Getting to know you – Leigh Thomas

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I first heard of Leigh thanks to an In Your Ears Takeover by Nunny Boy - he called him the housewives favourite from Australia. Immediately I could see and importantly hear why. A voice and sound that was so cool in a Ozzie laid back way - it brought back echoes of my favourite Oz … Continue reading Getting to know you – Leigh Thomas

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Single Review – The Heavy North – Where Are You Now?

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You know your onto something great when the buzz around releasing your new single is at tinnitus noise levels. Many bands had this, The Smiths, Oasis for sure and certainly that beat combo from Merseyside whose name escapes me...fans literally counting down the days until new music hits the airwaves. So it's testament to The … Continue reading Single Review – The Heavy North – Where Are You Now?

March In Already……Single Reviews

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Here's a non-regular review of some of my favourite singles released in the last few weeks in no particular order. Grey Skies - Teenage Waitress The first official release from TW second album the fantastically named Your Cuckoo. I've been a fan of Dan's since I first heard Leaving Berlin from the debut album Love … Continue reading March In Already……Single Reviews

Life Pop Bang – Lyon Tide – Album of the month.

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Midlands based Lyon Tide have just chucked a hand grenade into the reckoning for best album of the year with their sophomore album Life Pop Bang. The follow up to their debut - shoegazey, dream pop debut Beginnings of Ends the Brummie trio have released an album that is as far away from that rather … Continue reading Life Pop Bang – Lyon Tide – Album of the month.

The Shed Project – The Curious Mind Of A Common Man – Album Review

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Was it Noel Gallagher that wrote on Fade Away. While we're livingThe dreams we have as children fade away. I've always felt the poignancy of this lyric especially as I got older and felt at times that my dreams had indeed gone forever. Well sometimes they don't, sometimes if you're (mostly) 5 middle aged blokes … Continue reading The Shed Project – The Curious Mind Of A Common Man – Album Review

The Skinner Brothers – The Real Peaky Blinders

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Zac Skinner with his peaky hat, lank curly hair, looking like he is coming down or coming back up is like a modern day Artful Dodger. He looks like nothing else around at the moment! He's going to be the next big rock star (if things like that still exist). More attitude then NWA, more … Continue reading The Skinner Brothers – The Real Peaky Blinders

Jay Tennant – Forever Roses

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Jay Tennant is a prolific singer songwriter from the Midlands. He surprised everyone on Friday 4th February by announcing his new album and dropping the bandcamp streams and vinyl pre-order links to a bit of a rumpus on the twitterverse. Wasting no time I was straight over there, reserving my copy in eagerness of what … Continue reading Jay Tennant – Forever Roses

Invisible Squirrel – Sonder- Album Review

At this time of year most Squirrels are busy hibernating or at least hiding their nuts! Well not for this secret squirrel, he's been playing with his nuts and nobs, smashed open the banger wardrobe and came up with the first EDM album of the year. Kicking off with the title track Sonder - its … Continue reading Invisible Squirrel – Sonder- Album Review

Anger is an energy….Dirteens… album review

Well the flowers of Crimson Bloom may of wilted but whilst lesser musicians would go dry and crusty at the side of the road, song writing machine Andrew Johnson just gets new shoots and grows again. This time he is angry and frustrated and put all of this into a new album of songs titled … Continue reading Anger is an energy….Dirteens… album review

Soundtrack of the year – Pocket Lint – Themes for Silcaville

Late summer and a strange oblong object drops through my door, something that looks like its from the past but also futuristic in its look. What was this baby blue in colour piece of plastic, wrapped in cardboard with a cover of a night-time cityscape? Was it some form of secret message that only a … Continue reading Soundtrack of the year – Pocket Lint – Themes for Silcaville