Cloudspeakers

‘Beachcomber’s Windowsill? Didn’t that come out in May’ you say, and you’d be right. But seeing as good music doesn’t have a sale by date we thought now is as good a time as any to review the debut... Lees meer

If there’s one defining characteristic of the music scene in 2010 so far it’s probably the lack of characteristics. Fads came and went, Chillwave seemed to disappear faster than it appeared and the... Lees meer

Combining two staple of indie music like shoe gaze and indie pop is always a somewhat dangerous plan but when it works it works. Two examples of this being My Bloody Valentine‘s ‘Sunny Sundae Smile... Lees meer

Graeme Shepherd, the 24 year old electro wizz kid otherwise known as Grum must be cursing the day Calvin Harris was born, there hasn’t been a case of thunder stealing this big since the days of Zeu... Lees meer

Irish songster Conor J. O’Brien has been making quite a name for himself recently with an appearance on Later with Jools Holland and tours with the likes of Tindersticks and Wild Beasts to him name... Lees meer

Franco-Prussian electro duo Stereo Total have been about on the continent for a fair bit of time but have so far yet to make a dent in Blightly, but could ‘Baby Ouh!’ be the album that changes this... Lees meer

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 is the second instalment of the series Raekwon started in 1995 when he released Only Built… part 1, which is widely regarded now to be a hip-hop classic. So, is the second... Lees meer

Wow, I always thought Fuck Buttons were American. Probably from Brooklyn I thought maybe even from Toronto, Canada at a push. Nope. Turns out they’re from Bristol. Wow, I’m actually pretty gosh dar... Lees meer

How then to follow up an album as hugely influential as Diary? Well in short they didn’t really. Sunny Day Real Estate released LP2 a year later in 1995 and then split up. The weight of expectation... Lees meer

Emo, there I’ve said it. It’s an ugly word and an awkward genre which when applied to bands weighs them down like an albatross around their neck. To many people Sunny Day Real Estate are the quinte... Lees meer