Under the name FTSE, the Midlands’ Sam Manville has created a true work of art for his debut EP, FTSE 1. Playing and writing everything himself, the young producer employs the dulcet tones of Saint Saviour of Groove Armada fame on lead track ‘Tidal Wave‘ – …
With Crawling Up the Stairs, the follow-up to their 2011 debut album Pleasure, Austin three-piece Pure X have truly turned the emotional pressure cooker up to boiling point. While it still retains some of the seductive qualities that laced its predecessor, it’s a far harder drink to swallow: …
All shimmery and dreamy and layered, MONEY fits right in with the Bella Union aesthetic. Personally tracked down by Simon Raymonde after selling out a series of local shows last year, it’s not difficult to see what got the industry legend so excited; these Manchester boys seem to be making more …
Hailing from the Midlands, neo-psych four piece Temples has got everyone talking this year. With their big hair and an even bigger sound, the band has already supported Suede, Kasabian and The Vaccines on their recent arena tours; all off the back of a single release. Released by Heavenly Recordings late …
If there’s one record we’ve heard recently that’s seriously liable to wrench your heart asunder, it has to be Slow Skies‘ Close EP. The Dublin-based trio – fronted by vocalist Karen Sheridan, alongside producer Conal Herron, and guitarist Patrick O’Laoghaire – ply their trade in modernity-tinged, ambient folk: a …
Smothering themselves in a musical aesthetic somewhere between old-world spiritualism and the sci-fi gloss of a not-so-distant future, Austin four-piece Feathers are the brainchild of New York transplant Anastasia Dimou. Forging a path somewhere between the Internet-enabled, alt-electro of Grimes and the grittier, more mechanised side of synth-pop, Feathers’ forthcoming …
Robert DeLong has been hailed as ‘Skrillex meets Ed Sheeran’ – don’t worry, he’s not.
It’s all go in the world of Sinead Harnett. The London vocalist and songwriter – who first came to the attention of many a blogger care of guest spots on Disclosure‘s seminal ‘Boiling‘ and ‘What’s in Your Head‘ – is not only featuring on …
If you’ve ever wondered what would be the outcome of two Aussie DJs getting together and forming a space-rock band, we might just have the answer for you in Melbourne’s Gypsy & the Cat. The Victorian duo – comprised of Xavier Bacash and Lionel Towers – first came to …
Finding himself in a gossamer hinterland somewhere between The Weeknd and Jeff Buckley, 22 year-old Swedish (via Guadeloupe) vocalist Kim Cesarion produces charming, soul-imbued R&B with a serious electronic edge, formed from a myriad of nascent influences. Having already achieved a great deal of notoriety in his native Scandinavia, …
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