Liverpool Sound City 2012
#Math-rock
Album Stubble - Unsigned
Bridges of Königsberg / The Five Colors
BoK (Excuse me if I call the band BoK) sound like a diet-Godspeed without the apocalyptic grandeur and classical feel, with a touch of 'Hardcore Will Never Die...'-era Mogwai and some slight echoes of ...Trail of Dead, among others.
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Gig
Battles really know how to pick who they get involved with. Any band that can get four of the most inimitable and revolutionary artists of their time to appear as guests on their album shows not only that they have great taste, but also that their...
EP Review
Trapped in Kansas / How to Go
I first became aware of Trapped in Kansas this year when I attended a gig in May, though I enjoyed their set unfortunately they found themselves completely blown out the water by the headline act, And So I Watch You From Afar, so I’m glad to...
In Depth
Not far from here, Take That are playing their 627th consecutive sell-out night of a residence at the City of Manchester Stadium. Gary and the boys have been genetically cloned to cope with the weight of demand; there is a skip backstage...
EP Stubble - Unsigned
Mental Architects / Patience, Communication, Understandin...
Usually first impressions mean a hell of a lot to people, the same can be said about music, I mean its a definite given that people on average tend to listen to one song by a band and judge their entire work to be of a similar nature, so, that...
Album Review
And So I Watch You From Afar / Gangs
“And so I watch you from afar”- A band who came from one of the hearts of the Northern Irish music scene. Moving from success of EP and Album alike, this band have captured the hearts, minds and ears of a lot of Post-rock/Math-Rock...
Gig
As I sit here at my laptop having just come from the venue and watching ASIWYFA and a host of other great bands melt my face, everything I listen to is accompanied a contribution of feedback, whether it’s meant to or not, such is the problem...
News Article
I'm still a little on the fence re Battles, I saw them at ATP in or around 2008 and they blew my socks off, but every live video available on YouTube really does them no favours as far as their live reputation goes, and I'm not entirely...
