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Expositions of up-and-coming music greats.
Honeytone Cody
York’s own glamorous (they’ve got great fashion sense) yet hard-hitting rock act Honeytone Cody are on the verge of breaking away from Yorkshire and into the national spotlight. With their intricate progressive rock sound,
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Reuben Bullock
I recently went to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy at the cinema. Of course, on the surface that doesn’t have much to do with the release of Reuben Bullock’s new record Man Made Lakes,
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Modestep
London’s Modestep come across as the embodiment of UK hybrid music. Fusing the key elements of rock, dubstep and everything popular in the dance world for the last five years, their music offers plenty
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Koko and the Sweetmeats
Koko and the Sweetmeats, a four-piece from Seattle, recently announced the release of their new record Sacrifice. The band, who were named “Best Garage Band” for 2011 by Seattle Weekly, describe Sacrifice as a
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Bad For Lazarus
This is mental music. It’s not easy to define, and that’s why it’s so darn addictive. Laying down sprawled out somewhere between Tom Waits, The Beach Boys, Amen, and The Ramones, you will find
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Foe’s Bad Dream Hotline
UK alt-pop artist Foe seems to have perfected the art of amalgamating dark and delicious dream-pop with powerful electro-rock energy. Indeed, the passion and fight embedded deep within Foe’s sound makes it truly unique
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Silver Tongues
Louisville’s hidden treasure Silver Tongues, and their debut album Black Kite, serve as a glorious throwback to classic rock bands. They hearken back to the days when a debut album could freely experiment by
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The Neat
East Yorkshire’s The Neat blend the bite of ’80s post-punk (think The Fall meets Joy Division) with a modern infusion of alternative and indie-rock. Their quirky yet swift guitar strikes play perfectly when intertwined
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Cold Specks
With a creaky yet tranquil voice that sounds like it should belong to a 43-year-old, British music moguls are expecting big things from 23-year-old Al Spx. Hailing from Canada, the home of many other
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Christmas for Everyone
There are respectable entries to the Christmas canon that get some love from the general population. In 1963, A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector took from Leadbelly’s “On a Christmas Day” the
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Woman’s Hour
When The xx won the Mercury Prize in 2010, the UK knew they had a winner. When “Shelter” became a pivotal track to feature on mixed CDs everywhere, there was a real sense that
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Ghost Beach
In the wide realm of ’90s TV shows for kids, with the limited acting skills and ridiculous plots, Goosebumps was one of the most memorable — more so for the awful acting than anything
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