The Parkers
Come On Boy
Mechanical Rainbow
Coming pressed up as one of those faux-7” single CDs, the Parkers do indeed encapsulate all that was good about the era of vinyl more… “The Parkers”
Coming pressed up as one of those faux-7” single CDs, the Parkers do indeed encapsulate all that was good about the era of vinyl more… “The Parkers”
It’s difficult to best know how to describe The Thirst. more… “The Thirst”
The great escape era Bluresque strings that start ‘Screen Villains’ give way to a vaguely offkey punky vocal. It stokes the embers of The Throwing Muses melodies whilst never quite getting burnt. more… “Crimes of the Future”
Rogue Wave arrive like a party you can’t remember throwing; unexpected but entirely welcome. more… “Rogue Wave”
It’s rare these days for an impressive looking slab of vinyl to arrive in my mail amongst the bills, circulars and takeaway flyers so, aesthetically, this 12” single is a joy to behold, with its handsome black and white sleeve. more… “Diarmaid O Meara”
Millimetre have been compared to Smog, Massive Attack and Mogwai but I don’t really hear that on ‘Missing Aitch’, my first introduction to the work of Belfast based artist, Terence J. McGaughey. To be honest, it doesn’t sound discernibly like anything I’ve ever heard before. more… “Millimetre”
‘Beyond Driven’ has a very big, polished sound that has been shorn of any rough edges. It’s a pity because there are some nice ideas and a half-decent tune buried under the attempt at a radio-friendly production sheen which gives it the feel of a 90s major label version of grunge (Alice In Chains springs to mind which is, in my book, not a good thing). more… “The Crucible”
Hull may constantly top the worst cities in Britain lists every year but not only do they now have a top-flight football team for the first time ever but there is a smashing music scene there too. more… “The Favours”
After hearing The Hazey Janes you’d think that Dundee was the sunniest place in the world. more… “The Hazey Janes”
Aberdeen’s Fivefifteen are all about catchy hooks and big choruses and S.O.S is the perfect introduction to the band. Their hammond-driven 60s influenced rock may not be too fashionable to the nu-rave generation more… “Fivefifteen”