It’s been a long while since we spoke! How are you? Doing very well thank you! The line up has changed too, from two to four, who’s in the band now? We’ve added two of our talented friends to our roster. Kieran on vocals and guitar, and Tommy on the drums. They’ve added a lot …
Blog Interview: Mikey J
Hello Mikey how are you? I’m well thanks Del, hanging out for the end of the school year, but can’t complain too much! Congratulations on the release of “Suburban Musings”. How does it feel? It’s amazing. I think it is by far my most ‘polished’ release and am pretty proud of the …
Blog interview: Vardis.
Congratulations on the release of “Out Of The Way”, how does it feel? It feels great, this project has been all consuming in a good way as the focus on mastering helped me get through lockdown so it’s really special to finally get the music out there. It is part of an upcoming live …
Album Review: “JFlames Presents Before The Tide Rises” – JFlames
Ready For Love – JFlames featuring Ruinz Ason A great choice for an album opener…. The beat is summery, and has such a great vibe… This is Ruinz Ason in full lyrical introspective mode, talking about being ready for love. The thing I like about Ruinz is that his lyrics are fully thought out — …
Blog interview: Sarah McQuaid
Hello Sarah, how are you? Very well, thank you Del! I’m just in the train on my way back from giving a week-long residential guitar workshop at Halsway Manor, which was fantastic — it was so, so nice, if a little bit scary, to be out interacting with other human beings again. Everyone had tested …
Review: True Religion – Que Bonita
True Religion – Que Bonita Hot damn…. This opens up with a flamenco guitar… But then, a bluesy female vocal kicks in. This is Amy McGill. Amy McGill can kill someone with that voice at ten paces. With love of course. Then…? A hypnotic bass line married up with a four on the floor beat …
Blog interview: Aqualine
Congratulations on making the Fresh Faves Batch 415 with “Alone For A While”. How does it feel? Hello. Thank you, We are very grateful for being on the fresh faves! It means a lot to us as it has been a long and quite stagnant year so far. So it is nice that the song …
Blog interview: Archie The Goldfish
Hello Graeme and Chris. Thank you for agreeing to talk to us, how are you? Chris: I’m good thanks, Del. Summer is just hanging on here in Helsinki, so I’m enjoying that! Graeme: Hey Del! I’m good too thanks. Venues are opening up here in London, and I’m grateful to be out performing again! …
Blog interview: Paul Gathercole, At Swim
Congratulations on the release of SE18, how does it feel? Thank you. It feels great. It went though so many different phases in its creation – a long gestation. Lots of elements came together and finally communicated what we wanted. It was also the first time we had an At Swim album mastered by someone …
Interview: LAYKS
It’s been four months since we last spoke, how are you doing? I’m doing great thank you! Honestly just more excited than ever to finally be playing shows again and it’s looking like we’ve got quite a few things lined up for the end of the year so that’s news we all wanted. I miss …