Little Comets - 'Jennifer' (Dirty Hit Ltd)
June 11, 2012
3.5/6.0
If it’s complexity you’re after, they're not a band for you. But if you want a catchy chorus and a guitar riff to bop along to and feel your worries drift away, they are your boys.
FAYE - 'Water Against the Rocks' (Best Fit Recordings)
June 25, 2012 (digital), July (physical)
5.0/6.0
Her range is in-cred-ible [and] the breakdown will make your heart soar.
The Subways - 'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' (Cooking Vinyl)
May 7, 2012
3.5/6.0
'Kiss Kiss Bang Bang' is fun, but maybe they could surprise us for once. Their simple formula has served them well - but perhaps it’s time for the teen-angst trio to branch out.
Feeder - 'Borders' (Big Teeth Music)
January 30, 2012
4.0/6.0
It's refreshing to hear Feeder push the tempo, after previous dreary releases that had us reaching for the off switch.
Hawk Eyes - Mindhammer EP (Brew Records)
December 12, 2011
5.0/6.0
You can't help but admire the band’s ability to put together watertight studio arrangements that still pack a massive punch.
Casiokids - Det Haster! (Moshi Moshi Records)
October 24, 2011
4.3/6.0
A muted return, but a welcome one.
Beaty Heart - Slushpuppy/Cola EP (Worry Free Records)
October 26th, 2011
4.5/6.0
The antithesis of the hippy drum circle: less serious, more fun.
MAY68 - White Lies (Black Duck Records)
October 17, 2011
4.7/6.0
A-side and live favourite 'White Lies' is trademark MAY68 - a metronomic 4/4 beat, alluring bassline, spiky disco-tinged synth and guitar lines and a soaring, catchy chorus.
Patrick Wolf - 'Time of My Life' (Universal/Mercury Records) [re-release]
September 12, 2011
5.7/6.0
The first time you hear Wolf sing that euphoric refrain of "# Hold on/ It won't be long 'til I go through this struggle #", your serotonin levels will skyrocket.
Sweetie Pie and the Gutter Men – An Introduction to Sweetie Pie and the Gutter Men
Wednesday August 31, 2011
4.9/6.0
Having worked tirelessly for the last year trawling London’s live music scene, it is surely only a matter of time before the Gutter Men assume their rightful mantle as alt-folk’s new sweetie pies.
