In promotion of their fourth album Forever, released just six days ago, the London indie quarter presided over a short and very sweet set of stripped back tunes as a prelude to an in store album signing at Rough Trade… Continue Reading
Formed from the ashes of legendary post-punks Ought, Canadian three-piece Cola are simultaneously more restrained and harder to define than their predecessors. On the one hand, you have bassist Ben Stidworthy and drummer Evan Cartwright’s (formerly of U.S. Girls) uniquely… Continue Reading
Horse Jumper of Love, an indie rock, slowcore 3-piece rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that formed in 2013, consist of Dimitri Giannopoulos on vocals and guitar, John Margais on bass, and Jamie Vadala-Doran on drums. Their music is a downtempo… Continue Reading
Lance Oppenheim’s highly-anticipated semi-biopic on the rise of Chris Hansen, and his infamous NBC Dateline programme, To Catch a Predator, finally released in the UK last week, starring Robert Pattinson, whose year is increasingly becoming one for the ages. The… Continue Reading
Colourful characters, chaotic criminal mishaps, and a confidently eclectic soundtrack shape Semolina Pilchard to be an eccentric mismatch comedy of errors that attempts to replicate the great capers of Guy Ritchie, Matthew Vaughn, and Nick Love. Director Mike Clarke refreshingly… Continue Reading
(Photo by Joe Lepper) Such is the Irish punk quintet’s seemingly inherent savvy for creating an alluring live show atmosphere, the twanging guitar and dramatic strings of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack – emanating from the dark and misty stage –… Continue Reading
(Photo by Elizabeth Weinberg) When Courtney Barnett emerged in the mid-2010s with two EPs and debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit, there was something about the Melbourne based singer-songwriter that set her apart. At that time, six decades… Continue Reading
On Wednesday night, Bristol’s Thekla hosted a night of riotous dance-punk courtesy of Leeds sextet Adult DVD. The group developed rapidly from humble digital pen pal origins when, during COVID lockdowns, Harry Hanson and Greg Lonsdale would share songwriting efforts… Continue Reading