by Sam Shepherd
As leader of the quite fantastic Misty’s Big Adventure (black and burned is the heart of any individual who finds nothing amazing in that band’s…
by Martyn Young
These New Puritans are a British band unlike any other. In fact, there are few bands nominally working under the sphere of alternative indie rock...
by Jack Dutton
Cryptic Edinburgh electronic duo Boards Of Canada bring us Tomorrow’s Harvest, an album which was initially first aired to fans in an abandoned theme park...
by Helen Clarke
Life has traditionally been tough for Icelandic musicians; no matter what direction they want to take, people have always had ideas about their sound before...
by Andy Baber
Following the massive hype that surrounded the return of The Stone Roses last year, it was only a matter of time until a band in the...
by Sam Shepherd
When the Totem trilogy came to an end, Master Musicians Of Bukkake had no option but to assess where their musical adventure might take them...
by Max Raymond
Stating that it’s harder than ever for bands to be heard is scarcely a revelation; there is more music available than ever before. And yet...
by Jordan Mainzer
In 2001, The Strokes were hailed as the saviors of rock ‘n’ roll after a period in which the music listening public was worried that...
by John Murphy
New York-based singer/songwriter and violin virtuoso Emily Wells has been described as mixing folk, classical and hip-hop together which, let’s face it, doesn’t sound particularly...
by Daniel Paton
How did Sam Beam, an artist initially known for his intimate, tender, hyper-literate narratives in song form, get to be the ringleader of this Appalachian...
by Alan Ashton-Smith
To connect folk music with specific places is a bit of a no-brainer. Folk is the music of the people (the genre’s name being the...
by David Meller
When Primavera Sound began in 2001, it was held in the historic Poble Espanyol – or ‘Spanish Village’. The village was built for the International...
by Chris White
Peckham born but Chelmsford, Essex raised, it took the composer/producer Derwin Schlecker, otherwise known as Gold Panda, until the relatively advanced age of 30 to...
by Philip Matusavage
Jon Hopkins may be far from a household name but the odds that those unfamiliar with him have heard his work are fairly high. In...
by Jordan Mainzer
Even if no other ambient album this year will surpass Mountains’ stunning Centralia, Portland-based ambient recording artist Matthew Cooper’s latest deserves consideration alongside it. With...
by Jordan Mainzer
Last year, legendary IDM duo The Orb teamed up with a different kind of dance music legend, Jamaican dub reggae producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, to...
by David Meller
Camper Van Beethoven seem pleased to be in Manchester, although there has been a mishap on the way here. “It’s nice to be back in...
