“This song ‘Half-Crazy’ could be described as the tenacious offspring of the North African desert music of Mali/Morocco, and the sweat and electricity of the Chicago and Mississippi Delta blues,” says vocalist Brad Barr. “That music is like a stem…
The Magic Numbers’ new album Alias was released on Monday and we’re delighted to be able to bring you this exclusive track-by-track of the new record. Alias is the Mercury Prize nominees’ fourth album. The band will support the record’s…
https://soundcloud.com/itsxing/fate This track certainly has pedigree. XING’s lead singer is Jack Moore, son of Thin Lizzy’s Jack Moore, while his friend Dhani Harrison – whose dad is some guy called George – also features. That’s interesting, of course, but what’s…
Cold Specks, alleged purveyor of ‘Gloom soul’ (whatever that is), return with second album Neuroplasticity, two years after debut I Predict A Graceful Explosion in 2012. It’s a punchy, powerful album, going straight in for the jugular with the opening…
Tom’s Lunch is The Phoenix Foundation’s latest follow up to 2013’s full length Fandango, and the stalwarts of the NZ music scene have delivered a tasty morsel with this five-track EP. Opening track ‘Bob Lennon John Dylan’ is frustratingly catchy,…
Having announced themselves with the Chemistry EP late last year, Passport To Stockholm are to return with what counts as their debut single. ‘Imperfections’ will get an official launch with a gig at the Barfly on September 16, but you…