Almost an enforced product of lockdown, Leeds based trio PEAKES recently issued their debut album ‘Peripheral Figures’.
Formed in in 2017, vocalist Molly Puckering, synth-player Maxwell Shirley and drummer Pete Redshaw had been steadily building their musical reputation with a number of standalone singles and a 2020 EP ‘Pre Invented World’. The self-produced album takes more of a direct back-to-basics approach with songs that grow within the psyche. Continue Reading ›
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Despite the general appetite for nostalgia with boxed sets and coloured vinyl of classic albums hogging the pressing plants, there was a lot of excellent new music released in 2021.
The quality of individual tracks released in 2021 was extremely high but at the end of the day, only 30 songs can be selected as a snapshot of the calendar year. Continue Reading ›
Avant-pop songstress Fifi Rong released her debut album ‘Wrong’ in 2013.
After releasing a number of EPs and singles in a wide range of styles, she became less inhibited artistically and reconnected with her Chinese heritage. The end result is her new self-produced double opus. Having once stated ‘Love Is A Lonely Thing’, when that relationship ends, ‘There Is A Funeral In My Heart, For Every Man I Loved’. Continue Reading ›
The Dubreq Stylophone created by Brian Jarvis was for many people, their first direct experience of an electronic music instrument.
From stylus to stardust, the KINGSTON UNIVERSITY STYLOPHONE ORCHESTRA was created by Dr Leah Kardos in early 2019 after legendary producer Tony Visconti introduced her to Dubreq who donated a collection of new and vintage Stylophones to Visconti Studio's instrument archive based at the University. Continue Reading ›
The 'Control' EP released at the end of 2020 was possibly Nina’s darkest work yet.
A couple of solo songs have since followed but her new single ‘I'll Wait’ is something altogether different. ‘I’ll Wait’ begins with a sparse backdrop where Nina gives a wonderfully emotive performance over a heart murmur and sparkling understated arpeggios, before a Phil Collins style drum barrage takes hold… Continue Reading ›
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