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Alex Moir – ‘Night Of Nights’ Review

11/09/2014 by Tom Roden

Alex Moir never disappoints, and his newest single is no different. A stomping guitar-led flurry of indie-alternative goodness, ‘Night Of Nights’ treads a comfort zone previously wandered (and since longed for) by Coldplay. But Coldplay comparisons don’t really do justice for ‘Night Of Nights’. It’s pretty much the epitomising sound of ‘the best of british indie’, as if peak-period Coldplay orchestrated a collaboration with Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr. The guitars punctuate a powerful rhythm section, with a vocal melody […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: Alex Moir, Coldplay, Johnny Marr, Night Of Nights, Noel Gallagher, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Smiths

Words And Noises – ‘Loaded Gun’ EP Review

15/08/2014 by Tom Roden

Words And Noises’ new EP ‘Loaded Gun’ is packed full of catchy upbeat melodies and emotive messages, all nestled inside piano-led pop gems. We’ve reviewed title track ‘Love Is A Loaded Gun’ before, but how does the rest of the EP stand up beside the title track? Lead single ‘Animals’ opens the EP wonderfully, with a tuneful and upbeat vocal hook colouring a piano melody that is reminiscent of the turn-of-the-century indie-alternative scene. Combined with some great lyricism, ‘Animals’ is […]

Categories: EP Review, Review • Tags: Animals, Indie, Indie-Alternative, Loaded Gun, Loaded Gun EP, Londinium, Love Is A Loaded Gun, Morrissey, Pop, The Lost Art Of Conversation, The Smiths, Words And Noises

The Slow Readers Club – ‘Don’t Mind’ Review

10/08/2014 by Tom Roden

The Slow Readers Club are back and ready to hook you with some mesmerizing guitar work on new single ‘Don’t Mind’. The track swells slowly into being with a repetitive guitar hook, and a sombre vocal line with distinctly-melancholy lyrics that echo the emotive ‘I Know It’s Over’ by The Smiths. By the time the chorus kicks in with its simple but effective lyrics, you’ll be too mesmerised by the rich hypnotic melodies to notice the passing of time any […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: Alternative, Don't Mind, Hypnotic, I Know Its Over, Indie, Morrissey, Rock, The Slow Reader's Club, The Smiths

Words And Noises – ‘Love Is A Loaded Gun’ Review

25/06/2014 by Tom Roden

There’s been a void left behind in music. This void has been left by musicians like Coldplay and Morrissey, who have lost their way with words and music in the last decade. And while Coldplay may have recently tried to recapture their initial soft melancholy, they failed, and the void has been left unfilled. Enter Words And Noises, whose debut EP last year ‘Beating Heart’ introduced the band’s Smiths/Morrissey element wonderfully. Their new track ‘Love Is A Loaded Gun’, the title […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: Coldplay, Indie, Loaded Gun EP, Love Is A Loaded Gun, Morrissey, Pop-Rock, The Smiths, Words And Noises

Jekyll – ‘I Do What I Can’ Review

17/06/2014 by Tom Roden

From the hit of the start button, ‘I Do What I Can’ comes straight in with muscular guitar riffs and a clear bass line. There’s no slow build, you’re just dropped straight into the song’s hook. Combining heavy beats with reverb-coated guitars, this song is very alt-rock. It simultaneously channels the rock edge of early Biffy Clyro and the melodic melancholy of Meat Is Murder-era Smiths, making for a hugely enjoyable track. Alongside this, with have a vocal style that is […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: Biffy Clyro, I Do What I Can, Jekyll, Joy Division, Meat Is Murder, The Smiths

FlashFires – ‘Circus Boy’ Review

11/06/2014 by Tom Roden

If there’s anything that can save the whole indie/alternative scene from the swirly dirge of shoegazers stoning themselves into stereotypes, it’s FlashFires. ‘Circus Boy’ is brilliant in its combination of two indie/alternative stereotypes, creating something interestingly exciting in the process. We’ve all heard the jangly indie lead guitars before, and we’ve all heard the crunch of overdriven guitars as they storm their way through alt-rock tracks. But together they become something a little bit more interesting, especially when they’re combined […]

Categories: Review, Track Review • Tags: Alt-Rock, Alternative, Circus Boy, FlashFires, Indie, Indie-Rock, The Smiths, The Strokes

Ben Owen: The Top Five Covers

20/03/2014 by Tom Roden

So this week we came across some live footage of Ben Owen performing at The Sugarmill in Stoke-on-Trent, which shows just how good a performer and musician Owen really is. And this led us to looking at Owen’s youtube channel which, if you haven’t had a look, is full of cover songs. So we’ve had a look through and picked our five favourite. 5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Death Cab For Cutie) Brilliant for more reasons than […]

Categories: Lists, Review • Tags: Ben Owen, David Bowie, Death Cab For Cutie, Emily Davis, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, The Smiths, Ziggy Stardust

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