Tag Archives: Alternative

Coming down from the high of performing capacity shows at The Great Escape Festival, Brighton-based alt-pop quartet ORCHARDS...

The first time I was in Texas my band was on tour with the industrial group Skinny Puppy....

Recently I returned home after traveling for about a month. Coming back my apartment felt strange. Foggy and...

There’s so much to like about SWIMM’s new single, Speak Politely. This track makes such short work of...

  Canadian alt. pop songstress, Emily Vay’s new single, Dollhouse caught me off my game, it’s a pop...

Swedish psych rockers, Norma have released a new single called S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) and it’s definitely worth...

On a Saturday evening in September my friend stated, “Today was the last day of summer.” Her bright...

Red lights illuminate the high street, shadows of sleaze and temptation teasing, flashing neon, naked flesh, a dance...

Smoke dances its way through the rustling trees, as the wind chimes sing from the shadows. A tiny...

“How did it get so late…so soon?” Lydia Lunch asks over a glorious mix of horns and symphonic...

The year is 2049, sunlight has long abandoned earth, replaced by artificial beams, collecting data owned by the...

I’ve always had an affinity for music that’s originated in Manchester. From the extraordinary Factory Records catalogue to...

Recently my mother mailed me a box of records from the family collection I grew up listening to....

Ryan Costello has form. He was half of the driving force behind The Oaks, a six piece alt-folk...

This 3-minute piece starts with smooth guitar strings and whistles showing reggae background of the band before a...

In my research on Dublin singer/songwriter Chirpy, I found a photograph on her Instagram feed that perfectly encapsulates the song...

I am not a stranger to obsession. I know what it is to hang onto emotional attachment long...

Northwest England’s, Mosley Bar is a tour d’ force of sonic layering and energy when left to their...