Author: Adam Graver
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Ormstons – Bridgewater Way
Ormstons are an indie-rock band from Leeds, and have begun to create a bit of a buzz with support slots at venues like The Wardrobe, and a headline show at The Key Club this weekend that celebrated the release of their debut single, Bridgewater Way. ‘Bridgewater Way’ is a raucous…
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DEAD! announce huge UK tour and debut album release
DEAD! have announced the release of their debut album, THE GOLDEN AGE OF NOT EVEN TRYING, via Infectious BMG on 26 January 2018. “There’s blood, sweat, arguments, defining moments and some of the best and worst times of our lives in this album. But every band should have that in…
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Dead Natives – I Got Menace
Single review: Dead Natives For fans of : Arctic Monkeys / Redfaces October 13th – mark your calendars for the release of this hot new single from Dead Natives, in my opinion their best work to date. After a short crescendo to kick things off, they leap straight into the…
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Corella make 2 huge Yorkshire stops on upcoming October tour
This October, Manchester’s funkiest indie rock-band make two giant stops in York and Leeds touring recent single Barcelona Girl. Having performed alongside some of the cities biggest artists in recent years, the band are finally embarking on a headline run, stopping at York Basement and Leeds Lending Room. Both shows…
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Reverend and the Makers release new album on Cooking Vinyl
Reverend & The Makers have now released their new album ‘The Death Of A King’ via Cooking Vinyl. The sixth studio album ‘The Death Of A King’, which was recorded at Karma Sound Studios Thailand, is the followup to the Top 20 album‘Mirrors’, and is available on CD, Deluxe edition CD, 12” Vinyl, limited edition 12”…
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Newton Faulkner reveals new video for Hit The Ground Running
NEWTON FAULKNER has unveiled the official animated video for his latest single, HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, taken from his brand new sixth studio album of the same name, out now on Battenberg Records via Absolute. When he first emerged in 2007, NEWTON FAULKNER was the fleet-fingered prince of sparkling guitar…
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Embrace announce new album and intimate tour
20 years into their recording career Embrace are making an epic and emphatic return with their seventh studio album. With three Number One albums, six Top 10 singles, sold out arena shows and over two million album sales behind them, EMBRACE returned triumphantly three years ago with their Top 5…
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Jackobins – Outside
Single review: Jackobins For fans of: Kaiser Chiefs; Killers; JUDAS ‘Outside’ is one of those eagerly anticipated singles you can’t be disappointed with, particularly on your first listen. The Liverpudlian band who’s single ‘Hasty’ was titled BBC Radio X’s track of the week have maintained and strengthened their awesome indie…
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RedFaces – Take It Or Leave It
Single review: RedFaces For fans of: Catfish and the Bottlemen; The Wombats; RedFaces are getting Halfway 2 Nowhere extremely excited for the future of indie. Their latest single ‘Take it or Leave It” combines an edgy vocal with a mega catchy beat and synth to match. With lyrics that scream…
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Ravellas – Colour Me Sweet
Single review: The Ravellas For fans of: Catfish and the Bottlemen; Arctic Monkeys; RedFaces With a Catfish-esque sound, the Ravellas latest release, ‘Colour Me Sweet’ certainly doesn’t disappoint. Starting with a powerful bass beat from Aiden and continuing throughout, The Ravellas make it virtually impossible not to tap your feet…
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Review: Bang Bang Romeo – Natural Born Astronaut
Single review: Bang Band Romeo For fans of: Anastacia / Evanescence / Pink There aren’t many gaps left in the rock and alt genre of the music industry right now. Synth rock is taken by The Shimmer Band; heavy, rousing music is dominated by The Blinders and indie rock is…
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Review: Ceasefire – JUDAS
Judas have had a storming summer, culminating in a Reading and Leeds main stage slot, and now they’ve topped it off by releasing in my opinion their best single to date. ‘Ceasefire’ opens with lo-fi drums and guitar, and the anticipation builds right from the start for what you can…
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Deep.Sleep – Soho
Single Review: Deep.Sleep For fans of: Mint; Clay; The 1975 Soho is the latest offering from geordie indie rockers Deep.Sleep. On the back of a spectacular festival season including an affirming Kendal Calling set, their hot new track is the perfect platform to set the foundations for success. The track…
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The Gardner and the Tree – Mossbo
EP Review: The Gardner and the Tree For fans of: Mumford and Sons; Patch and the Giant; Augustines Sometimes, the music industry throws up something so perfect you cannot quite believe it. Mossbo, the recent release from Swiss band The Gardener and the Tree however, wholly fits that description. The five…
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Nothing But Thieves are far from a ‘Broken Machine’…
Nothing But Thieves are: Conor Mason (vocals and guitar), Joe Langridge-Brown (guitar), Dominic Craik (guitar and keyboard), Philip Blake (bass) and James Price (drums) For fans of: Muse, Royal Blood, Foals Genre: Powerful, yet melodic, alternative rock Nothing But Thieves certainly managed to steal the hearts of many with their…
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Twist Helix – Pulse
It’s very rare nowadays we get sent a huge synth track to review. With the market seemingly back in full guitar mode, it’s hard for anybody who does anything different to break through. Twist Helix though, a Newcastle synth-trio, are managing to slowly get their music out there and recent…
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Live: Humber Street Sesh 2017
With UK festivals not having the best of fortnights, Humber Street Sesh proved that with great planning and great organisation, you can indeed organise a great event. With over 30,000 people descending on Hull’s dock, the city felt alive and with a stunning music lineup it was a really good…
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Bands support young adults with cancer with new merchandise
ROYAL BLOOD, WOLF ALICE, EVERYTHING EVERYTHING AND OH SEES DESIGN NEW RANGE OF EXCLUSIVE BAND T-SHIRTS TO BENEFIT YOUNG ADULT CANCER SUPPORT CHARITY TREKSTOCK Today, young adult cancer support charity Trekstock, announce the new collection from their Yellow Bird Project, the band tee fundraising initiative to support young people with…
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A-Z of 2017 – Part 2 – G-L
G is for…Glass The word glass seems to be everywhere in 2017. Whether it’s Liam Gallagher’s triumphant return in “Wall of Glass” or Sunset Lines debut single “Glass”, the word keeps cropping up. Why we’ve chosen it though is for the four, yes four, bands with glass in their name that…
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A-Z of music in 2017 so far…
Amazingly, there are only 150 days left in 2017! This year has flown by and the music released and gigs that have been played have been bigger and better than anything that has gone previously. With so much more expected to come in the final few months, we thought we’d…
The Setlist & The Script 