Team Ghost
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Despite their leader's well documented musical ancestry, Team Ghost are far from being a one-man band.
Maps & Atlases with The Physics House Band
Dingwalls, Camden Town, London
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Kate can't help but feel there's something missing in an uneven set from Maps & Atlases... however, The Physics House Band delight with their challenging, complex melodies.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away (Bad Seed Ltd)
February 18, 2013
5.0/6.0
Dark, spellbinding and compelling... Push the Sky Away sweeps you up and spits you out on the strength of Cave's storytelling ability.
Rebekka Karijord
The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The force which unites the two extremes of power and fragility is a voice of awesome eccentricity and uniqueness... as heavy snow falls outside, her icy sound provides an ideal soundtrack to the inclement conditions.
Girls
Kentish Town Forum, London
Monday, May 28 2012
San Franciscan band Girls sound fresh, because they are something of a contradiction - original yes, but religiously-undertoned and yet casually flippant.
Tennis with Modern Blonde
Soup Kitchen, Manchester
Friday May 25, 2012
Summer has officially begun, and it's time to fall in love with a band who manage to ooze studied cool, yet project a warmth that makes them truly appealing.
Breton
Corsica Studios, London
Wednesday March 28, 2012
There's no place like home. In the world of Spielberg, Disney, Dorothy, Last of the Summer Wine and KFC adverts, we know this to be gospel. Something of the same heart warming self-assurance affects Breton at Corsica Studios... [during an] evening's entertainment that lacked only a 'Welcome Home Boys' banner and some bunting.
Brown Brogues
Shacklewell Arms, London
Thursday March 1, 2012
Listening to the duo's two-minute blasts of psych garage is akin to feeling the angst striken buzz of early White Stripes tracks like 'Lafayette Blues' or 'Hand Springs', as thumping drums provide the platform for scuzzy lo-fi guitar.
Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny with Goodbye Lenin
Trof Grosvenor Street (The Deaf Institute), Manchester
Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
Beth and the band have no need for samples, synthesisers or Apple Mac trickery. Her voice alone is as joyous and dizzying as a white knuckle ride.
