Hello there! Apologies for the radio silence! To make it up to you, we’ve decided to pick an entire album for your listening pleasure: “Life Is Not Linear” by the amazing “Arcade State”. This is a really beautiful album dedicated to the memory of Ciaran and Jordan’s sister, and it gets two thumbs up from Leah and Hamish (yes, we know owls don’t have disposible … Continue reading Album of the Month – March/April
Hello there! We hope you’ve had a lovely festive period – what day is it again?🎄 ICYMI, here’s a full rundown of this year’s Advent Calendar, we’ve even popped all the tracks onto a handy playlist for you! “This Christmas Time” – Tide Lines“Agata” – The Passing Sages“In the Midden” – Rudi Zygadlo + Review“Vore Tullye” – Gnoss“80085” – Marcus Warner“Entschuldigung” – Sorry3000“Kaleidoscope Eyes” – … Continue reading The Captainskydiver Advent Calendar 23! 🎄
So, this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar has drawn to a close! What better way to end it, than with an entire EP review – A Carrying Stream by Blair Coron. Blair has featured many times on the Captainskydiver blog, the last time was on the release of his album Cairn, which we absolutely loved so when we saw that he had a new EP we … Continue reading Blair Coron – A Carrying Stream (EP)
Time for the third review of this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar.You’re probably on your 3647th Christmas Party and getting excited for Santa (or Sandra as we call them in our family – that’s a long story) coming in just one week! For now, it’s time to delve into my (possible) words of wisdom on another track that Hamish and I totally dig. Up today we … Continue reading neverfine – Imaginary Friends
It’s the second Sunday of the month, and I’m recovering from my day job Christmas party. Sunday also means that it’s time for the second review of this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar! Those who have followed Captainskydiver for a while will know that we’re big fans of Calum Baird, so when he approached us to do a review of Sundays In Berlin we jumped at … Continue reading Calum Baird – Sundays In Berlin
Hello there! It’s been a while! What better time to bring back reviews of smashing tracks than this year’s Captainskydiver Advent Calendar? Up first, in a batch of four short reviews, we have “In The Midden” by Rudi Zygadlo. In The Midden is a fresh and funky track, which features on Rudi’s most recent album “Doggerland” which provides ‘pop music as escapism: a bubble of … Continue reading Rudi Zygadlo – In The Midden
How is it almost the end of August already? That means it’s almost time to grab your jumpers and get ready for Pumpkin coffee season (even though I’m more of a caramel hot chocolate kinda gal). I also need to take down my Happy Birthday sign in the kitchen. If ever there was a time to reminisce about being a teen, it’s the year I … Continue reading Stay For Tomorrow – Lipstick Lips
It’s 20 odd degrees outside and as we’re (mostly) unaccustomed to this kind of weather, we’re struggling. Bedsheets in the freezer anyone? What’s equally as hot (off the press) and downright more pleasant, is the debut single Deadweight from British pop-punk newcomers Deadlock (UK). This another one of those songs that teenage year old me would have been straight into the mosh pit for (I’d … Continue reading Deadlock (UK) – Deadweight
Hello again! As promised, we have returned! But fear not, as an apology for being AFK for so long we have an absolute BANGER of a track for you! I’m fairly sure my other half knows all of the words to this track by now. Newcomers ‘In Waves’ don’t do things by half with their debut single ‘Head Above Water’, (premiered as ‘Record of the … Continue reading In Waves – Head Above Water
“The track is meant as a song for our times and is for anyone and everyone trying to maintain a positive outlook amidst seemingly never-ending negative developments in the world from Covid to war to climate change – all of these crises and more are throwing up contradictions which are hard to keep up with and leave us feeling like everything is coming apart at … Continue reading Calum Baird – Some Call This Normal
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