Known alternately as the ‘Welsh Dylan’ or the ‘Welsh Syd Barrett’, Meic was first discovered playing in a Manchester folk club by Jimmy Saville, under whose guidance he went on to record for Decca Records with later-of Led Zepplin John … Continue reading
The Newcastle singer who, to paraphrase The Guardian, joins the dots between Gwen Stefani and Vashti Bunyan. Beth Jeans Houghton has been playing guitar since the age of 16. She’s only 19 now. In the meantime, she’s supported Tunng and … Continue reading
A new force in song craft, Cate Le Bon currently resides in Cardiff’s infamous French quarter and befitting a songwriter who only writes in the dark, her music is a heady and highly personal Gallic stew of equal parts Nico, … Continue reading
Hailing from the spiritual home of Northern Soul, rugby and pies, The Maladies of Bellafontaine have provided Wiganers with a reason to believe that their quaint little town may soon possess a forth claim to international fame. With a single … Continue reading
The word psychedelic is bandied around pretty freely, but The Soundcarriers are the real deal. Their debut album ‘Harmonium’ (released last year on Melodic) from this Nottingham-based band is psychedelic in the less well-trodden way: jazz-influenced, free-thinking and utterly spaced … Continue reading
A band journeying from song to song and from strength to splendent strength, Django Django display a verdant and very welcome continuity regarding their colorific approach to musical composition, a form of songwriting which is wholly Djangorous, highly distinctive and … Continue reading
Erland is Erland Cooper, guitarist, singer and former resident of remote Orkney. The Carnival are guitarist Simon Tong (The Verve, The Good, The Bad, The Queen) and drummer David Nock (Paul McCartney’s The Fireman). Together, they make a pastoral, psychedelic … Continue reading
The Ruby Suns – Sundrenched Kiwi dream poppers The Ruby Suns are back with a brand new album Fight Softly on Memphis Industries. A shimmering collection of modern psychedelia perfect for the seaside location of The Trip. Ryan McPhun (their … Continue reading
Advances in mathematics publishes articles in the post-rock/mathrock/shoegaze genre. Articles are available for browsing via the links above. Work based on these articles is presented at various meetings throughout the North West of England. “This band play intelligently structured post … Continue reading
With their psychedelic undertones, spine tingling melodies and mind blowing lyrics it’s easy to see why Misery Guts are gathering a name for themselves, not only on Merseyside but further afield. Misery Guts came together in early 08 and were … Continue reading
