Goldheart Assembly – Long Distance Song Effects
An album that takes an indirect and aimless route in trying to please.
2nd July 2013, 2:26pm
An album that takes an indirect and aimless route in trying to please.
2nd July 2013, 2:26pm
Feature
Two #1 albums aren’t enough for Editors. Hugh Morris discovers a band that want more.
2nd July 2013, 9:07am
An album which makes for difficult listening and is hard to engage with.
1st July 2013, 2:10pm
A comfortable blend of sunny indie pop lacking any real imagination.
26th June 2013, 12:44pm
Live Review
Gold Panda’s ability to deliver punch and beauty within a complex, undulating set is something few DJs can do, let alone producers.
14th June 2013, 11:19am
Live Review
We leave knowing we can better appreciate Cold War Kids on their records.
14th May 2013, 9:29am
Live Review
This is exactly what day festivals are about: milling about in the sun to the backdrop of pounding, pounding techno.
10th May 2013, 12:30pm
Feature
4th May 2013, 3:05pm
Live Review
The score is spot on in the sentiment it evokes and goes hand in hand with the footage.
30th April 2013, 4:43pm
Every bleep, squeak and clap is perfect and hypnotic momentum of the set make it impossible to start the record without finishing it.
20th April 2013, 7:48am
Stornoway are not going to win any medals for the most innovative sound but in these bleak times they’re like a warm and cosy, cuddle blanket.
8th March 2013, 3:26pm
Feature
An upbeat fourth album for Frightened Rabbit? Not quite… Words: Hugh Morris
4th February 2013, 10:00am
It leaves their back catalogue looking like a long prologue.
4th February 2013, 10:00am
The tracks are less punchy than before and perhaps more subdued.
20th January 2013, 9:41am
Live Review
A homecoming of sparse but concentrated moments of emotion coupled with expected elegance and ingenuity.
17th December 2012, 2:56pm
A return to irregular song structures and stripped back guitar and drums.
2nd December 2012, 1:01pm
It’s exciting and energetic and bodes well for the album.
28th November 2012, 8:58pm
It could not have been predicted those remix buffs would have made it even darker than the original.
2nd November 2012, 6:02pm
Feature
Hugh Morris talks to some of the stars of the Scottish indie scene to see just why it is riding the crest of the wave.
26th October 2012, 7:33am
‘Out Of The Black’ serves only to remind us how quickly EDM genres grow old.
8th October 2012, 1:44pm
Feature
What do you get if you cross Kevin Devine and Andy Hull? An unexpected amount of fun, apparently.
7th October 2012, 7:59am
The majority of the album is not different or progressive enough to be exciting - and it’s not enjoyable enough to make up for it.
6th October 2012, 5:59am
The band have always been laced with a familiar sadness, but this EP builds on the doom and gloom in both tone and theme.
24th September 2012, 11:23am
Feature
Hugh Morris speaks to Diplo to find out what Major Lazer might have in store for their forthcoming LP.
9th September 2012, 7:58am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.