Growth & Collective Inspirations
As the founding member of Gregory and the Hawk, Meredith Godreau is no stranger to self-promotion and the wonders of 21st century marketing.
As the founding member of Gregory and the Hawk, Meredith Godreau is no stranger to self-promotion and the wonders of 21st century marketing.
It鈥檚 been a long time since a really cool band has come along that introduces a sound that opens up new possibilities. Fujiya & Miyagi is a wave of joy.
We caught up with Port O鈥橞rien’s lead singer, Van, enjoying his first summer away from commercial fishing in Alaska to chat about life in the burgeoning band.
Workout Holiday explores a wide variety of musical genres; crossing boundaries and creating what White Denim refer to simply as 鈥渟ound collage.鈥
As their peers began to drift off to college, founding members, Raphael Mura, Marion Andrau and JB Ganivet collaborated, with ambitions for stardom.
Liejacker, Gilmore鈥檚 latest release, is a critique of the music industry, 鈥渢hat last bastion of misogyny鈥, and its various corruptions.
The irreverent Born Ruffians have just completed several tours, culminating with the launch of their debut album, Red, Yellow and Blue.
It must be said that Gonzales is an interesting man; a bit of a mystery, but with the recent success of many of his collaborators, Gonzales is on the radar.
Try to squeeze the love out of something and you鈥檒l find its essence vanishes. So it is with Free Kitten鈥檚 latest pirouette, Inherit, a decade apart from its closest sibling.
Malcolm Middleton has been a very busy man. With the release of 2007鈥檚 A Brighter Beat, Malcolm has developed a new era for 鈥渉appy music for sad people.鈥
Surrounded is back with a second album, Nautilus Years. The songs made by these talented musicians are simultaneously haunting and beautiful.
Aaron Mullan exudes equal parts maturity and enthusiasm for the creative environment that has culminated in Tall Firs’ second release Too Old to Die Young.
Jamie Lidell’s funk and soul are energetic and exhilarating. His classic influences are fused with songwriting, meticulous production and a powerful voice.
With a voice as sweet as cherry pie, Thao Nguyen lilts and sighs her way through songs in a way that makes you instantly fall in love with her.
Armed with just one guitar between them, Rosa 鈥淩ex鈥 Slade and Katy 鈥淜law鈥 Young’s songs exude the passion and mischievous vibrancy of such self-confessional music.
The song writing process for a band which transcends the label 鈥渇olktronica鈥 can be daunting. Tunng are not your standard band with vocals, guitar, bass and drums.
Fresh from 2007’s NME Freshers tour and the MTV2 Gonzo tour, Operator Please is a rabble of pop punk teens hailing from Australia鈥檚 Gold Coast.
Although The Pigeon Detective’s look is very much the London indie-boy uniform of scruffy shoes and scruffier hair, their sound is undeniably that of Yorkshire.
With their cowboy swagger and deep-south drawl, you鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking Alabama 3 are a straightforward American blues band.
