Always in sight but forever wandering across our peripheral vision, Frog Eyes have never been exactly star material, but a fine example of reliable yet…
As American indie’s keenest Anglophile, former Pavement lead singer and songwriter Stephen Malkmus has long been an expert at forging disparate strands of underground music…
In seemingly no time at all, Brooklyn's brutalist Parquet Courts are onto their fifth album. 2016's Human Performance was a development in the band's sound,…
Whether it was intentional or not, Courtney Barnett’s heavily anticipated sophomore album Tell Me How You Really Feel was fittingly released within Mental Health Awareness…
Ash lead singer Tim Wheeler’s life-long attempts to cross-breed the heavenly harmonies of Brian Wilson with the earthy teenage hormones of Buzzcocks have been going…
Most recognised for his breakthrough collaboration with Wiz Khalifa on Paul Walker tribute song ‘See You Again’, Charlie Puth crawls back on the scene bearing…
The indie world is in mourning this weekend following the news of the death of Scott Hutchison, the 36 year old lead singer of Scottish…
April is crunch time for students – dissertations, deadlines and days in the library while the sun shines, or at least attempts to shine. We…
Well, a quarter of 2018 has already gone, and while the adult world of politics looks increasingly terrifying, at least the music scene is hotting…
Gigs & Festivals
Loyle Carner @ World Islands, Saturday 26th May Loyle Carner’s debut album Yesterday’s Gone from 2017 instantly became one of our top releases of the…
Since it began in 2011, Wakefield’s Long Division festival has built a reputation for promoting new, independent, and cutting edge acts. 2018’s edition is sprawled…
Børns @ The Wardrobe, Saturday 19th May Børns is an American singer-songwriter, whose danceable, electro-pop tunes are a definition of catchy music. The irresistible blend…
2000s
Influenced: Pissed Jeans, Japandroids, Wavves, Ty Segall, Bass Drum Of Death, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Metz, Cloud Nothings, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Speedy Ortiz, FIDLAR, Moon Duo,…
Influenced: Imogen Heap, Fever Ray, Beak>, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, Grimes, The Weeknd, Phantogram, Gorillaz, HAELOS Influenced by: Ennio Morricone, Can, Neu!, Kraftwerk, Brian…
Influenced: Twenty One Pilots, Crown The Empire, The 1975, Lil’ Peep, dodie Influenced by: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The…
1990s
Influenced: Supergrass, Idlewild, The Libertines, Kaiser Chiefs, The Cribs, Arctic Monkeys, Japandroids, Peace, Gengahr, Blossoms, Rat Boy Influenced by: The Beatles, The Kinks, The Who,…
Influenced: Four Tet, Björk, The Avalanches, Radiohead, Röyksopp, Burial, Bonobo, Oneohtrix Point Never, Caribou, Gold Panda, Mount Kimbie, Tim Hecker, Forest Swords, Floating Points, Baths,…
Influenced: Radiohead, Gene, Placebo, The Killers, British Sea Power, Bloc Party, Christopher Owens, Blossoms, Sundara Karma, Spring King, The Big Moon Influenced by: The Velvet…
1980s
Influenced: Nirvana, The Lemonheads, Slint, Pavement, PJ Harvey, Belly, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Brainiac, Guided By Voices, Weezer, Blur, Ash, The Dismemberment Plan, Grandaddy, The White…
Influenced: Sebadoh, Mudhoney, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride, Pixies, Superchunk, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Afghan Whigs, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes, The Cribs, Drenge, Kagoule,…
Influenced: Blur, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, PJ Harvey, Jeff Buckley, Belle & Sebastian, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Coldplay, The Libertines, Bloc Party, Arcade Fire, Arctic…
1970s
Influenced: Cerrone, Cabaret Voltaire, Gary Numan, Ultravox, Devo, Talking Heads, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, New Order, The Human League, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Pet…
Influenced: XTC, The Jam, Joe Jackson, Squeeze, Dexys Midnight Runners, Madness, Billy Bragg, The Pogues, Huey Lewis & The News, The Go-Betweens, The Beautiful South,…
Influenced: D.A.F., Throbbing Gristle, Steve Albini, New Order, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, The Human League, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Nick Cave & The Bad…
1960s
Influenced: Bee Gees, 10cc, Todd Rundgren, Electric Light Orchestra, Paul Weller, XTC, Television Personalities, The La’s, The Boo Radleys, Super Furry Animals, of Montreal, Neutral…
Influenced: The Stooges, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Can, The Modern Lovers, Patti Smith, Television, Suicide, The Fall, Joy Division, Young Marble Giants, Swell Maps, Swans,…
Influenced: Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, E.L.O., The Police, Prince, XTC, Pixies, The Stone Roses, Blur, Oasis, Neutral Milk Hotel,…
Revisiting any period in popular music is always interesting, insofar as one’s memories of it change and evolve as time passes and the present gets…
When it came to writing this piece, the scale of the task became immediately apparent; how do you fit a century of jazz music into…
The medium of songwriting allows for expressive, concentrated statements of brilliance. In the span of (typically) just about three and a half minutes, talented artists…
Influenced: The Dandy Warhols, Muse, Stereophonics, The Strokes, The Libertines, Razorlight, The Futureheads, The Kooks, Two Door Cinema Club, Tribes, Peace, The 1975, Blossoms, Gengahr…
Influenced: The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder, Dubstar, The Cardigans, Elastica, Garbage, Moby, The Avalanches, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Goldfrapp, Ladytron, Annie, The Go! Team, Warm Digits, Air…
Influenced: Cocteau Twins, Tears For Fears, Talk Talk, Morrissey, Kirsty MacColl, Björk, Tori Amos, Liz Phair, The Cranberries, Suede, Tricky, Goldfrapp, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Fiona…
