The Search Map
Tiny Victories EP
self-released
The Search Map from Manchester, who have put three songs together on their self-released Tiny Victories EP, deliver a frail and fractured, dreamy and downbeat sound more… “The Search Map”
Big City
Ex-Snowman EP
Naked Man Recordings
Logic tells us that an ex-snowman is water. The cover picture of Big City’s Ex-Snowman EP, released on Naked Man Recordings, confirms this. more… “Big City”
Captain Face
Awesome! No Way!
Fat Hippy
When a band is not your cup of tea, reviewing becomes a systematic activity more… “Captain Face”
Robyn
Konichiwa Bitches
Konichiwa
Being so big in Sweden that she has a record label, Konichiwa Records, existing for the purpose of releasing her own music only more… “Robyn”
Indiana Gregg
Woman at Work
gr8 pop
It might be just me, but I have a problem with musicians who, when speaking about their music and its role, put too much emphasis on the maybe difficult circumstances of their life. more… “Indiana Gregg”
Mint Royale
Pop Is…
Faith & Hope
Best Of albums are usually released about a month before Christmas. Although you could just as well imagine a summertime release for Mint Royale’s greatest hits because here we’ve got a case which definitely falls into the ‘summer music’ category. more… “Mint Royale”
Spraydog
Karate Summer Camp
Ferric Mordant
Having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary as a band and being able to look back on two Peel sessions, four albums and about eight singles, Newcastle outfit Spraydog “stumbled and bumbled their way out of the Newcastle Riot Girl / Indie scene at a time when it all seemed like witchcraft” more… “Spraydog”