Grayson Gilmour comes from the exciting and densely-bubbling musical pot that is New Zealand’s quirky capital, Wellington. It’s been four years since we last heard from Gilmour, who, after the release of No… Read More
Mac deMarco’s records are like those brightly-coloured balls that bounce across the crowd at summer festivals, hands reaching up ecstatically toward them as they soar by, reflecting the sunshine like softly curved mirrors.… Read More
Taylor Momsen and friends return with their eagerly-anticipated sophomore longplayer, Going To Hell: The Pretty Reckless – formerly just The Reckless – are probably best known for the 2010 hit You Make Me Wanna… Read More
With the release of their new album, By A Thread, Luca Brasi sound like The Hard Ons’ optimistic nephew. Melodic punk bands like these guys have been a-dime-a-dozen for the last decade-or-so, with only… Read More
Earlier this year I listened to the catchy new EP-teaser single ‘Chemical Motivation’ from Perth-based band The Love Junkies. I have found myself eagerly awaiting the release of new material. This track has… Read More
When I heard about this mind-blowing new talent from Iceland I was the biggest of naysayers. Being a massive Sigur Ros fan and a moderate Bjork worshiper it irritated me greatly that Ásgeir’s… Read More
You may have heard of London songwriter/producer Lyla Foy under the WALL moniker. Well, now she’s unleashed her debut longplayer and it’s well worth a listen, as Joe Haddow explains: If the haunting style… Read More
The War on Drugs, the Philadelphia-based project of the talented Adam Granduciel, have just released their third full-length album. Released via the wonderfully savvy folk at Inertia Records, it’s called Lost in the… Read More
South East London’s favourite psychedelic darlings, Black Market Karma have recently released their fifth (yes, fifth) studio album – and gosh-darn, it’s a goodun’. Titled Upside Out Inside Down, it’s a swirling, hemisphere-spanning… Read More
Holy smokeballs, King Gizzard have gone and done it again. Mere months off the back of their last record (Float Along/Fill Your Lungs), the self-described theremin wielding psychopaths have knocked us off our… Read More
At a first glance, Izzy Lindqwister seems to be somewhat clichéd: A blonde Swedish girl living in Paris to make it as a musician with some electronic singersongwritersoul. However, she’s not coming out… Read More
Harriet Cheney reviews the debut longplayer from Danish singer/songwriter Karen Marie Ørsted, better known as MØ: With Diplo lending a hand to one of her tracks, Hype Machine announcing her the week’s #1 Most Blogged-About-Artist… Read More