After strong releases on BRSTL, Well Rounded and Idle Hands, including last month’s album preview ‘Jaded / Sunshine Mills’, Bristol duo Outboxx, consisting of Jacob Martin (Hodge) and Matthew Lambert, release their debut LP this March. Aidan Kelly caught up with them to talk all things house in Bristol. Hi guys, could you quickly introduce [...]

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If you’ve been left feeling empty inside following Das Racist’s breakup, don’t despair. Greedhead have produced yet another hyper-literate Wesleyan grad bent on subverting hip-hop culture through provocative yet entertaining rap. Le1f is a gay rapper. Call him progressive, socially conscious, whatever – that’s not why he’s interesting. What’s interesting is that Le1f is creating [...]

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In mathematics, a Moiré effect is achieved by superimposing visual patterns or grids on top of one another at different angles, thus creating a whole new pattern in turn (thanks Wiki; see EP cover). This isn’t a bad place to start thinking about the layered and abrasive productions from the Londoner with whom the effect [...]

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We can expect big things from the understated Kodaline, who describe themselves as just “four lads in a band.” The old school friends turned band members hail from Dublin and have been playing music separately for much of their young lives, being runners up on Irish talent show You’re A Star six years ago standing [...]

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Push the Sky Away is the 15th album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Recorded in Saint-Remy de Provence, in a 19th century mansion and produced by Nick Launay (producer of Dig Lazarus Dig and both Grinderman albums), this brings us the first Bad Seeds album since 2008 and the first without Mick Harvey. [...]

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Biffy Clyro’s sound has developed over the course of a 15 year career from challenging post-hardcore, characterised by twisting guitar lines and barked vocals, to soaring anthemic rock that has won them legions of new fans across the world. Their sixth album, Opposites, is the next step in their march towards stadium rock stardom. Certainly [...]

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Atop the transatlantic crest of a nostalgia-tinged dreamy guitar wave comes The Flower Lane – the fourth LP from Ducktails, the project of Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile. Amid a mix of covers and original tracks, the album marks a departure from the bedroom stylings of previous efforts. Joined by a full band, the sound [...]

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Electronic trio Darkstar released their debut album North in 2010 which showcased some original 2-step rhythms in conjunction with gritty synth melodies. Having moved to Warp Records, the trio travelled to an isolated house in the West Yorkshire countryside and created News From Nowhere, a record which bears almost no resemblance to earlier releases. The [...]

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No Thrills straddles the difficult middle ground that many electronically-minded pop songwriters fail to, striking a careful balance between emotional depth, progressive electronic ornamentation and compelling songwriting. Joe Flory, formerly of London synth-pop outfit Primary 1, tells the melancholy story of alter-ego James Best, a ‘sometime London DJ, latent alcoholic and lifelong amateur’. Strong points in [...]

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Gold Panda’s first release since the well-received 2012 LP Lucky Shiner sees the Berlin based producer from London hint at what lies in store for 2013: a progression towards a slightly darker sound. However the trademark traits are still there, as his uniquely minimalist quirky electronic sound is created by the oriental sounding pitched percussion [...]

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