New album from Domino’s acoustic balladeer, whose previous long players had The Observer cooing ‘a thing of rare beauty,’ and The Times proclaim he had ‘reached a state of grace writers can spend for ever trying to attain’. Expect more of the same from this his third album. The Year Of The Leopard was mixed […]
Comments Off on The Year of the LeopardThe debut single ‘Put A Penny In The Slot’ from Mr Regan is an ‘alluring folk song [from] a talented lyricist with melodic nuance.’ The album, The End of History, was mixed by Simon Raymonde in the Engine Room in February 2006 with Finn Eiles engineering.
Comments Off on Put A Penny In The SlotThe latest release from the post-Beta Band outfit stops in at the door marked ‘so happy it’s possibly slightly deranged’. It’s a slice of melodic ‘n’ harmony-clad summer pop and it features a whistled middle 8. And that, for me, is more than enough. The Happy Song was mixed in The Engine Room Studios in […]
Comments Off on The Happy SongHollow the debut single from Ms Williams’ new album, Leave To Remain, features a ‘wistful wind accompaniment’ and provides evidence that ‘this evergreen presence in modern music is not showing signs of wilting.’ This track was mixed in The Garden by Darius Kedros in the spring of 2006.
Comments Off on HollowLatest slice of multi-deck manipulation from everybody’s favourite spooky disc jockey. His third studio album ‘The Outsider’ sees a departure from his trademark sound and referencing a more ‘gritty San Francisco Bay Area “hyphy” sound.’ Mr Shadow was in The Square in June 2005 tracking songs for the album, including This Time and Tiger feat. […]
Comments Off on The OutsiderSetting Sun is the latest single from the Bells’ ‘beguiling and enthralling’ debut album. This track features a voice swooping ‘through the melody like Kate Bush on a heady Valium and Butter Cup Syrup cocktail’. Simon Raymonde and Howling Bells were in The Engine Room, The Square & The Garden in the spring of 2006, […]
Comments Off on Setting SunThem there Klaxons are back in the shops with the release of Atlantis to Interzone. This 12″ features the original version backed with a Nightmoves Remix, Digitalism Remix and Dave P And Adam Sparkels’ Festival Remix Extended Break. Klaxons were in The Garden in the early summer of 2006 with James Ford and Jimmy Robertson.
Comments Off on Atlantis to InterzoneSome more ‘saviours of indie rock’… (Is it ailing? Does it need saving?) The debut album from Leeds’ subterranean shards of light is ‘a blend of Happy Mondays-esque funk and no-nonsense ballsy rock [that] starts brightly, all upbeat and full of attitude, then dips wonderfully into more thoughtful territory,’ so says Virgin.net. Raise The Alarm […]
Comments Off on Raise The AlarmOh Mandy is the latest single from the splendid over-the-pond jerky tunesmiths, The Spinto Band. It’s taken from their simply marvellous album, Nice & Nicely Done, home of other corkers Mountains, Did I Tell You and Direct To Helmet. The B-sides to this infectious ditty (Road To Newark & Let’s See What Develops) were mixed […]
Comments Off on Oh MandyLatest single from the mighty noggins of tomorrow. Worry About It Later boasts a ‘dizzying blend of crashing cymbals, echoing melodies and angular riffs’ and demonstrates ‘they are equally as gifted at crafting perfect indie-pop anthems, as they are at wall-of-sound challenging slices of modern rock.’ Taken from the album News & Tributes that was […]
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