Considering the wealth of production tricks and techniques at the fingertips of contemporary pop acts, it takes someone with palpable guts to down tools and strip away layer upon layer of protective avant-garde chintz. Montreal duo Majical Cloudz have said guts and gusto in abundance: foregoing the gaudy, sample-heavy textures …
On Birthmarks, Canadian indie-rockers, Born Ruffians, have managed to craft a bright and high-spirited album, that doesn’t sound patronising, annoying or empty-headed.
The opening track and first single ‘Needle’ immediately grabs listeners by the heartstrings. The simple, natural indie-pop backbeat and the high-pitched chorus sweep you from your …
Emerging from the French city of Nantes, College (AKA David Grellier), created a bit of a cyberstorm in the electronic music world with his song ‘A Real Hero’, featuring Electric Youth, which was the main soundtrack for the movie Drive. It was on constant rotation around …
2006 saw the debut of Noah and the Whale, a pleasantly angsty teen indie rock band. Seven years down the line, and they’ve just released album number four: Heart of Nowhere, and not much has changed. They’ve still got their fingers trained on the pulse of the collective …
Junip have made something very special. The self-titled debut album from José González, Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn, takes the listener on a journey, opening up the deepest areas of one’s psyche, allowing the listener to reach within the caverns of their own being whilst also coming up for air …
No Joy, aka Canadian shoegazing girls Jasmine White-Gluz and Laura Lloyd, are here to greet you with a fully-furnished, studio-stamped album. Taking their sun-drenched, noise pop sound to a whole new level, these girls have dusted themselves down, scrubbed their sandals and are ready for business.
The record begins …
HK119 – aka Finnish multimedia artist Heidi Kilpelainen – has made a name for herself in the indie/electro world in recent years. In 2004, prominent Icelandic artist Björk named HK119 her favourite act of the year – an endorsement that did wonders for HK119 and was followed with a record …
Thank God for Iceland, right? Where would we be without Of Monsters and Men and Björk? Well, the Icelandic invasion of the British Isles that’s been going on for the past fifteen years or so doesn’t seem like it’ll be letting up anytime soon. The award winning, gold selling, …
Brightest Darkest Day is the debut album from Tim Nordwind (OK Go) and Dera Smith – better known as Pyyramids: an indie-pop outfit with electronic accents. It’s a record that sits nicely within the alt/pop realm, showcasing several catchy tunes ready to slip their way into your psyche …
Right now, everyone is back to obsessing over the 90s, nearly as much as they did at the time itself. Bands from the era such as Blur, The Stone Roses and Pulp are dusting off their Fred Perrys/baggy trousers/blazers and getting ready to hit the stage once more. The …
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