Maple Leaves are a trio who have gone from meeting at a Glasgow open mic night to supporting the likes of Zoey Van Goey, playing T In The Park and appearing on BBC1. Their debut EP Golden Ether is getting…
Album: Anna Waronker – California Fade
Former That Dog frontwoman Anna Waronker has kept fans waiting for her second solo album. While a little acting and film scoring may have got in the way, it’s nine years since her debut Anna was released, and no matter…
Bandstand busking hosts free stage at Meltdown
Session promoters Bandstand Busking have announced that they’re once again putting on a stage at Ray Davies’ Meltdown Festival at the Southbank Centre in London. The Guillemots will be headlining this year’s stage with more acts to be announced. Last…
Album: Dodos – No Color
Dodos are one of those bands who dangle in musical purgatory, regarded highly enough to have fans but not enough to have fanfare. This is a real shame because the quality of songs on their debut release Visitor and sophomore…
Glass Ankle
Japanese-influenced trio Glass Ankle are named after band mastermind Greg Jackson’s football injuries. Their debut EP If You’ve Been There is available now, as is new single Kyo Wa Ii Hi – which means ‘Today is a good day’ and…
Album: Rubik – Solar
We’ll admit we don’t follow the Finnish music scene that closely, but were any of us to do so, we’d find Rubik somewhere near the top of the pile. Solar, released here in the UK only now, has already been…