New Artist: Oliver Tank
While he may be making waves in his native Australia, Oliver Tank remains a fairly unknown entity in these parts. Probably the best way to describe his music is using his own words: accessible tracks disguised in a more interesting instrumentation. Accessible because they definitely have some pop sensibilities, but are given a twist by...
New Release: Jai Paul – Jasmine
XL's Enigmatic Singer/Songwriter Jai Paul has kept fans waiting since 2010's BTSTU for some new material and at last he delivers. It's a bit of a slow-burner compared to his last effort...
New Artist: Rhye
We first heard Rhye on an excellent mix Robbin Hannibal put together for Gilles Peterson in October last year. Back then they were called Rye and there was no information available on them, except that they were signed to Innovative Leisure. This month they finally released Open, the track that had first caught our eye....
Live Review: Fanfarlo @ Thekla, Bristol – 27 February
Touring their new album, 'Rooms Filled With Light', Fanfarlo have taken a real musical step up after their Indie-Folk 2009 debut 'Reservoir'. Adam Sheridan explains why in his review of their Thekla gig last night.
Live Review: Dog Is Dead @ Thekla, Bristol – 21 February
Standing in a sparsely populated hull of a ship is already an odd sensation. This is multiplied however when waiting to see a five-piece from Nottingham that operates under the name ‘Dog Is Dead’. Naturally with this kind of name one might expect a virile metal concoction to make your ears weep. Yet the noise...
A Short History Of…Krautrock (1968-1977)
Sam Harrington gives a short history of Krautrock, the youth subculture in Germany who used a new form of Electronic music to protest against their political oppression. Also check out the excellent hour-long playlist. It's the perfect introduction to a little-known genre.
Bristol Spotlight #4: Seasfire
Seasfire first came to our attention last month through BBC Introducing Bristol and have suddenly received a torrent of online press hailing them as a big tip for the coming year. Now it just seems like we're jumping on the badwagon, but we do so unashamedly and it should stand testament to just how good...
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Stokes, William – Zion (Feat. Marcus Mumford + Ben Lovett)
There are so many people coming and going from Stokes, William it's better to just call them a Folk collective rather than a band. On their website we counted twenty-one people involved and that's just the musicians.
