Even Butterflies Make A Sound
Jo Bartlett and Danny Hagan, who together comprise the much-loved, sorely missed duo It’s Jo and Danny, announced details of the second edition of The Wake, the festival they launched last year. The one-day event is on Saturday, 23 August 2025. As if not busy enough, Jo is also releasing new sounds through her IndieThroughTheLookingGlass […]
Simon Heartfield has long been a fixture in the electronic underground, with a career stretching back to the early 2000s. His new LP, The State of Social Movement, is out this week. About his new release, Simon said: “[I] wanted to combine some dancefloor, electro, and techno elements with more abstract soundscapes.” With that in mind, […]
Not Me But Us have released a gorgeous new EP, Piano Twoness. It marks the one-year anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album, Two. It finds the Italy duo – comprising Naples-based composer and multi-instrumentalist Bruno Bavota and electronic composer and producer Fabrizio Somma (aka K-Conjog) – taking an introspective turn. They have revisited four tracks from the album and […]
The new Snakes LP, Expo, finds the group entering a darker domain than their debut Colour Polished Dreams. Guest reviewer Anthony Gibbons dares to enter their lair. In Chinese mythology, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. In an interview with the BBC, Dr Xuan Wang, a senior lecturer in Chinese studies at Cardiff University, […]
Shake Rag, ace punk-blues rockabilly act from Hyde, has been invited to play Chelmsford’s Hot Box again, despite nearly taking the roof off a couple of years ago. The support for this Saturday’s show comes from local trio The Trial. Discover the connection between Shake Rag and Elvis Presley Ahead of the show, Richard Moses […]
A clever clogs once said: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” This statement has always really annoyed me. Why cannot someone do a shuffle of delight when their eyes first fall on a beautiful building? Who would deny Sir Christopher Wren a gigue when he saw a dome, for the first time in […]
Kill Bosco, the hotly tipped Essex four-piece, returns to the musical fray with a new single this week. The band launches the single with a performance at Hot Box in Chelmsford this Saturday (18 January), with support from Essex whippersnappers Park Drive and The Trial. A Kill Bosco LP is also due, but the band […]
Lewis Leverett is Essex born and bred. There are high hopes for him to follow in the well-beaten path of other Essex singer-songwriters, like Billy Bragg, Darren Hayman, and Dodie, into the nation’s consciousness. I bumped into him at the City Sound Studios in Chelmsford. He was there to perform live and chat with Paul […]
It’s a great week for music with new releases from fiercely independent artists, Julia-Sophie and Maria Uzor. They are mates and have previously worked together. They play live at The Victoria in Dalston this Wednesday.
Bird is the stage name of renowned award-winning, half-English, half-Irish multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Janie Price. In a career comprising many highlights, Bird kindly took time to speak with me about her most recent triumph: the film – both screenplay and soundtrack – she wrote. Please click on the image below to listen to the chat […]