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ICYMI: “Nightdrive” – Rebel Westerns

With all the hallmarks of a summer indie-banger set to inspire sunglasses-on, windows-down drives down the coast, Edinburgh pop outfit Rebel Westerns have delivered the sunniest of goods on their latest single “Nightdrive”. Following on from the bands last release, the infectious “Trouble”, “Nightdrive” glitches into life with shimmering synths underpinned by strong bass punches… [continued]
Album Review: Not to Disappear – Daughter

The tri-national DAUGHTER, comprised of North-Londoner Elena Tonra, Swiss guitarist Igor Haefeli and French drummer Remi Aguilella have created, in Not to Disappear, a sophomore album of unbelievably staggering beauty and immense scale. Following 2013’s popularly coveted If You Leave, Daughter have truly outdone themselves. Opening track “New Ways” sets a sonic precedent with its sprawling,… [continued]
Gig Review: Bring Me The Horizon at Corn Exchange

Packed into a heaving, sweaty Corn Exchange, one of the smaller venues they’ll visit on this particular tour, Bring Me The Horizon’s legions of fans wait, in anticipation, for what, by the band’s current standards, is a pretty intimate gig. Up first are Massachusetts trio PVRIS (pronounced Paris), whose thumping pop-infused rock ticks all the… [continued]
Gig Review: Death Cab for Cutie at Glasgow Academy

Touring their 8th studio album Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie began their fairly brief UK-jaunt at a ram-packed Glasgow Academy, almost four years since their last Scottish appearance. Supporting the forefathers of all things angsty were Seattle-based girl band Chastity Belt who deal in of-the-moment fuzzy, lo-fi pop-rock. They have choruses to tug at your… [continued]
An Interview With: WOMPS

Scottish lo-fi punk trio WOMPS have had quite an exceptional year. Ahead of their weekend jaunt to Amsterdam, which sees them supporting Kurt Vile, I caught up with frontman and guitarist Ewan Grant to speak about Danish post-punk, the importance of women in the world of music and working with legendary producer Steve Albini. [continued]
Gig Review: Beach House at O2 ABC

Mesmeric shoegaze-pop straight outta’ Baltimore is what rainy Monday nights in Glasgow are all about… So it was perhaps no surprise that last Monday the city’s O2 ABC venue played host to the gorgeously ambient sounds of Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, otherwise known as Beach House. Following the duo’s successive 2015 LPs, Depression Cherry and… [continued]
Sound of 2015: Alvvays

Alvvays are a five-piece lo-fi Indie band from Toronto, Canada; founded in 2012 after childhood friends Molly Rankin and Kerri MacLellan began playing music together during their time at high school. [continued]
An Interview With: Indiana

Last week I was lucky enough to spend some time talking to Nottingham’s very own Lauren Henson or as you may know her, Indiana, moments before her headline Glasgow tour date at the legendary King Tuts. Quiet, unassuming and genuinely interesting, Indiana may just be Britain’s best kept alt-pop secret! [continued]
Album Review: ‘Indie Cindy,’ Pixies

‘Indie Cindy’ is fantastic because Pixies are fantastic but even as their biggest fan and even as someone who thoroughly enjoyed their first album in twenty years and who accepted the changes in their sound, it would be ignorant to brush over the obvious point that there are points on this album where some tracks… [continued]
An Interview With: Chet Faker

On the 23rd of April, I travelled through to Glasgow to catch up with one of Australia’s most exciting artists; Chet Faker, at Broadcast, the venue for the second show of his ongoing UK/European tour. I sat down with man himself to talk about the phenomenal success of his debut LP ‘Built on Glass’, touring… [continued]