In this age of constant connectivity, switching off has become one of the great luxuries of modern life, and it’s one of the reasons Jaakko Eino Kalevi has called his album ‘Out of Touch’. He explores what he calls this “essential, blissed out” state on his second album for Domino – his first since 2015’s… Read more »
Iconoclast, visionary and purveyor of sheer joy – Dan Deacon’s total commitment to a genuinely boundary pushing live show has built the man a deserved reputation as one of the most life-affirming live artists performing these days. This commitment to his craft has seen Deacon experimenting with full size robots; one drummer, two drummers, no… Read more »
“Long live Cass McCombs” Drowned in Sound “One of the great songwriters of his time” NY TIMES “Arguably the greatest American singer-songwriter of this generation” VICE “One of the most compelling singer-songwriters of the past decade” UNCUT “Cass McCombs is one of our greatest modern day songwriters” GOD IS IN THE TV
“Minimal and brutal.” 8/10 Uncut “Foul-mouthed left-wing duo.” Daily Mail “A poetic blast of classic rage” The Times “A currently unrivalled feast for the mind.” Mojo “Nobody can touch Sleaford Mods right now.” Narc “Jason Williamson’s populist fury is razor sharp.” Wire “Something potent, original and unique.” The Telegraph “Scalding excoriations of modern life.” The… Read more »
Gilla Band are a four piece noise rock band from Dublin, Ireland. They are made up of Dara Kiely, Alan Duggan, Daniel Fox and Adam Faulkner . In 2015 they signed to Rough Trade Records and let loose their debut album Holding Hands With Jamie to rampant critical acclaim, and topping this was to be… Read more »
For all the considered concepts and unusual arrangements, Romare’s music is dance music at heart, and it remains a natural transplant into the live and club environment. At times Fairhurst has pulled together a full line-up to render his music on stage – something of a call back to his roots playing guitar and drums… Read more »
Multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and producer Cosmo Sheldrake, described as a “musical visionary” by The Telegraph is concerned with improvisation and the sonorous environment. Having released his debut album on Transgressive in 2001, he has since had his song “Come Along” feature in an advertisement for Apple’s iPhone subsequently charting in the Digital Songs chart and… Read more »
Lucy Rose has gradually become one of the most respected and influential of the new generation of UK artists. In 2011 her trio of self-released singles – ‘Middle Of The Bed’, ‘Scar’ and ‘Redface’ – invented their own world of uniquely emotive post-acoustic pop, and her debut album ‘Like I Used To’ beautifully mined her… Read more »
Rather than an ordinary show, ‘La Colonie de Vacances’ is a proper live creation that reunites 4 bands, Pneu, Electric Electric, Papier Tigre and Marvin.Together, they’ve imagined a project based on a quadraphonic sound system which puts the audience in the center of a musical ping-pong game played by two, three or four teams. Attendees find… Read more »
Hailed by critics as “the most significant band Miami has produced in years” (Miami Herald) and loved for their sweat-soaked brand of melty garage rock, Jacuzzi Boys – Gabriel Alcala (guitar/vox), Diego Monasterios (drums), and Danny Gonzales (bass) – have released three full-length records since their humble beginnings in 2007.