Single Review: “Venus Eye Honeytrap” – Doviak

  Doviak is here with a track that comes at you with attitude, the drums deep and punchy in the mix, with some great guitar work, and his vocals so clear… I love the way that there’s a falsetto over the top to reinforce it all. Overall the track is dark, both lyrically and musically, …

Album Review: “Pixelation” – Kiffie

Pixelation by Kiffie Pixelation This track is characteristic of Kiffie’s sound, very electronic, sparse synth sounds…. But there’s one little change, this track is not in 4/4. At least not all the way through. Don’t get too confused, it’s a bit of polyrhythmic play that funnily enough I was discussing with a colleague of mine …

Album Review: “Light Roars” – 1st Base Runner. Words: Sammy Stein

  ‘Light roars’ is the third official release from award-winning Austin, Texas-based experimental indie rock multi-instrumentalist and producer 1st Base Runner ( Tim Hussman). ‘Light roars encompasses Hussman’s edgy, post-punk, gothic atmospherics and expansive post-rock elements, and includes some dark, emotionally poignant lyrical themes. Previous releases’ Seven Years of Silence’ and ‘Ellis’ saw acclaimed reviews, …

Blog interview: Peachy Dukes

Tell us about Peachy Dukes, who’s in the band? Bon: You’ve got Bon (me) on vocals, Gerick (Gec) on guitars, and our dearly departed buddy bassist, Jimi. We’re also going to be bringing in our mates RB from Madeline (guitars), and Jesser from Conscious & The Goodness (keyboards) for future projects.  Rb and Jesser were …

Blog interview: LA Laura Paris

Congratulations on the release of “Kissing Boys” how does it feel?  So exciting! I’ve been working on this project for a few years now and it’s so beautiful to see my vision finally coming to life. What’s the story behind the song? Kissing Boys is about the magical experience of kissing someone. All those sensation …

Single Review: “Bad Blue Boy” – Airinna Namara

This is beautifully crafted 80s pop that I reckon Stock Aitken Waterman would be proud of..  I’m a fan for sure that’s my era!  Airinna sent me this track and…  I’m in love. This song is so catchy, great vocals great four on the floor beat which gets your foot tapping.  I like the synth …

Blog interview: Claudia Balla

Congratulations on the release of “Why (Don’t You?) how does it feel?  Thank you very much. I am glad the track is finally out. What’s the story behind the song?  The main idea is that the narrator addresses her/his nemesis, whose identity is not reveled throughout the song, and pleads a ceasefire so that she/he …