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Coming from a background of hardcore (Give Up The Ghost/American Nightmare/Some Girls) front-man Wesley Eisold brings an interesting angle to these synth driven tunes. Dark and slightly discordant,... Lees meer

2006’s album “Happy Hollow” was an OTT almost pompous concept album about small town America with a “Wizard Of Oz” undertone, of course it was interesting and exciting and playful; it is ... Lees meer

This five track EP from Brit trio LOS has plenty going for it, not least Helen’s great vocals, her voice is powerful, with a lovely tone and she has a big range, underneath the vocals, Chris on g... Lees meer

Cardiff art-rockers The Victorian English Gentlemens Club have a darkly poppy sound, very lo-fi, very fuzzy but often pretty tuneful and melodic. Their tunes are fun and energetic with a quirky inv... Lees meer

London indie-rock six piece Eaststrikewest are an interesting prospect, a home-grown talent making epic, sweeping guitar tunes with mainstream appeal. “Wolvves” makes an immediate and impressi... Lees meer

The new album from HORSE the band is their 4th full length and if anything it’s heavier and more intense than anything prior. They retain the quirky synths and the fun (but always hiding darker d... Lees meer

After the heady, hard-hitting, gritty but fun rock of their previous releases, “Sugoi Indeed” feels much tamer and somehow quite formal in tone at times. It does still sound like EES though and... Lees meer

Times New Viking’s lo-fi alt-pop-rock might be so fuzzy it hurts, but it’s far from bereft of melody or feeling. Their sound is a layered aural assault of angry jangling guitars, duel vocals an... Lees meer

DePedro a.k.a. Jairo Zavala, guitarist with Calexico, strikes out on his own on this atmospheric and often quite beautiful album of many influences from Latin to 70s American rock. You can really h... Lees meer

“The Sub Pop Years” chronicles Damon & Naomi’s years with Sub Pop Records (1995-2002), the period following the release of their first post-Galaxie 500 record “More Sad Hits” which they i... Lees meer