Category: New Rock
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Black Honey: “A Fistful of Peaches” Album Review – a visceral pump of honest indie-rock
A desperate attempt to finding connection in an otherwise impossible world, is a marking this Brighton quartet wear well. A decadent cult-rising from their self-titled debut with, I Only Hurt The Ones I Love to the breakthrough lashing of I Like The Way You Die on second, Written & Directed, comes the bands’ third; an…
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YOUR NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 17/02 – Caroline Polachek, Inhaler, Skrillex, Pile, Men I Trust + Neck Deep
Another Friday sees an ample attitude to new music, with new Caroline Polachek at her best, Inhaler solidifying themselves as a go-to with their sophomore and lo and behold… Skrillex releasing a surprise return album.. This week, sees the return of Caroline Polachek. A space-pop odyssey of unchecked mirages and a pining for those we…
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The Academic – “Sitting Pretty” album review: Irish quartet lead the way in enthused indie-rock with their sophomore
The Academic follow on the momentum from their 2018 debut with a slick sophomore that barely breaks a sweat. When their debut dropped in Tales From The Backbeat in 2018, the precedent was set as the boys to watch in the glamours of those rock circles. Enthused with the hooks of The Strokes and the…
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Lizzie Esau LIVE review at Nottingham: 01/02 – blowing the lid off at Rough Trade
With sublime support from local class-act Drew Thomas and alternative slow-wave of George O’Hanlon, Rough Trade celebrated Independent Venue Week in the best way possible with an electric flurry of indie-rock that went by the name of Lizzie Esau. If you’re not familiar with Esau’s songwriting prowess, it may be high tide that you should…
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YOUR NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 20/01
I’M ADDICTED TO ROCK ‘N’ ROLL// Another Friday brings an eclectic mix of brazen optimism, fiery rock anthems and non-plussed instrumentals to bring in the weekend. The Reytons.// What’s Rock and Roll? A nationally renowned rabble-rouser collective from hometown heroes in Southern Yorkshire is no easy feat. Yet, The Reytons have done it. With their…
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