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REVIEW: Vistas' second album, "What Were You Hoping To Find?," is out of this world

Toni Bacon

Sep 2, 20211 min read

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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LIVE REVIEW: Reminders with The Lonely Surf at theJoiners

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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REVIEW: Sarah Proctor releases new breakup track, "Worse"

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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REVIEW: “Too Many Times” from Salt Ashes brings pop-rock catharsis

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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REVIEW: "Feeling Lonely," the newest from Liverpool-based The Let Go

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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REVIEW: "When Nobody's Around," the relatable new track from Tally Spear

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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REVIEW: the first single in 2021 from Liverpool's Zuzu, titled "Timing," is finally here

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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REVIEW: Caravella’s “Cigarettes in the Sunshine” kicks off your chill summer playlist

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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REVIEW: Maisie Peters and James Bay duet in epic love song, ‘Funeral’

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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REVIEW: Ella Rosa's cover of “Englishman in New York” is impressively elegant

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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REVIEW: happydaze release their heartfelt new song, "All Away"

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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MAKING NOISE 017: Award-winning radio host and music interviewer Sofia Loporcaro

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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REVIEW: cleopatrick make music for sad youths searching for honesty and genuineness

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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REVIEW: "Plebeian" by Treasure is a relaxing, contemplative experience

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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REVIEW: London Grammar goes just a little bit baroque in "Californian Soil"

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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REVIEW: "bittersweet," the unflinching and otherworldly new EP from lotusbliss

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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REVIEW: Low Island's debut album is finally here - and it rips

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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REVIEW: Foley’s 'Vacation' is fun, summer-y beginning to a promising career

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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REVIEW: "Tomorrow," the latest single from Paris Youth Foundation

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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