Contributor Tom Hancock
Wavves - You’re Welcome
Not only eclectic, but also borderline bizarre at times.
May 19, 2017 7:56am
Day Wave - The Days We Had
The magic that he’s so often woven into his songs has largely come unravelled.
May 5, 2017 7:50am
Diving back in: Splashh
True to title, ‘Waiting A Lifetime’ has been a long time coming. Now, though, they’re finally back, and totally reenergised.
April 18, 2017 10:38am
Splashh - Waiting A Lifetime
The sound of a band having fun being free.
April 14, 2017 8:00am
QTY - Dress/Undress
Keep on like this and QTY will have a shelf full of hits at their disposal.
February 28, 2017 10:48am
Crows - Ghost Tape #10
Burying themselves in darkness, Crows are more enticing than ever.
November 16, 2016 11:21am
Aussie rules: Alex Lahey
This Australian newcomer’s songwriting is anything but ‘B-Grade’.
November 15, 2016 1:38pm
Hazel English - Make It Better
There’s a certain light at the end of every dark tunnel Hazel English’s songs go through, and it shimmers here.
October 28, 2016 8:10am
Black Honey illuminate The Lexington for dazzling spectacle
The greatness-bound Brighton force aren’t going to be playing venues this intimate for much longer.
October 11, 2016 11:12am
Public Access TV - Never Enough
Recorded in Oxfordshire, Public Access TV’s debut still captures the sound of a sweaty New York City.
September 23, 2016 10:00am
The Parrots - Los Niños Sin Miedo
The Madrid garage-rock group’s frantic debut whisks you away to rock ‘n’ roll tropics.
August 26, 2016 11:20am
The Parrots talk Spain and spreading wings: “The only thing I know how to do is to make music”
So much more than a “Spanish band”, The Parrots’ debut album proves their fuzz-bomb is ready to blow all over the world.
August 24, 2016 12:40pm
No Spain, no gain: exploring the country’s best underground bands
From MOURN to Los Nastys, we look at the unsung heroes breaking out of Spain instead of being contained.
August 2, 2016 12:02pm
FIDLAR have a blast at a messy, sweat-soaked Electric Brixton
It’s all part of “the FIDLAR experience”.
July 19, 2016 12:58pm
Martha talk growing up and “still being rowdy punks”
The Pity Me punks are keeping their feet on the ground as they approach album two - but still letting their heads scrape the clouds from time to time.
July 5, 2016 3:38pm
Martha - Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart
Martha prevail over adversity, making an album worth falling head-over-heels in love with.
July 1, 2016 9:00am
Public Access T.V. have announced their debut album ‘Never Enough’
Listen to lead single ‘Sudden Emotion’ here, along with a Q&A with the band.
June 30, 2016 10:41am
Mourn - Ha, Ha, He
There’s enough youthful grit and promise on show here to suggest that that spectacular something is on the horizon.
June 3, 2016 9:30am
Car Seat Headrest: “I always end up developing a character on the album that’s not quite me”
23 year old Will Toledo’s already on his thirteenth album - he takes Tom Hancock down the road to new LP ‘Teen Of Denial’.
May 24, 2016 12:00pm
Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
Will Toledo’s latest is enigmatic, a little deceptive in places, and thoroughly gripping throughout.
May 19, 2016 10:00am