O. Children’s Tobias holds out a massive hand as I greet the band in Brixton’s dingy Windmill venue on a cold January evening. I had heard and read the man was tall – he’s around 6’6” – but his strikingly angular facial features coupled with a sizable frame gives him an aura to behold. Sitting [...]

It’s easy to forget once you’ve attained the age of majority, consigning your expertly-rehearsed fake birthday and battered four-inch platforms to the attic with it, that there was once a time when getting into indie clubs was an absolute nightmare (and if you did, you’d invariably be sleazed upon), and getting into smaller gigs in [...]

2008 has seen The Whip step up and finally claim their rightful place at the forefront of the indie-dance movement in the UK. Their loyal following is spreading outside of Manchester thanks to some relentless touring and some bloody good tunes in the shape of Divebomb, Blackout and the inescapable Sister Siam. Bruce Carter (vocals [...]

A five-piece from Leicestershire who are barely out of their teens, Kyte make a remarkable noise. Their electro-ambience sounds like Sigur Rós rowing out to the mid-Atlantic with The Postal Service and Maps, then performing experiments on the heart-rate of sea mammals. They have already been chosen by HBO to feature on adverts for The [...]

Northampton’s finest The Departure rolled into The Fugitive Motel’s home city of Manchester recently to bring their first UK tour in a good couple of years to The Roadhouse. In the absence of a poorly-sick “twee indie” Eff Em Deputy Editor Hannah, “poppy electro” Eff Em Editor Kate stepped into her stylish shoes for a [...]

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