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James Vincent McMorrow Live @ Norwich Art Centre

Feb 18, 12

James Vincent McMorrow took to the sold out Art Centre stage in Norwich rather like a rabbit caught in the glow of a car’s headlights. I almost expected him to turn and run from the stage, half-size guitar in hand. His rise to fame through the medium of television advertising is not uncommon in this throwaway society, as...

Mark’s Sound of 2012

Jan 02, 12

Posted by Mark in Featured, New Bands

This is my alternative list to the BBC’s Sound Of’, which always seems to me to feature artists who have pretty much broken already. That may sound pretentious of me, but I can assure you that’s not my intention. I never forget the privileged position I have of hearing lots of great artists ahead of the curve. The...

Introducing Billy Lockett

Dec 07, 11

Posted by Mark in New Bands

I came across talented Northampton singer/songwriter Billy Lockett by chance via Twitter. Social networking is a great tool at times! The son of artist John Luce Lockett – who produced the fantastic painting above – Billy cites artists such as Radiohead and Massive Attack as influences for his musing’s as a...

Monument Valley – Tounges EP

Dec 01, 11

Posted by Mark in New Bands

I first heard the amazing talent of Ned Younger on the Communion Flowerpot Sessions album earlier this year. I then caught him live on the Ben Francis Leftwich tour, and as amazing as he is live, on record he captivated me. You don’t have to have clever instrumentation when your lyrics cast a spell like these do. If...

Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

Nov 16, 11

Posted by Mark in New Bands

Some tracks just come along and smack you full in the face. Such is the case with the lead single from Beth Jeans Houghton’s debut album for Mute, entitled ‘Liliputt’. This wonderful track dropped on the 14th November, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the full longplayer. Beth was much fawned over...

Introducing Batwings Catwings

Nov 07, 11

Posted by Mark in New Bands

GRAVY RECORDS PRESENTS::: BATWINGS CATWINGS A/ RADIO B/W EARLY EXIT BRAND NEW SINGLE OUT 7th NOVEMBER 2011 GRVY002 – 7″ VINYL + DOWNLOAD DISTRIBUTED BY SHELLSHOCK A friend of mine came back from SXSW raving about this L.A-based collective. It was one of those times when the band’s name had me shying away from...