The Wonder Years have battled with demons throughout their lives: depression, anxiety, feeling trapped in suburbia and society itself; although they say these battles are never really over. The Greatest Generation deals with the intriguing stories and ongoing battles after the initial war within us and others, a climactic and emotional ending to the trilogy...
It’s been three years since the National’s fifth album High Violet saw them gain a legion of new fans with a more accessible sound than their previous work – yet without changing it too much and alienating their old admirers, either. With Trouble Will Find Me, it seems they’re hoping to win over even more fans, building on the brilliant...
It’s folks ability to tell and re-tell stories which has always been it’s selling point. Whether it’s the mythology surrounding how the robin got it’s red breast or the fable of the wren rising to become the King Of Birds, tonight reconfirms Karine Polwart as a master story teller, forging what feels like an impressive work of...
After 2012’s dark hit A Map Of All Our Failures, The Manuscript – though only a four-track E.P – has been an eagerly anticipated release from the bands devoted following, and attracted many onlookers along the way due to their odd knack of engaging any audience with blatant sorrow and misery circling their songs; it’s almost like musical...
Arising from the under-current of the pop-punk revolution overthrowing music currently, The Front Bottoms despite their giggle-inducing name have amassed a cult following after touring with the likes of Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything, smashing every venue they manage to get into. Packed to the brim with simplicity, giggles and passion, their debut...
McFly have been part of the British music scene for 10 years and quite frankly many have found their longevity surprising. From humble beginnings as a sort of ‘little brother’ to Busted, their popularity has grown and grown to completely eclipse their friends in success. This year marks their 10th anniversary and to celebrate they have been...
Two years after the release of It All Starts With One, Ane Brun is back with an unprecedented project. Songs: 2003-2013 is a compilation of hits and unreleased material, marking the anniversary of Spending Time with Morgan, her very first album. Coincidentally enough, the first track off both albums is the same, Humming One Of Your Songs. With beautifully...
Three years after the first album featuring new, controversial vocalist Craig Mabbit, This War Is Ours created an audible storm with sexy and sleek chords intertwined with visceral and piercing vocals and smashes of drums; forging a direct path into the forefront of their respective genre, and gently sliding them into the mainstream market once more. Title...
British electronic duo Mount Kimbie consists of Kai Campos and Dom Maker, who formed way back in 2008. After the success of their 2010-released debut album Crooks and Lovers, which made them spearheads in the breakaway genre ‘post-dubstep’, they are due to release their much-anticipated second album this month. Cold Spring Faultless Youth will be...
Little Boots – aka Victoria Hesketh – landed in 2009 with her incredibly catchy single, New in Town, and equally brilliant album, Hands. It’s been a long wait for her follow-up; she first teased us in 2011 with Shake and it’s taken almost two years to finish the album since then. So is it worth the wait? The record starts off slow-paced...
Luísa Sobral, the Portuguese jazz sensation, is back with another album. After the unprecedented success of 2011′s The Cherry On My Cake, her debut album, the 26 year old singer-songwriter now presents There’s a Flower in my Bedroom. This album provides a rich combination of music genres that are pleasing to the ear of both jazz lovers and overall...
May 16th sees the UK general release of the latest Baz Luhrmann movie, The Great Gatsby. Gatsby is the story of Nick Carraway during the roaring 20s and how he becomes a not so casual observer of the lifestyles of the rich and fabulous in Long Island, mainly the life of the newly wealthy Jay Gatsby. As Luhrmann’s filmic interpretation of the novel by...