When Leon Bridges released his debut album Coming Home three years ago, its nostalgic musicality and stylish production arguably defined Bridges as Otis Redding or Sam Cooke reborn. With his follow-up album Good Thing, Bridges has completely rebranded himself in a surprising yet relevant way.
Live Review: Yellow Days at KOKO London, May 8th 2018
Effortlessly cool Yellow Days frontman George van den Broek is 19, but you wouldn’t know it. An emotionally mature and confident performance from the singer-songwriter echoes through a sold out audience at KOKO, with a mix of blues, soul, jazz and R&B filling the iconic Camden venue.
Julia Jacklin’s band Phantastic Ferniture Share ‘Fuckin’n’Rollin’
Julia Jacklin’s band Phantastic Ferniture Share ‘Fuckin’n’Rollin’ Debut self-titled LP out in July via Transgressive. Julia Jacklyn and pals formed her “alter-ego” band, Phantastic Ferniture, one night in 2014 amidst the pinball machines in a Sydney bar.
Listen: THYLA Share New Track – ‘Blame’
Listen: THYLA Share New Track – ‘Blame’ Hotly tipped Brighton group Thyla have shared a new single, ‘Blame’ out today via B3SCI Records (Jungle, INHEAVEN, Trudy and the Romance).
Listen: Rayland Baxter – ‘Casanova’
Listen: Rayland Baxter – ‘Casanova’ New album, Wide Awake out 13th July via ATO Records. Rayland Baxter has shared lead single ‘Casanova’ featured on his upcoming LP Wide Awake out in July via ATO records.
Album Review: Fakear – ‘All Glows’ (Counter Records)
Album Review: Fakear â ‘All Glows’ The young French DJ opens the door to a mystical new world with All Glows. Fakear certainly has a talent for quality production.
Album Review: Peace – ‘Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll’ (Ignition)
Peaceâs latest release, Kindness Is The New Rock and Roll, is a confusing one. The band has an album that seeks largely to affirm, encourage, and uplift, but momentarily sinks into the depths of living with mental health issues. Itâs an album that is almost entirely, uncynically, keen and positive.
Live Review: Fluffer Pit Parties – Pulled Apart By Horses | Hackney Arts Centre
Live Review: Fluffer Pit Parties – Pulled Apart By Horses – Hackney Arts Centre (04/05/18) An aesthetically enhanced night of edgy, bold and unadulterated rock.
Watch: Sugar Candy Mountain Video for ‘Mar-a-Lago’
Sugar Candy Mountain has today shared the music video for the track ‘Mar-a-Lago’ off their latest album Do Right. The video directed by Arsenii Vaselenko shows the band in a typically 70’s pastiche disco scene that combines Abba stylings with contemporaries such as Daft Punk.
Kimbra | Tour Bus Tracks
Kimbra | Tour Bus Tracks Ever wondered what Kimbra listen’s to on her tour bus? Wonder no more and find out below. New Zealand songstress Kimbra recently released her critically acclaimed third studio album Primal Heart and is currently in the midst of a North American tour