Contributor Tom Walters
Beirut - No No No
A familiar and easy-going album.
September 11, 2015 10:00am
Elvis Depressedly: “In Christianity, it’s kind of like a big pro wrestling match between Satan and Jesus”
On his ‘New Alhambra’ album, Mat Cothran makes an album inspired by both Christianity and wrestling. Surely it’s one of the first to do so. He speaks to Tom Walters.
September 1, 2015 5:27pm
Hooton Tennis Club - Highest Point In Cliff Town
A debut that’s utterly irresistible.
August 28, 2015 10:00am
Hooton and Howling: A day in the life with Hooton Tennis Club
Think this Wirral lot write bizarre song titles? Wait until you find out the stories behind them.
August 27, 2015 12:19pm
Øya 2015
Nile Rodgers wrote THIS ONE too?!
August 18, 2015 11:30am
Øya Festival
The sprawling four-day event features Beck, Run The Jewels and Courtney Barnett.
August 11, 2015 11:05am
Girl Band - Paul
Ear-splitting intensity and crushingly kinetic energy.
August 6, 2015 4:26pm
July 2015’s Best Bandcamp releases
Tom Walters rounds up the month’s finest Bandcamp releases, featuring Luxury Elite and Rough Year.
July 31, 2015 2:26pm
June 2015’s Best Bandcamp releases
Tom Walters rounds up the month’s finest Bandcamp releases, featuring Katie Dey and Rice Milk.
July 7, 2015 2:08pm
Kid Wave - Wonderlust
This is a band dreaming of sunshine in even the gloomiest moments.
May 30, 2015 9:00am
Michigan thrashers Pity Sex take on the UK: “I swear I won’t comment on the accent”
Ahead of their first UK tour, Britty Drake and Sean St. Charles talk the shoegaze/emo group’s ethos and big plans for the future.
May 12, 2015 2:27pm
Ducktails - Headbanging In The Mirror
Seeping with nostalgia and a lust for life, this marks a triumphant return for Matt Mondanile.
May 5, 2015 4:14pm
April 2015’s Best Bandcamp releases
Tom Walters rounds up the month’s finest Bandcamp releases, featuring Heart Beach, Maxo and Faith Healer.
May 3, 2015 10:16am
Twin Shadow - Eclipse
Considering how much Twin Shadow excels as a project of pristine, highly addictive pop bangers, ‘Eclipse’ falls flat too often.
May 3, 2015 10:00am
Ceremony - The L-Shaped Man
Fans of the band’s angrier, pissed off side should definitely invest some time in this album.
May 2, 2015 4:00pm
Tellison make way for the new at London gig
Bright-eyed, full-throttle rock songs of the biggest proportions.
May 1, 2015 2:47pm
Jackson Scott - Sunshine Redux
‘Sunshine Redux’ encapsulates all of Scott’s best qualities.
April 24, 2015 1:00pm
Coming Home: Meet Leon Bridges
Taking lessons from the past, this Texas newcomer’s music is the very definition of timeless. With White Denim’s approval, he’s stepping into the future.
April 3, 2015 10:09am
Future Islands rock out the Roundhouse
No matter how many times you watch him, it’s always glorious.
April 1, 2015 9:46pm
March 2015’s best Bandcamp releases
Tom Walters rounds up the month’s finest Bandcamp releases, featuring Supercrush, Quarterbacks and Yowler.
March 27, 2015 2:48pm