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Semi Finalists - Odd Situation
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
In a music scene fuelled by passing trends and the success of a band today seeming to be based on what fashion items can be attributed to its genre (new rave’s glow sticks, for example), the space for small Indie bands seems limited. And yet, having already been tipped by the NME and on their second album, London based band Semifinalists appear to have found a gap in the music industry they are firmly set on filling. | Full Article »
Friday, March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
With the help of the Dick Van Dyke School of vocalisation, the latest offering from Kate Nash establishes itself as another of her trademark songs within seconds.
The distinct accented vocals and down-to-earth lyrics such as “don’t tell me you didn’t try and check out my bum” coupled with a decisively kitsch title, merry happy (think pumpkin soup‘, help mould this song into something of a parody of itself. | Full Article »
Blood Red Shoes - You Bring Me Down
Friday, March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
The re-release of Brighton duo Blood Red Shoes’ You Bring Me Down, patterned with cleverly stuttered guitar riffs and singer Laura-Mary’s edgy vocals, sets itself out to be equally as refreshing as their earlier tracks within its first verse. Although the lyrics aren’t perhaps as in keeping with the stylings of the vocals and backing as previous track “How to Pass the Time”, by the time the chorus kicks in the adrenaline Blood Red Shoes seem so apt in creating is appreciatively found and cements this track’s high standard. | Full Article »
Brollies Banned at Rihanna gig
Thursday, March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Despite the huge success of R’n'B singer Rihanna’s Umbrella being coupled with, surprisingly, Rihanna branded…wait for it… Umbrellas, fans at her Aberdeen Exhibition Centre gig on Monday were left exposed to the Scottish weather in an unprecedented Brolly Ban. | Full Article »
Saturday, December 15, 2007 | No Comments »
There’s always the concern with an artist from a successful group releasing a solo record that it will simply be a poor re-invention of the group’s sound: Keith Drew of Canadian indie band ‘Broken Social Scene’s first solo LP, ‘Spirit if’, certainly doesn’t seem to invest much hope of any change, especially with the branding of his solo effort as ‘Broken Social Scene presents’ - and yet the latest release from his album, ‘Safety Bricks‘ seems to breaks these conventions within the its opening 10 seconds.