‘Ever-present wit’: Nina Gilligan – Broad Shoulders review
Nina Gilligan’s story could easily be presented as a sob story, but rather than fall into the ditch of an X-factor-esque, tear-jerking background she presents her life and journey to…
Fontaines D.C. make their presence in the modern post-punk scene known with the excellent Dogrel
Fontaines D.C.’s Dogrel further fuels the freight train of modern post-punk releases with a taste for bleak commentating and abject disdain for staticity. It’s no surprise to see a band…
LUCIA – ‘Blueheart’ Single Review
Originally a young Buchanan Street busker, Lucia Fontaine has branched out from her original singer-songwriter style into playing a brand of music with a band that clashes sugar-sweet pop and…
Young Fathers – ‘Cocoa Sugar’
4/5 stars Young Fathers have a sound that is hard to define. People flippantly call them a ‘rap group’, but really, there is very little rapping in comparison to their…
Nasari’s Afterglow
Edinburgh’s favourite shoegaze quartet have been constantly on the rise over the last two years since their 2016 formation, however, only recently have they released their anticipated debut single ‘Afterglow’.…
Another self-reflexive satirical gem from ‘Mr. Tillman’
4/5 stars At this point it seems Father John Misty simply can do no wrong; the release of 2017’s politically-charged and humorously nihilistic Pure Comedy is the only way he…
Oxhead with some dark ambience
Rating:5/5 Having released the EPs ‘Church of Oxhead’ and ‘Meditation Tapes’, followed by the more recent 22 minute single ‘…And The Quiet Seemed To Shake’, Scottish electronic music produced, Oxhead,…
Karma for Vandals and a Wealth of Demos
Rating: 5/5 From day one of my awareness of the inclusive music project, Karma For Vandals, orchestrated by Scott Bathgate and Duncan Burgess, I’ve been a fan. This is not…