I’ve held experimental Bay Area trio Hospital in the highest regard ever since the initial tape release of this collection back in summer 2023. Three brilliant minds working at the very edge of their creativity and allowing us in to hear the results, what could be better? Combining the talents of Kevin Linn (Sad Eyed Beatniks/PresentContinue reading “Hospital – Hospital II”
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Cindy: Ringing the changes – An interview with Karina Gill…
It’s no secret that Cindy are this blog’s favourite band. The stark, beautiful truths contained within Karina Gill’s writing frequently find parts of me I didn’t know existed, helping to gain understanding from even the most unfathomable of situations. Ahead of the release of new EP Swan Lake and a forthcoming second UK and debutContinue reading “Cindy: Ringing the changes – An interview with Karina Gill…”
The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend
San Francisco fourpiece The Umbrellas placed themselves firmly at the indie-pop top table with the soaring success of their 2021 self-titled debut album and its 2022 follow up 7” Write It In The Sky. Split between Slumberland (US) and Tough Love Records (UK), new album Fairweather Friend finds the band bolstered by added melodic muscleContinue reading “The Umbrellas – Fairweather Friend”
Empty Country – Erlking
‘The end times end, we all sing along, one short verse thirteen bars, the force of fifty collapsing stars…’ I have to be honest. It’s been a fair while since I last heard a chorus that instantaneously made me want to set stuff on fire. Welcome back then Empty Country, whose new cut Erlking hasContinue reading “Empty Country – Erlking”
Ulrika Spacek – Live at Lafayette, London
I first caught Ulrika Spacek live as a support act back in 2016. I had no prior knowledge of their work but as soon as they launched into their debut album centrepiece Beta Male I pretty much needed scraping off of the venue floor. Since then their work has evolved across three albums and anContinue reading “Ulrika Spacek – Live at Lafayette, London”
Cindy – Why Not Now?
‘Have you been sleeping on the job? Searching for the words for far too long? Wondering how you missed the call, all the nights you thought were yours.’ True story: If it hadn’t been for the second verse of The Price Is Right you wouldn’t be reading this now. This site wouldn’t have progressed theContinue reading “Cindy – Why Not Now?”
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