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Qwerty Mick, whose remarkable debut EP If You Lived Here You’d Be Home By Now was released last month, is an up-and-coming, enigmatic Irish singer-songwriter. First reaching public consciousness in 2020 with his debut single, 'Eternal…

What happens when four amazing metallers from hardcore bands like Ocean Dweller and Jagged Vision get together? Well, this means getting back in touch with some old school black metal while adding an innovative twist of other genres. The…

Yakima certainly offer something fresh musically. They’re intriguing, luring you in right from the first note, and their debut EP, Go Virtually, is out on April 3 via Moshi Moshi Records. The title comes from from Japan's "cry rooms", where…

Cause & Effect, the debut album from HAVVK, is set for release later this month on November 22. The 11-track album opens with ‘If I Don't Tell You’. It’s an excellent introduction, stating the band's intent and showing the listener who…

Last month, I cooked an omelette for the first time. I’d never made one up until now, so I thought I’d give it a whirl and see if they’re worth the effort. Reader, I cooked a perfect omelette on my first try. Spurred on by this, I tried…

The sun is shining, birds are singing, my puppy is asleep, and I'm writing reviews. Today, it's Future Echoes by NOVACUB. Who are NOVACUB? They're an indie-pop quartet, including two members of Bloc Party (maybe you've heard of them). …

Let me start the review with this, Freja Frances is a superstar in the making. 'Catching Fire' is a very melancholic opener — it's different. It's immediately clear how soft, but distinctive, Freja's voice is. Musically it consists of a…

2019 has been an interesting year for music so far. Internationally The Specials hit the number one spot with their first release in almost two decades. Whilst at home, Hozier has just released his first album of new material in four years.…

We’re all familiar with stories of precocious kids reaching milestones at ages when you were still picking your nose. Few things make a person feel so average. The 12-year-old electronic producer behind Purple Skies is sure to elicit those…

Summer 1993 is a portrait of a child having her world upended that manages to be kind without puling punches and sad without being maudlin. It's a great achievement for the feature debut of Spanish director Carla Simón. The story…