Toni Bacon
REVIEW: Vistas' second album, "What Were You Hoping To Find?," is out of this world
Second albums are tricky. Luckily, Scottish trio Vistas have escaped the dreaded second album curse. Their debut album, "Everything...
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Amiee Bolger
Jul 20, 20213 min read
LIVE REVIEW: Reminders with The Lonely Surf at theJoiners
Back and better than ever, Reminders stormed the stage of the Joiners with their first show post-lockdown. With teasing coming from their...
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Caitlin Taff
Jul 20, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Sarah Proctor releases new breakup track, "Worse"
‘Worse’ by Sarah Proctor isn’t a heartbreak song in the traditional sense. In this sombre ballad, Proctor has no choice but to be the...
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McKinzie Smith
Jul 19, 20211 min read
REVIEW: Lizzie Loveless is no "Joke"
As the fourth single to be released pre-album release from Lizzie Loveless’s forthcoming record You Don’t Know, “The Joke” is a strange...
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McKinzie Smith
Jul 2, 20211 min read
REVIEW: “Too Many Times” from Salt Ashes brings pop-rock catharsis
Since 2013, Salt Ashes has been lurking in the shadows, waiting patiently to burst into the spotlight. Her gothic pop origins have...
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Amiee Bolger
Jun 23, 20212 min read
REVIEW: "Feeling Lonely," the newest from Liverpool-based The Let Go
The Let Go are marrying 80s synth and glam, 90s/00s references and aesthetics, along with modern indie-pop in their debut EP.
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Amiee Bolger
Jun 23, 20211 min read
REVIEW: "When Nobody's Around," the relatable new track from Tally Spear
Making herself known for bass-heavy, dark-dance-pop, this latest release for London-based Tally Spear marks another notch in her belt....
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Amiee Bolger
Jun 23, 20211 min read
REVIEW: the first single in 2021 from Liverpool's Zuzu, titled "Timing," is finally here
Following on from one of my favourite releases of last year (the How It Feels EP), Zuzu has returned with “Timing."
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McKinzie Smith
Jun 10, 20211 min read
REVIEW: Caravella’s “Cigarettes in the Sunshine” kicks off your chill summer playlist
“Cigarettes in the Sunshine” is Caravella’s stab at the quintessential chill summer single.
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Caitlin Taff
May 10, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Maisie Peters and James Bay duet in epic love song, ‘Funeral’
All the other love songs can go home because Maisie Peters has put every all-consuming, gut-wrenching, gorgeous feeling into this one...
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McKinzie Smith
May 7, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Ella Rosa's cover of “Englishman in New York” is impressively elegant
If you’ve been looking for a jazzy cover of an 80s pop hit, look no further than Ella Rosa’s new version of Sting’s “Englishman in New...
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Amiee Bolger
May 7, 20211 min read
REVIEW: happydaze release their heartfelt new song, "All Away"
“All Away” sits somewhere between the lyrical stylings of Bearings, the atmosphere building abilities of Grayscale, with additional...
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Melody J. Myers
May 4, 20216 min read
MAKING NOISE 017: Award-winning radio host and music interviewer Sofia Loporcaro
Hi Sofia! Thanks so much for taking the time out to answer my questions, how are you? I’m as fine as you can be these days! I just can’t...
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cherri cheetah
May 3, 20213 min read
REVIEW: cleopatrick make music for sad youths searching for honesty and genuineness
"FAMILY VAN" is the newest track from Canadian rock duo cleopatrick, a band made up of best friends Luke Gruntz on vocals and guitar, and...
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McKinzie Smith
May 3, 20212 min read
REVIEW: "Plebeian" by Treasure is a relaxing, contemplative experience
Treasure is both soulful and spacy, toeing a fine line between R&B, bedroom pop, and indie rock.
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McKinzie Smith
Apr 22, 20214 min read
REVIEW: London Grammar goes just a little bit baroque in "Californian Soil"
London Grammar’s third record, Californian Soil, kicks off with a cinematic high. The prologue to the record (simply titled “Intro”) is a...
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Amiee Bolger
Apr 16, 20212 min read
REVIEW: "bittersweet," the unflinching and otherworldly new EP from lotusbliss
"bittersweet" is an unflinching look at distorted childhood memory and the sadness that can come with growing up.
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Joe Callon
Apr 16, 20211 min read
REVIEW: Low Island's debut album is finally here - and it rips
Low Island's debut album finds the glittering light amongst the dingy depths of growing up anxious.
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McKinzie Smith
Mar 31, 20213 min read
REVIEW: Foley’s 'Vacation' is fun, summer-y beginning to a promising career
Foley brands themselves as two best friends simply having a good time, but their new EP Vacation betrays this front more than they may...
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Toni Bacon
Mar 31, 20212 min read
REVIEW: "Tomorrow," the latest single from Paris Youth Foundation
Another break-up banger dances into view with tears trailing close behind as heart-on-sleeve anthemists Paris Youth Foundation release...
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