Robin Adams
By Gavin Porter • Mar 14th, 2011 • Category: long playersThere’s definitely something Dylan-esque about the opening number from Robin Adams’ ‘Be Gone’.
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The Scratch
By Gavin Porter • Nov 11th, 2010 • Category: long playersThe Scratch are a band with no qualms about mining as many early 90s lad rock clichés as they can muster. If you yearn for the days when Primal Scream and the Happy Mondays ruled the roost then you might appreciate this but then again, what’s the point in listening to a second-rate rehash when [...]
Whole Sky Monitor
By Gavin Porter • Nov 11th, 2010 • Category: short playersLeeds-based Whole Sky Monitor makes a strong impression with this three-track EP. Opener ‘Sold’ is a timely attack on the legacy of Margaret Thatcher and has a ferocious, urgent energy , with spiky guitars and a shout-along chorus. The tempo slows on ‘La Mouche’, a more mellow cut which shows the band are as adept [...]
The Hidden Masters
By Gavin Porter • Nov 8th, 2010 • Category: jrwee, short playersThe Hidden Masters do a good line in psychedelic, retro-sounding pop, and ‘Nobody Knows That We’re Here’ is a fine showcase for their talents.
She’s Hit / Jacob Yates
By Gavin Porter • Nov 8th, 2010 • Category: jrwee, short playersThis double A-side is the first release from She’s Hit’s own label and proves to be an uncompromising statement of intent.
