Wake the President‘s debut in 2009 was greeted with a warm critical reception, but the band’s deft pop songs didn’t reach as wide an audience as they probably deserved. Undeterred, the Maryhill bohemians are back with their second effort, the gloriously named ‘Zumutung!’ (the German word for ‘imposition’)
Mark McCabe is a young Aberdonian who wears his heart on his sleeve. McCabe recently relocated to Paris, and it would seem the move has inspired much of the material on ‘When I Grow Up’. For example, on ‘I Used To Be Eloquent’ McCabe laments his flimsy grasp of the French language and berates himself [...]
What Kraul’s sound lacks in subtlety it makes up for with energy. The Blackpool trio have based themselves in Glasgow and clearly draw influence from early nineties grunge mainstays like Nirvana and Dinosaur J. In truth there is more to Kraul than first meets the ear, with plenty of addictive hooks emerging through the distortion. [...]
The ethereal vocals of Elisabeth Oswell are very much at the forefront of this single from Brighton-based Sargasso Sea.
There’s definitely something Dylan-esque about the opening number from Robin Adams’ ‘Be Gone’.
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