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Tag Archives: indie
Album review: ANNIE DRESSNER – Broken Into Pieces
www.anniedressner.com [Release date 26.10.18] A native New Yorker, but an adopted Brit of seven years, folk singer songwriter Annie Dressner has found favour on these shores with BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, and appeared at the Green Man and … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Annie Dressner, Broken Into Pieces, folk, indie, Nigel Stonier, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: TRACEY BROWNE – The Doctrine Of Song
[Release date 4.05.18] You could be forgiven – listening in a ‘blindfold test’ to this sophomore release from Manchester-based singer songwriter Tracey Browne, for occasionally thinking, “blimey, where did these ‘lost’ Thea Gilmore songs come from?” But dig a little … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, indie, Liz Hanks, Nigel Stonier, review, singer, songwriter, The Doctrine Of Song, Thea Gilmore, Tracey Browne
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Single & EP reviews: THE JADE ASSEMBLY, THE ELATION
THE JADE ASSEMBLY Nothing Changes [Release date 04.05.18] The Jade Assembly are a four piece hailing from Bolton consisting of John Foster (vocals & guitar), Gareth Smedley (lead guitar), Andy Watson (drums) and Danny Hayes (bass). They have been creating … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, Anywhere But Here, Click Bait, EP, Gainstrive, indie, Nothing Changes. The Elation, review, rock, single, The Jade Assembly
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Album review: JESUS JONES – Passages
Absolute Label Services [Release date 20.04.18] Jesus Jones made a big splash in the music world between 1989 and 1991 with a series of hit singles, including ‘Right Here, Right Now’ and ‘International Bright Young Thing’, plus a number one album … Continue reading
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Tagged 90's music, album, dance rock, Fat Harry White, indie, Jesus Jones, Mark and Lard, Mike Edwards, Passages, pop, review, rock
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Quick plays: VARVARA, I’M WITH HER, CHIARA BERARDELLI
VARVARA Go [Release date 23.02.18] Hailing from Finland (the most exciting thing to come out of Finland since fromer Liverpool player Jari Litmanen according to one previous review), are based around guitarist/vocalist Mikko Kari. This is the band’s fourth album and is one for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chiara Beradelli, Crooked Still, folk, I'm With Her, indie, melodic, Mikko Kiri, Nickel Cfeek, reviews, rock, Varvara
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Album review: JON BODEN – Afterglow
Hudson Records [Release date 06.10.17] ‘Afterglow’ follows on from Jon Boden’s 2009 post-apocalyptic concept album ‘Songs From The Floodplain’. Whereas that album was largely rural in its setting, ‘Afterglow’ takes the listener into the chaos of a ruined city’s street carnival, as two star-crossed lovers try to … Continue reading
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Tagged Afterglow, album, Bellowhead, concept, folk, Hudson Records, indie, Jon Boden, melodic, review, singer songwriter
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Quick plays: TYPHOON, EWAN CRUICKSHANKS, THE HAZEY JANES
TYPHOON Offerings [Release date 12.01.18] The PR copy states that ‘If a Fellini film, a Bosch painting and a Rorschach drawing had a collective sound, it would be Typhoon’s new release’. Or in more simpler terms it is an album … Continue reading
Quick plays: BLUE ROSE CODE, AUTOBAHN
BLUE ROSE CODE The Water Of Leith Navigator Records [Release date 27.10.17] Blue Rose Code is in fact singer songwriter Ross Wilson and he has already gained an impressive set of fans including actors Denis Lawson and Ewan McGregor, along … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Autobahn, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Blue Rose Code, electronic. punk, folk, indie, Quick Play, reviews, rock
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Quick plays: INGER LORRE, LUKE GASSET, VINCE RIPPER AND THE RODENT SHOW
INGER LORRE Live at The Viper Room Cargo Records [Release date 04.08.17] Part grunge, punk ethic and totally unique, Inger Lorre is still as beautifully eccentric as she was back in the day s of The Nymphs. “Live at The … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Derr Tick, glam, indie, Inger Lorre, Luke Gasset, punk, Quick Play, reviews, rock, Vince Ripper & the Rodent Show
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Quick plays: WHITEWOODS ROCK, SYTERIA, THE NIGHTS
WHITEWOODS ROCK Whitewoods Rock hail from Denmark and are a four piece consisting of Michael Torp (bass), Jonas Abildgaard (guitar/vocal), Mikkel S. Petersen (guitar) and Jacob Abildgaard (drums). They have a sound reminiscent of R.E.M. circa their ‘Green’ album, particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged album, GIRLSCHOOL, indie, Jax Chambers, melodic, punk, Rant-O-Bot, review, rock, Syteria, the Nights, Whitewoods Rock
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Quick plays: WILL LUDFORD, DAUDI MATSIKO, HANNAH ALDRIDGE
WILL LUDFORD Addicted Big Buzzard Songs Blues guitarist Will Ludford has worked in the past with Joe Meek, met George Harrison and jammed with Jimi Hendrix – not a bad musical CV! ‘Addicted’ has a distinctive 60′s feel to the music, … Continue reading
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Tagged Addicted, album, Americana, An Introduction to Failure, blues, Daudi Matsiko, Gold Rush, Hannah Aldridge, indie, pop, Quick Play, reviews, rock, Will Ludfor
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EP reviews: THE LOFT CLUB, DIG DEEPER, GOODWOOD ATOMS
THE LOFT CLUB Heart’s Desire www.facebook.com/theloftclubband The Loft Club released this EP back in October 2016 and have had big success on Spotify with a Niklas Ibach dance remix of the EP’s title track. Their sound recalls greats like the … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, Bandcamp, Dig Deeper, EP, Goodwood Atoms, indie, melodic, pop, review, rock, the Loft Club
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Quick plays: THE WEEKS, ABEL RAISE THE CAIN, HAPPYNESS
THE WEEKS Easy Lightning Rod Records [Release date 07.04.17] The Weeks have been around since 2006 and they consist of Cyle Barnes (vocals), Samuel Williams (guitar/vocals), Cain Barnes (drums) and Damien Bone (bass). They have toured with the likes of Kings Of Leon … Continue reading
Interview: SOME VELVET MORNING
GRTR!’s Dave Atkinson catches up with indie/alternative power trio Some Velvet Morning ahead of their upcoming headline gig at London’s iconic Scala venue next month. Desmond Lambert (vocals & guitar), Gavin Lambert (bass & vocals) and Rob Flanagan (drums) field … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, indie, interview, Scala, Some Velvet Morning
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Quick plays: CLAP YOUR HEADS SAY YEAH, MINUS THE BEAR
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH The Tourist [Release date 24.02.17] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (CYHSY) are the brainchild of Alec Ounsworth, who writes and composes all the music, although he used a bass and drummer for the album, playing … Continue reading
Album review: HEAT – Overnight
Topshelf Records [Release date 20.01.17] https://heatband.bandcamp.com/album/overnight We all have bands that we love. Sometimes we even love bands enough to wish that there were more bands that sound like the one we love. However, as soon as a new band … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, HEAT, indie, Overnight, review, shoegaze
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Album review: THE MOLOCHS – America’s Velvet Glory
Innovative Leisure Records Release date 13.01.17] Let’s say you are relaxing on your back porch in your favourite soft chair. Overlooking the shimmering ocean. Bathed in warm afternoon sunshine. Probably in Southern California. The sky is starting to turn a … Continue reading
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Tagged America’s Velvet Glory. album, indie, review, rock, the Molochs
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Album review: FEEDER – All Bright Electric
Cooking Vinyl [Release date 07.10.16] Feeder are back after a four year break and signed to a new label, Cooking Vinyl, who certainly have an impressive roster with the likes of the Cult, Embrace, HIM and Gary Numan amongst others. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All Bright Electric, alternative, Cooking Vinyl, Feeder, Grant Nicholas, indie, review, rock
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Quick plays: FIELD MOUSE, THE AMAZING
FIELD MOUSE – Episodic US band who expanded from a two-piece that made the debut album, ‘Hold Still Life’, to this album’s line-up of Rachel Browne (vocals/guitar), Andrew Futral (guitar), Saysha Heinzman (bass), Tim McCoy (drums) and Zoë Browne (synth/Rhodes/vocals). … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ambulance, Episodic, Field Mouse, indie, pop, review, rock, the Amazing
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Quick plays: BREAD OVER BOMBS, GONE DEAD TRAIN, THE MIRROR TRAP
BREAD OVER BOMBS www.breadoverbombs.org Interesting backstory to this band from Los Angeles in that they put the profits of the band’s music into providing food for food banks. They have to date provided over 10,000 meals for people via the … Continue reading