Professor Green - Hard Night Out

Professor Green hasn’t exactly caught alight; once signed to Mike Skinner’s label The Beats, the London based MC has struggled to breakthrough (I’m not sure we can count that appearence on the remix of that Twang song ‘Either Way’). Though talk of attaining commercial success seems rather trivial considering Green got stabbed a couple of months ago. You wouldn’t call this a comeback, but ‘Hard Night Out’ is a purposeful return. Read more

Above Them - For Those Who Paved The Way

In terms of modern mainstream music, the general public at large are looking for cheap, easy songs based on catchiness rather than worrying about the delicate intricacies of the tune’s composition. Read more

Bloc Party - One More Chance

Think you know Bloc Party? Think again! Read more

We Were Promised Jetpacks - Roll Up Your Sleeves

‘Roll Up Your Sleeves’ is a slab of romantic, tainted indie - a decipherable prism which conceals a helm of satisfaction, consisting of two singles which together serve as something truly attractive. Read more

Crazy Arm - Broken By The Wheel

Roistering band with a silly name might just have something. Read more

Rancid - Last One To Die

An emergent puzzle, a 4 sided pyramid, a jacket that swatted you in the face so fast, you didn’t realize. This is what truly expresses Rancid’s latest single. Read more

The Ghost of a Thousand - Bright Lights

Soon to play a few dates with Gallows, Brighton hardcore band The Ghost of a Thousand have the potential to be as big as them. Their last album was a triumph, and their next, New Hopes, New Demonstrations, is alluded to as a whole new sound, “darker and weirder”. ‘Bright Lights’ is their first single from this new album.

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Ash - Return of White Rabbit

Ash’s songwriting has been on a constant decline since their debut-proper 1977 over a decade ago. In that space of time their contemporaries have fallen by the wayside (some fond memories of Elastica, a few less for Kenickie) and they’ve even seen themselves reborn in the form of The Subways. Read more

Shirley Lee – Dissolving Time

I heard Ian Broudie on Steve Lamacq’s 6 Music radio show a couple of weeks ago, turns out the guy is making a come back. ‘Dissolving Time’ is the long awaited return of the former Lightning Seeds Front man. Wait. Hang on. This isn’t Ian Broudie? Read more

The Underdogs - Angel on Your Shoulders

Produced by Sean Genockey who worked on music by such big artists as Manic Street Preachers and Suede, “Angel on Your Shoulders” is the latest song from five piece Preston band, The Underdogs. Read more

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