Words: The Captain FFO: Florence & The Machine and Bjork “What’s this”? I hear you cry “MORE music we most definitely need to listen to?”. The answer is, of course, whey aye man! Katherine Aly has a beautiful and distinctive voice and this, paired with an angelic harp, makes for lovely listening. Make sure you have a good set of speakers or headphones to hand, … Continue reading Single Review – Misty Me by Katherine Aly
Words: The Captain Album Art: Syntaxidermy FFO: Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, Grace Petrie or Billy Liar. It’s April 2020 and we’re all staying home to protect ourselves and the NHS. SO… it’s the perfect time for you (and let’s be honest, also your neighbours because you’ll be playing this loud and on repeat) to get your teeth into some new music! Lana’s … Continue reading E.P Review – Bare by Lana Wild
Words: The Captain Photo: George Mackie Following her debut album, “Carve Every Word” in 2015, Katie Buchan – aka Best Girl Athlete – has returned with her brand new album, the self-titled Best Girl Athlete, which she wrote prior to turning 18 with her father Charley. Katie has already done a lot in her young years. Check it out! She has: – Toured Europe AND the U.S – Released an album that … Continue reading Album Review: Best Girl Athlete
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
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