Category: Reviews
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NEW: Artificial – Room D
I don’t know about you, but I’m just about done with this lockdown and I’ve give anything to be in a smelly field, surrounded by sweaty teenagers and old men who think they’ve still got it, right in the midst of festival season. Luckily, Room D have just released their…
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Review: You – Dirty Laces
”Put some ketchup on it”. Do you know who said that? John Lennon. He used to say that to his sound engineer during recording sessions. “Put some ketchup on it!”’. These were the last words that Dirty Laces guitarist Jacob Simpson said to me following our interview in December. With…
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REVIEW: Breathless – Gallus
I’m loving a lot of the stuff coming out of Scotland at the moment. The Snuts are vying for the title of Indie Kings. One of my favourite live discoveries of recent times are Edinburgh’s The Rah’s. Waving the Saltire for Scottish punk are The Dunts. To my list of…
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REVIEW: Into the Night – Clear Vinyl
Into The Night is the latest release from Sheffield band Clear Vinyl. The long anticipated follow up from their trio of singles in 2019, Into The Night is a song about not fitting in, wanting to escape and go back to simpler times. Band: Clear VinylTrack: Into The NightTime: 3:29…
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REVIEW: Nylon Wire – Egyptian Blue
On April 10th, Brighton based Egyptian Blue will release their sophomore EP “Body of Itch” the long-anticipated follow up to 2019’s “Collateral Damage”. The band have today shared the second track from the EP, “Nylon Wire” which comes after the release of the scuzzy first track, “Never”. Their debut EP…
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REVIEW: Feel My Soul – The DLX
Bristol based, dirty-rock, band The DLX are back with new single “Feel My Soul”. The track is their first in 2020 and signals a more mature and original sound than before. It’s a typical British indie-rock song, with a classic DLX grunge-like feel running throughout. Band: The DLXTrack: Feel My…
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REVIEW: [Insert Girls Name Here] – The Luka State
There’s little doubt that we all know where the beating heart of North-West indie music currently lies. Wigan. Perhaps Wigan should be looking over its shoulder, towards the south and the salty Cheshire plains around Winsford. Local boys, Deja Vega are building an escalating reputation, Reclaim Vienna are creating a…
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REVIEW: Bad Decisions – Chasing Deer
Band: Chasing DeerTrack: Bad DecisionsTime: 2:55 minutesFor fans of: Shinedown, Hozier, Tom WalkerH2N Rating 72/100 The UK’s answer to Shinedown have arrived with Bad Decisions, their most ambitious and complex effort to date. When I first heard Chasing Deer in 2019 when they released Unstoppable I thought, “nice, this is…
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REVIEW: I Want It All – Blackwaters
Band: BlackwatersTrack: I Want It AllTime: 2:36 minutesFor fans of: Libertines, Babyshambles, FIDLARH2N Rating 76/100 Sheffield’s Blackwaters release follow-up to indie anthem Two Time Lover. I Want It All is loud, fast paced and up there with their best work to date. So with the country in almost lockdown, I’ve…
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REVIEW: Brain Cell – Autopilot
Band: AutopilotTrack: Brain CellTime: 3:57 minutesFor fans of: Killers, Sundara Karma, New OrderH2N Rating 69/100 In an attempt to review a band starting with every letter in 2020, I thought it logical to kick off with the letter A and there was no better band to choose than midlands outfit…
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REVIEW: Over The Moor – Glass Violet
Band: Glass VioletTrack: Over The MoorTime: 4:36 minutesFor fans of: Killers, Kasabian, Catfish & The BottlemenH2N Rating 81/100 Last month, Bristol based band Glass Violet released their second single Over The Moor, the eagerly anticipated follow up to 2019’s Chemicals. The four piece (Alex John, Tom Hurdiss, Matt West, Josh…
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REVIEW: Enemies – Skylights
Band: SkylightsTrack: EnemiesTime: 4:11 minutesFor fans of: The Ramones, The Stone Roses, OasisH2N Rating 72/100 What a year it’s looking like it’s going to be for York’s Skylights. With a Shed Seven support in Halifax announced, sold out shows in Yorkshire and festivals lined-up nationwide during the summer, the four…
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Live: The Clockworks – The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool
There is definitely something in the water, over the water. The quality of the bands currently coming coming out of Ireland is first rate. Inhaler are a band whose name is on the lips of many. Fontaines D.C. album Dogrel was on countless album of the year lists. The Murder…
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Review: The Night We Ran Away – The Joyride
Who doesn’t like a bit a synth-pop? Well nobody judging by the current playlist of our nations radio stations. And who doesn’t like a bit of synth-pop with added guitars? Again nobody. Except perhaps Neil Tennant. But he’s wrong. Newest cab off the synth-pop rank are Merseyside based The Joyride.…
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Review: Teetotal – The Kairos
Liverpool based The Kairos are Tom Dempsey (guitar and vocals), Owen Forrester (bass), Sam Bradley (drums and vocals) and Lewis Chambers (guitar). They first came on to my radar at the end of last year. They were the main support to The Cheap Thrills at their sold-out Liverpool O2 Academy…
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Review: Fight On – The Lathums
Towards the back end of 2019, Halfway 2 Nowhere got a little bit carried away with our praise of a certain indie-rock band from Wigan. With bold statements such as “without doubt, the best 45 minutes of live music I’ve seen in 2019” and “If they’re not the band that…
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Review: Stanleys – A Better Life
Back in 2019, there was one band that stood out for me above anyone else on the grassroots circuit. That band were Wigan’s Lathums. And listening to them on track and live I made the prediction that few bands over the next few days could create music like they did…
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Larkins Special Feature – Single, Live and Interview
What better way than to spend a birthday than at a gig? Rather than sit at home midweek counting grey hairs it was time to have a trip to Leeds Oporto, slowly sink a couple of schooners of real ale and most importantly listen to class music. This time Larkins…
The Setlist & The Script 