to find any more room. Not only is ‘Climb the Ladder, Live the Dream’ a double EP release, but there is a whacking 12 tracks in total. The biggest question has to be if you’ve produced 12 tracks worthy of putting onto CD then why not just release an album of tracks?
The last few years have proved that synth is the new guitar. Some are championing the return of guitar sound, but with bands like Swedish Simian Ghost releasing mesmerising Lounge-fi romance EPs it is impossible to put the electro pop down.
Bromley based act Van Susans are relatively unheard of in the mainstream, this being the band’s first release to date. However, having recently filled
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16th Janaury 2012
After a short break from music we are back, rested and looking forward to a great year of music in 2012!