Disclaimer: my opinion of this band may or may not have been swayed by the fact that one of its members looks like an effing majestic sea captain and I want him to respect me and sing me sea shanties while stroking his glorious beard. The mixture of sounds from Silent…
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In this day and age, it seems like the key to recognition in the music world is to mildly or not-so-mildly reference the seaside, the sea, or anything affiliated (Swim Deep, Best Coast, I could go on). Although Caves isn’t a direct affiliation, it’s close enough, right?! Due to my complete…
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Want to be brought back to those lazy days of driving down long, winding, ridiculously rural roads in the deserts of Nevada, shades on, one arm out of the window and getting a weird tanline? Even if you’ve never been to America and don’t own a convertible or even a…
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As being an avid listener and self-confessed dance and electronica superfan, I was excited to hear the somewhat psychedelic sounds produced by this talented artist; Invisible Alliance. Game Theory is the debut, and most celebrated single from the artist and performer. This track gained respect from many music ‘boffins’ in Liverpool…
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The songs of KynchinLay, which from now on I’m going to shorten to Chin because I will definitely spell it wrong if I don’t, simply cannot be described in the same breath; they’re all so pleasantly unique, so I’m going to break things down a bit. Their first song, ‘Leave…
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You know that feeling you get when you smell salt in the air or cookies in the oven and you’re just instantly transported back into the past, back into your little muddy wellies or your Nan’s homely kitchen? Back into times of childlike happiness that you took so much for…
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What is punk? An infamous question once asked around a local music forum before the days of social networks. But the question still remains valid to this day, can you define the punk sound? The Oxford Dictionary tells us this: a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular…
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A local new band gig taking place on a rainy night in a city centre venue can be hit and miss when it comes to audience numbers. It seems an age old story of bands playing to small numbers, venues and artists receiving very little in the way of profit for…
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There seems to be a wave of ‘open mic’ nights sprouting up everywhere. Maybe it’s a case of people embracing social networks to promote their events or even the fact that I have started to look for them that is making me think there has been an increase. So what,…
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I’m not the only one. I know every middle aged person out there in the World asks themselves at least once a day, ‘What has happened to music?’ Lets just first define middle age. I think a fair age range to cover the middle age tag is 35 years –…
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