Reviews | MTTM - More Than The Music

Jul 9, 2010

08/07/2010 | David Ford – Koko, Camden

David Ford is perhaps best understood in context of his mid set banter. ‘Some people believe in God’ he says ‘but he doesn’t return my calls, so I stopped calling him’. It’s this outspoken wit, mixed with cynicism that marks David apart from his contemporaries. Ex-Easyworld front man is not afraid to speak his mind, nor mix it up with some unabashed humour, which allows...

Jul 8, 2010

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Sandi Thom – Merchants and Thieves

I’ve never really been a fan of Sandi Thom; of course I went through the stage where I sang ‘I wish I was a punk rocker…’ for the best part of a year and won’t deny I’ve cried to ‘Lonely Girl’, but other than that I’ve struggled to warm to the Scottish singer. Listening to her new album, Merchants And Thieves was somewhat of a...

Jul 1, 2010

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2010 | Glastonbury Festival, Pilton

Already renowned as the best festival Britain has to offer, More Than The Music set out to bring you the highlights from around the Glastonbury site: 1) Martha Tilston, Small World Stage (Sunday) – having missed Martha’s Union Chapel gig earlier this year her performance was already marked as one not to be overlooked. Nevertheless having filled her set with sincerity...

Jun 25, 2010

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23/06/2010 | Alan Pownall – Bush Hall, London

Despite admitting to picking up a guitar for the first time only a few years ago, Alan Pownall has still managed to position himself as one of the big names to watch out for this year. Although it always helps to count the likes of Noah And The Whale and Mumford And Sons as friends, in truth you still need a discernable amount of talent to get the kind of guest appearances he has...

Jun 19, 2010

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17/06/2010 | Rox – Scala, London

The comparisons are already coming thick and fast for Rox, from Adele to Amy Winehouse she’s been given big shoes to fill. When tonight’s gig is started by ten minutes of deliberation before Rox finally takes to the stage, it begins to feel like it’s make or break. Her album Memoirs has been out just a week and having witnessed a shaky appearance at Dot To Dot Festival,...

Jun 18, 2010

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15/06/2010 | Local Natives – Shepherd’s Bush E...

Have you been made aware of iTunes’ ‘Record of the week’? I owe my attendance at this gig to it. Every week, usually on a Tuesday, iTunes chooses a song to be made available to download for free, usually from a new up-and-coming artist as a bit of extra publicity. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but sometimes you get lucky and find a real gem. It was when iTunes chose to release...

Jun 15, 2010

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14/06/2010 | City And Colour – HMV Forum, London

Tackling two distinct genres that to most seem poles apart is a pretty risky proposition. Afterall, there are literally thousands of artists and musicians who struggle to get a proper grip on just the one. However for Dallas Green, who first made his fame with the Canadian post-hardcore group Alexisonfire, it seems that there are no such issues. Tonight at the HMV Forum he performs...

Jun 14, 2010

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Seth Lakeman – Hearts and Minds

Seth Lakeman has achieved something quite rare for a contemporary folk artist and that is commercial success. Whilst The Punch Bowl and Kitty Jay represented the best of modern folk, his later albums seem to have bridged a gap with pop and rock which, accompanied with a Mercury Prize nomination, have brought fiddles and banjos to a much wider audience and made him into a household...

Jun 14, 2010

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Lissie – Catching A Tiger

As an artist who has a name I had been aware of for months, I’m surprised it’s taken me this long to listen to Lissie’s music. A pale blonde girl, she isn’t your typecast American export. Oh no, there’s a lot more to Lissie than first meet the eye. She plays the guitar for one, plus she knows how to combine folk and blues to create her own style of music and she writes...

Jun 11, 2010

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The Drums – The Drums

The Drums remind me of an 80’s electric pop band with their chilled out tones and retro fashion sense. Fronted by lead singer Jonathan Pierce, the Brooklyn born band formed in 2008 and quickly found their way into the music industry. Being one of 15 acts shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2010 accolade lead to a number of appearances for the band including the NME Awards Tour and...