FFO: Circa Waves, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Peace, Arctic Monkeys Runaway Hounds are Owen Stavenuiter, Kent Stavenuiter, Dan Glover, and Callum Ford, an unsigned emerging indie rock outfit hailing from Wolverhampton, creating powerful, driving tracks inspired by the likes of Catfish and the Bottlemen, and The Kooks. Formed only in 2016, the quartet have … Continue reading Runaway Hounds – Sophie
Hey hi hello, I fell into a bit of a blogging slump midway through December, lacking any inspiration or desire to write anything, and this unfortunately continued right on through to the end of January - thus the radio silence. HOWEVER, new year new me all that nonsense and I'm back on my bullshit with … Continue reading January Music Favourites
FFO: Indigo Velvet, Marsicans, Model Aeroplanes, The Wombats, Circa Waves All I Know is the latest endeavour from London based indie-pop band The Recoupes. Known for their delivery of blistering sets, not only in their native London/Essex, but across the UK, playing venues such as O2 Islington whilst supporting The Hoosiers, as well as headline sets at Camden … Continue reading The Recoupes – ‘All I Know’
I've already written about my Best Gigs of 2017, and next up are my Best Albums - from the ones I've found myself listening to repeatedly for most of the year, to the ones that converted me into a fan, the sensational sophomores, and the exceedingly good debuts. It was incredibly difficult to put these … Continue reading Best Albums of 2017
December is finally upon us and we all know what that means - list season. I've decided to kick things off with my Best Gigs of 2017. I'm a sentimental hoarder and I keep every ticket for every gig I've been to since about 2010 - even the really cringe ones from my emo phase … Continue reading Best Gigs of 2017
Inspired by a Spotify playlist I came across this morning, and also because it's St Andrew's Day, aaaaaand because I'm ever so slightly homesick, I've decided to do a little list of some of my favourite tracks by a few of my favourite Scottish artists. There will also be a playlist at the bottom with … Continue reading Made in Scotland
I've somewhat neglected the little list of music favourites I normally keep in the notes on my phone this month. Deadlines at uni became very real, very quickly and I've had close to 874 word-count related breakdowns over the last few weeks. Also, there's not really been any new album releases that have grabbed me … Continue reading November Music Favourites
Ambient dream-pop collective Cigarettes After Sex were formed almost accidentally in 2008 by songwriter and frontman Greg Gonzalez. While living in El Paso, Texas, Gonzalez was experimenting with capturing the spacious sounds of recording songs in a four-story stairwell at the University of Texas. These dreamy songs would make up the first Cigarettes After Sex EP, I., which would see release in 2012. … Continue reading Cigarettes After Sex – Live Review
Oh Wonder are London based songwriting duo Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht, who craft and sing wispy, mostly slow-grooving, R&B-flecked tunes. Their self-titled debut album was released in September 2015, but Oh Wonder already had thousands of adoring fans waiting with open arms for them. Since then, Oh Wonder have become an online viral sensation, garnering millions of … Continue reading Oh Wonder @ Manchester Academy – Live Review
