YNFB! returns, and it's about time. In which Texan duo Boy Friend cover ABBA's 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!' (it's really good, honestly) and write beautiful, stylish, melancholy synthpop. YES.
Musically, Summer Camp take loads of elements from all the bands that I’m in love with and compact them all into one handy place.
They may evoke the moody, overcast skies of autumn hurtling towards winter, but Broken Records look set to be the band of the summer.
Together, Mawkin:Causley provide the ultimate folkie's dream - cracking tunes and a voice to give some of the oldest songs in the tradition a new interpretation.
Although he brings some tremendously innovative slide guitar playing to the table, along with more conventional upright methods, it’s Rudd’s use of the didgeridoo that attracts attention.
For every Gorillaz, there's a Fat Les. For every Monaco, there's The Other Two. Yes, side projects and supergroups are known for being the most...
On listening to the subject of my turn on Your New Favourite Band!, a snooty music journo retorted ‘but they don’t have roots in any...
What’s that? You’ve never heard of Hereford? Fair enough, not many people have, so let me paint the scene. Picture a winding river flowing through...
I first came across the Berlin-based multi-talented vocalist and producer Ellen Allien on a compilation called Time Warp 6, assembled by the genii known to...
The life of a record reviewer is largely depressing. There have been times that I not only want to gun down every A&R idiot in...
