Words: The Captain Photo: Micky Cooper In the words of Kuzco… “BOOM BABY!” (if you don’t know what I mean, watch “The Emperor’s New Groove”, you won’t regret it). Some swish new music to get my lugs around. “All These Days” is Gordon’s Alive!’s second E.P and they are very much rockin’ (geddit?) the old school rock style. It’s super awesome! Good riffs, nice vocals … Continue reading E.P Review: All These Days by Gordon’s Alive!
Words: The Captain Photo: Gail Watt (The Woozle) I first saw L-Space as a support for Eyre Llew back in March and I really liked them, so when I was approached by the band to review their new single, I was rather elated. As I said when I reviewed them live: “Think if Doctor Who and Red Dwarf got together and made a band, this would be … Continue reading Single Review: Space Junk by L-Space
Words: The Captain Photo: George Robinson When you search for Conor Heafey’s page on Facebook, it pops up with “Rainy-day easy listening songs”, which I think describes his music PERFECTLY. The Game is the title track from his recently released E.P and I’ll start off by saying that I think it’s Fabulous! (So fabulous, it needed a capital F!). I think what I like most about … Continue reading Single Review: The Game by Conor Heafey
Words: The Captain Photo: Nicole Stapinski This is the debut E.P from Blair Coron and to cut a long story short, it’s bloody brilliant! I grew up listening to A LOT of classical, jazz and folk music, so this E.P really spoke to me. Every single one of the five tracks is so exquisitely written and performed that it moves me to my very core. I … Continue reading E.P Review: DO/RE by Blair Coron
Words: The Captain Photo: Paul Zanetti Ooooh-la-la! Some new music for my ears! Brilliant! Within the first few seconds of pressing play, I was in love with song. I tend to establish my liking for a song in that period. So we’re already off to a good start, well done guys! It’s a funky and fresh sound, with slightly raw and rough vocals layered over. I … Continue reading Single Review: Lovinit by The Recoupes
(L-R: Michael Barker, The Holy Smokes, The Baroque) Photos: Beth M Cameron Words: The Captain It’s another Tuesday night in Edinburgh. It’s cold and raining, so what better place to be than inside helping The Holy Smokes celebrate the release of their new EP! First up is Michael Barker, who introduces himself and says he’ll be playing a mixture of covers and original songs. He … Continue reading Live Review: The Holy Smokes, The Baroque & Michael Barker @ Sneaky Pete’s 14/03/17
Words and Photo: The Captain On the 25th of March (this Saturday) The Electric Circus will close its doors for the final time after 7 years. The Electric Circus has played host to many amazing acts be it touring or local and if you read a lot of our reviews, you’ll know we spent many an hour at this awesome venue, taking in some of the … Continue reading Goodbye Electric Circus
(Photo Credit: Graham Mackenzie Photography) Megan D has always captivated me with her unique, soft voice. This song is no different. She has her own style that really does stand out, with her Scottish accent coming through (because what’s better than an artist signing in their own accent, especially if it’s Scottish?). This song is so very beautiful and I’m glad we can hear it now, … Continue reading Song Review: Out in the Ocean by Megan D
(Photo Credit: Hannah Findlay) The new single from Amy Lou is simply fabulous! Amy’s vocals are soft and sweet, layered over beautiful flowing music, and what sounds like a Glockenspiel which is super awesome. Amy reminds me a bit of Lucy Spraggan with this single, armed with her acoustic guitar and a set of clever, charming lyrics. The song is perfect to sit down and listen to on … Continue reading Single Review: The Girl From Dundee by Amy Lou
The Holy Smokes are back with a very short but super sweet single. Not like chocolate sweet, but more like a super awesome Ric Flair “WOOOOOO!” sweet. This single seems to follow on perfectly from the songs on their debut E.P No Romance. It’s fast paced, with gravely and raw vocals layered fabulously over the top. They seem to have their own style nailed which, to me, … Continue reading Single Review: Love Her by The Holy Smokes
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