News
It’s Hackney, so Hold Steady
The Hold Steady return with a new single ‘The Last Time That She Talked to Me‘, which is their ninth new release in the last fifteen months. You can hear the new song here. In partial […]
Articles by Jonathan Aird
Tracks
Track Premiere – CC Smugglers “Well Well Well”
CC Smugglers started life as a busking band, formed by frontman Richie Prynne in his early twenties. He soon recruited his childhood friends Dan Edwards, Ryan Thomas and Sam Barrett who spent years honing their craft […]
Album Reviews
Beat Circus “These Wicked Things” (Innova Recordings, 2019)
Brian Carpenter formed Beat Circus in 2002 as an outlet for his theatrically inspired musical compositions, not quite as a side-project more one of several projects that he has juggled over the last couple of decades […]
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Damn Tall Buildings “Late July” – Listen
It has long been a way to hone your craft and pay some dues – busking. It’s like a free rehearsal room and you might catch a coin (though all ears can listen for free). Not […]
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Lake Folks “Astronaut” – Listen
Imagine early Mumford & Sons crossed with early Josh Ritter, but with a French accent and you’re getting close to the sound of Lake Poets – upbeat, uptempo and not yet turned cynical by the ways […]