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Chicago, Boston, Europe … You could be forgiven for thinking that Netherlands might be, you know, Dutch. They’re not, though. They’re roughly as Dutch as I am – in name only. Did you know the name Rutherford was originally Dutch? Did you care? Anyway, the point is that Netherlands are from Southampton, are now based in [...]

I think I bumped into the repeat button in a way that I can never leave. The South London band Zulu Winter hit me hard this time with their intoxicating guitar riffs over promising vocals. They’ll have their first single released on November 7th through Double Denim Records. The 7″ will lead with “Never Leave” [...]

When I first heard the single “Close Your Eyes” by The Bullitts I knew I had to hear it again. I listened the song over and over and over again, ’til I was bobbing my head and singing along. The single’s hypnotic opening monologue, repeated throughout like a mantra, ebbing perfectly with the beat; the undercurrent [...]

There is something very intriguing about “If You’re Listening,” in that it first appears as merely a solid electronic track but then there is this explosive guitar work from the seventies that feels entirely held back but not quite estranged from the song which forces everything to feel as if it’s on the edge of [...]

At first I thought it’s an obscure cover for “Always On My Mind”, but it quickly absorbed into my head and now I can’t get it out from there. Former Simian and Black Ghosts member Simon Lords from London, UK hooked up with Rafter Roberts from San Diego, California and together with a little help [...]

Having just appeared on the band’s website, this video which splices concert footage with non-concert footage is for something, we just don’t know what yet. A documentary about belly buttons, perhaps?  See what I did there…..? I’ll get my coat. It’s possible that it’s for a live film or concert DVD but there’s no confirmation [...]

The debut album “Nothing Hurts” from London’s Male Bonding was a raucous affair, harnessing the elements of the punk DIY ethos mixed with Lo-Fi jitterbug-rock and hazed out to the smog and back, but even though a multitude of bands in 2010 had a similar sound, Male Bonding never found the success of their peers. [...]

Allow me to introduce you to Buildings. Actually, that should be B U I L_D I N G S, but that’s a bit of an effort to type every time. Something tells me you’ll still get what I’m saying. Anyway: London four-piece Buildings (sic) have been playing together for just over a year now, and [...]

Fink, the moniker of Brisol-raised, Brighton-based Fin Greenall, is Ninja Tunes‘ resident singer-songwriter or “guy-with-a-guitar-who-sings-too.” It might seem to be a bit of a dubious position, given the label’s tendency to output  more eclectic acts ranging from Amon Tobin to Roots Manuva, but his chilled-out, bluesy vibe has fit well into the more relaxed of [...]

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Taking advantage of their newly-minted Soundcloud page, The Big Pink have been adding some of their music to it over the last couple of weeks or so, whether it be remixes of their songs by other artists, snippets of NEW songs from their as-yet-unannounced-and-untitled album, or this cover of The Cure’s “Lovesong”. If you’re unfamiliar with [...]

Nothing screams happiness and freedom like shrugging off some dead-weighted asshole/bitch you sometimes used to call your other half. It’s how Summer Camp are rolling on the second new track from their debut album which is still being funded by awesome people like ourselves. Around about this time last month they dropped a new track called [...]

A top tip for anyone who wants me to pay attention to their music: name-drop Chemikal Underground. I mean, don’t just lie and claim you’re signed to them, or anything; but if there is a connection, it’s definitely worth flagging up. Will Hanson did. And lo, I find myself writing about him. Following the break-up of [...]

What the fuck, Franky B Rockafeller, if that is indeed my real name!? I’ve only gone and Introduced The History Of Apple Pie in one of those months that happen every year but in this case it happened in 2010 when it wasn’t quite as hot as it was the month before and not as [...]

Buy the album from Amazon – Vinyl / MP3 / CD  One of the fundamental goals of running a music blog is to introduce people to new music.  The primary method of doing this is to highlight new releases, either via up and coming bands that show potential or tried-and-true musical mainstays that generally please [...]

A couple of hours ago London’s The Big Pink uploaded two short snippets from their upcoming second album. There’s no word on what the album’s called, when it’s coming out, on which label it’ll be released (presumably 4AD), artwork, tracklisting or otherwise.  I suppose I could’ve just said “This is all there is to know [...]