Reviews
‘Art.’- The Nightbirds, turning friction into fuel
There’s something bracing about ‘ART.’, the latest full-length from Auburn’s The Nightbirds. It opens like a live wire, deliver something humming, unstable, and fully committed to the voltage running through it. From the first moments, the record feels physical. Guitars scrape and shimmer with a coarse, almost serrated quality, while the rhythm section locks into patterns […]
‘Spin’- The Trusted, finding balance between urgency and vulnerability
There’s a controlled tension running through ‘Spin’, the latest release from Southend quartet The Trusted. It’s the sound of a band that understands momentum is just as much about emotional pacing as it is tempo. Built around crisp guitar lines and a tightly locked rhythm section, the track moves with purpose from the outset. The guitars […]
‘Suicidal Strain’- Add Zedd, breaking the silence with an expansive new album
There are records you casually take a dip into, and then there are records that ask you to pay close attention. Add Zedd’s latest LP ‘Suicidal Strain’ belongs firmly in the latter category, delivering a body of work that demands stillness and surrender throughout. Originally beginning life in the late 90s as fragile voice-and-piano demos, […]
‘Everyone Everything’- B.F.S.F, blurring the horizon on their transatlantic debut
There’s something quietly defiant about a band that refuses to hurry. In a culture addicted to instant visibility and algorithm-friendly hooks, B.F.S.F arrive with ‘Everyone Everything’, a record that feels patiently constructed, almost fossilised in its own mythology before it ever hits your speakers. Created between Oklahoma City and Sheffield, this is a project born out […]
‘REPETITIVE STRAIN’- Chas Leman, a beat-driven rebellion for the overworked soul
Chas Leman has never struck us as an artist content to sit still. And with his new EP ‘REPETITIVE STRAIN’, he detonates that expectation. Where his previous work leaned into classic British songwriting traditions, this four-track release dives headfirst into rhythm programming and dancefloor tension. The result is a razor-sharp, loop-fuelled meditation on modern work culture […]
‘Toy’- Erudition, a brooding alt-rock pulse
Every so often, a single arrives that feels like an artist kicking open a brand-new door, and ‘Toy’ is exactly that moment for Erudition. Darker, bolder, and far more rhythm-driven than anything he’s hinted at before, this track pulses with intent. It’s the sound of someone rediscovering their creative fire and turning the voltage all […]
‘I Can’t Sleep’- Lol Bailey, turning insomnia into intimacy
There’s a particular kind of silence that only exists in the early hours; when the world has powered down but your mind absolutely hasn’t. And on his newest outing ‘I Can’t Sleep’, Sheffield songwriter Lol Bailey captures that fragile, flickering space with startling clarity. Built on gently picked acoustics and a vocal performance that feels almost […]
‘Derby Hill’- Derby Hill, finding grace in the everyday
There’s something bracingly human about Derby Hill’s self-titled debut EP. It plants its boots firmly on cracked concrete and lets the stories do the heavy lifting. Across this collection, the Detroit-born songwriter sketches portraits of working-class streets, kitchen-table reckonings, and late-night awakenings that feel truly lived-in. These songs move through the terrain of kinship, heartbreak, […]
‘SUNBURN’- Leonie Sherif, glowing in the quiet strength of survival
With her eagerly-awaited new single ‘SUNBURN’, Dagenham’s Leonie Sherif invites us into a space that feels tactile and lived-in; skin still warm, air still heavy, the moment after impact when silence says more than any scream could. Where her previous chapters channelled confrontation, this new offering lingers in what follows. It’s about the hours and days […]
