Posts Tagged ‘Brighton’

HOLLY MACVE – ” Corner Of My Mind “

Posted: July 23, 2016 in MUSIC
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Brighton might not be the obvious place to discover a great new alt-country talent, but thankfully it was where Bella Union’s Simon Raymonde went searching. There at an open-mic night he stumbled across a 20 year old Irish-born, Yorkshire bred singer by the name of Holly Macve; Simon recalls how on opening her mouth Holly silenced a crowd of “beery boys.” The rest, as they may well soon say, is history.

Whilst no details have yet been shared of a full length album, Holly has been working with the likes of the Corals Bill Ryder Jones and Lanterns On the Lake’s talented guitarist Paul Gregory. This week, Holly has shared the video for her stunning new single, “Corner Of My Mind”. The track is a thing of haunting beauty; the gentle tick of an acoustic guitar, embellishments of piano and electric guitar, and slap bang in the foreground is Holly’s magical voice. Her tone reminds me somewhat of the songstress Marissa Nadler, her melodies Imogen Heap, her inflections could be from First Aid Kit; it’s a truly special instrument, and one it seems inevitable the world will be hearing a lot more of in the future. In regards to the footage, Holly states “We decided to not plan much before we starting filming, hoping to just stumble across the right imagery and atmosphere needed to accompany the dark nature of the song. All the shots were filmed in Holme Moss near my hometown in West Yorkshire which is where it was written.”

You can catch Holly Macve at a number of festivals

FEAR OF MEN – ” Fall Forever ” Best Albums Of 2016

Posted: June 9, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Fear Of Men's new album, Fall Forever, comes out June 3.

“Island,” a highlight from Fear Of Men’s new album Fall Forever, opens with a string of warped, looping sighs before fanning out into a string of swoonily propulsive pop choruses. At times, the effect is reminiscent of the early-’90s Britpop band The Sundays, albeit with a darker, more subtly discordant underbelly. “Island” is, after all, a song about independence and solitude — “Been dreaming of no one for so long,” Jessica Weiss sings at one point  but the overall sound is distinctly inviting.

Fall Forever, is the English band’s second album and follow-up to 2014’s terrific Loom. Typically, the distancing manifests itself in Weiss‘ ambivalent words, while the arrangements that surround her billow and bloom. A song like “Island” ultimately feels both personal and universal, as it captures the way getting older pushes you to carve out your own identity even as internal and external forces push you toward others.

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Elsewhere on Fall Forever, darkness and light fuse to form multifaceted gems like “Trauma,” a buzzing nugget of gloomy accusation that nevertheless shimmers with a strange kind of buoyancy. Like the rest of this brisk, moody collection, it pulls the listener in several directions at once, only to land on a sweet spot every time.

Fall Forever is out now! Nearly two years in the making, we are so excited for you to hear it. We have announced tour dates in support of the album, including a very special album release launch Friday at St Pancras Old Church, London. Many more cities and countries announced – including upcoming UK date with Wild Nothing, a large US tour with Puro Instinct, and early fall tour dates announced for Germany, Sweden, Austria, Belgium and more to come!

FEAR OF MEN – ” Loom ” Best Albums Of 2014

Posted: May 10, 2016 in MUSIC
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Loom is rife with allusions to water, employing it as a compelling motif for navigating through the complexities and paradoxes of romantic relationships. Throughout the album, frontwoman Jessica Weiss conveys her thoughts in an insular first person conversation with a nebulous “you”; arguably, not since The Smiths have we come across a group so hypersensitive of their own inner workings as Fear of Men. Brighton, UK based Fear of Men, first introduced in the US via 2013′s much praised singles compilation “Early Fragments,” then they presented their much anticipated debut album “Loom”

Fear of Men is Jessica Weiss (Guitar & Vocals), Daniel Falvey (Guitar), Michael Miles (Drums, Keys).

THYLA – ” Car Crash / Us and Them “

Posted: April 30, 2016 in MUSIC
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To describe ‘Car Crash’ as being equally baffling and brilliant could be interpreted as damp praise, and yet it’s the best way to describe what is a truly impressive track from Brighton four piece Thyla.

Jumping from alternative rock to psychedelic pop with more than a hint of grunge ‘Car Crash’ is a glorious mishmash of genre’s held together by the superb vocals of Millie Duthie. Combining with some shrewd lyrics Duthie’s vocals only add to the strangeness of the track, jumping from indifference in one line “I crashed your car the other day”, to almost lamenting in the next “When will I have to pay?”

Thyla are clearly a very versatile band and intelligent enough to know when to mix it up, the track compels the listener to question what they are listening to, but it’s not pretentious it’s just great music that has you reaching for the repeat button.

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Brighton four-piece Thyla sing about being “sick” of their wasted youth, and it’s this spirit that defines their early steps – this is a band in a hurry to make an impression.

‘Us And Them’ is spearheaded by urgency. Millie Duthie’s vocals could command in any setting, and on this track, she finds herself lamenting on the pitfalls of modern life. There’s a Smiths-like swagger to Duthie’s back-and-forth with guitarist Elis Davies’ spiralling guitars. It’s an arresting kick to the system that gets its point across in three precious minutes.

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THYLA – ” Motherlode “

Posted: April 29, 2016 in MUSIC
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Thyla take another step forwards with ‘Motherlode’

Thyla can’t put a foot wrong. Since the Brighton group’s emergence last November, they’ve delivered three winners in a row, The four-piece started out with ‘Us and Them’, an urgent call to arms showcasing Millie Duthie and co.’s angular instrumentation. ‘Car Crash’ streamlined things a notch, and third track in the space of a few months, ‘Motherlode’, completes a neat trio of head-turning first steps.

“The wires in my brain they don’t connect the same,” sings Duthie, pulling the strings across three blink-and-you-missed-it minutes that walk a tightrope between all-out anthemia and smart, early-4AD-era songwriting.

Keep a look out for upcoming UK dates and immerse yourself in ‘Motherlode’

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The GREAT ESCAPE Festival – Brighton 19th-21st May 2016

Posted: April 1, 2016 in FESTIVALS, MUSIC
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We are also thrilled to release the final wave of artists that will be joining the TGE line-up. The new additions are

_RHL / AL BAIRRE / ALISE JOSTE / AREA 52 / BABEHEAVEN / BIG HEATH / BOLT! / BRODKA / DANPYUNSUN & SAILORS / DECEMBER STREETS / DEEPER UPPER / EDWARD SANSOM / ELLIE FORD / EMMI / ESSAIE PAS / EZRA COLLECTIVE / FAKE LAUGH / FEW BITS / FOLDED LIKE FABRIC / GILLBANKS / GUNDELACH / HEIN COOPER / ISAAC LEE-KRONICK / ISLE / JADU HEART / JAM TARTS CHOIR / JOHNNY FOREIGNER / JUST WAVES / KEIR / KYKO / LABRADOOR / LAURA CAHEN / LEA PORCELAIN / LEIF ERIKSON / LIFAFA / MATT WILLS / MAX POPE / MIAMIGO / MIRROR SIGNAL / MUNA / NERIJA / NIGHT BEATS / NOVA TWINS / OH BOY / OLIVIA SEBASTIANELLI / PALACE WINTER / PARTYBABY / PETER CAT RECORDING CO. / PIONAL / PLASTIC MERMAIDS / POLLYANNA / RUSANGANO FAMILY / SAM WILLS / SHAME / SHORTSTRAW / SMERZ / STEVIE PARKER / THE AMAZONS / THE BARBERETTES / THE BULLETPROOF BOMB / THE CALLAS / THE DUNWELLS / THE FIN. / TOM PRIOR / TUSKS / WOAHNOWS / YNDI HALDA / YOUNG NATIVE

JANE GILBERT – ” Better Man “

Posted: March 21, 2016 in MUSIC
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There’s a whole crop of terrific female singers coming out with some beautiful records in Brighton at the moment

First off is this lovely EP by the enigmatic Jane Gilbert. We don’t know much about Jane except that she’s originally from Scotland but now living in Brighton and she’s produced a beautiful collection of songs that excel at promoting her gorgeous voice and top class songwriting chops. Sounding something like a cross between early 70s California and mid-2000s Portland, but very much her own self, think Joni Mitchell crossed with Alela Diane The former illustrated well in the opening song ‘Better Man’, the video for which is below, and the latter in the superb sparsely delicate closer ‘Coloured Sky’.

Jane Gilbert is a Scottish singer songwriter based in Brighton, UK. She has written a collection of works that reflect early 70’s acoustic folk with raw, stripped back songs, highlighting her pure, ethereal vocal range and lyrical prowess.

FEAR of MEN – ” Island “

Posted: March 3, 2016 in MUSIC
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After staying quiet since their 2014 debut Loom, Brighton trio Fear of Men have returned with the tender and affirming “Island.” Unlike tracks from Loom and 2013’s Early Fragments EP, which recalled the jangly side of C86 fuzz, “Island” favors ethereal production à la Broadcast. “I’m like an island/ I don’t need to feel your arms around me,” Jessica Weiss sings, before explaining that her protective membrane has grown after being “scared to be the stronger one.” The humor of a band called Fear of Men singing a song about isolation is fitting, but there is no fear here, only strength and determination.

Against quiet wisps and swelling strings, Weiss calls out like a siren for independence and self-love. “I’ll be brave, get what I want/ Woman of wax forever more,” she declares with a hint of vulnerability. Although we encounter it most often in its stoic form, wax is supple and transformative. It melts and wears down, but it ultimately hardens. The comparison of self to wax might sound severe, but it’s a material that’s accepting of change.

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TUSKA – ” We Could Be Alone “

Posted: February 14, 2016 in MUSIC
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Written, Composed, Recorded & Produced by Tuska, the song cleverly combines that jolly synth-pop which has been so well-received in recent years with just a hint of driving psychedelia as popularised by Temples and Syd Arthur.

But where those bands might lose themselves in minutes of reverbed guitar noodling, ‘We Could Be Alone‘ wears its lightness well – candyfloss synths abound, the drums are unashamedly electronic-sounding, and the vocals are flightly, falsettoed things. this Brighton duo clearly have a decent psych record collection, and combined with their breezy seaside demeanour it makes for a very pleasant rollercoaster ride indeed.

THYLA – ” Us And Them “

Posted: January 6, 2016 in MUSIC
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There are so many new, undiscovered musical talents that deserve to be heard, we try to do our best in delivering them directly into your ears. This mercurial quartet of brooding vox, clamoring drumwork and grunge soupçons shimmers on their latest tracks with Smithsworthy jangle and spine-tingling moodiness. Thyla an Alternative rock 4 piece from Brighton are to Neptune’s icy crust, existential malaise and lies imitating art.

 

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