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On her 2nd LP the Melbourne based songwriter shows off a fantastic collection of indie pop songs which consistently excite through their joy and variety. The Golden Echo is a long album. It clocks in at over an hour and could have been longer, being cut down to 12...

All bands refine their sound over their careers – at least, the good ones do. The trick is to balance the original style or sound with new elements and ideas. Unfortunately, The Black Keys seemed so eager to do this on Turn Blue (their eighth studio album) that it...

Alt-J’s debut album An Awesome Wave contained a roughly equal measure of the memorable and the forgettable. While songs like ‘Matilda’ and ‘Taro’ showed off the band’s penchant for vibrant indie pop anthems, large sections of the album struggled to hold the attention. Now the trio are back with...

Following a solid set from support act ‘Fun Adults,’ Tom Vek strides onstage to the repetitive chanting of ‘How Am I Meant To Know’. He sings along as the packed Bodega crowd watch in silence, out of respect or confusion it is not known, however when he charges into...

Dan Croll seems an artist whose rise to prominence over the last couple of years has been accompanied, at every turn, by sensational hype. Not everyone is aware of his stuff – most will recognise the “song that started it all” ‘From Nowhere’ – but those who have faithfully...

Andrew Byrne-Hozier, the Irish folky blues singer-songwriter has released his first album. The self-titled compilation strings together a bunch of singles released by Hozier over the past few years. The 24 year-old’s voice tells a story, and his mature yet mesmeric melodies on tracks such as Take Me To...

Confined to the dingy upstairs room of the Oxford O2, a crowd of about fifteen fans await Southern, who are due to headline the venue on their first proper UK tour.  The first group to support them are a three-piece consisting of two jolly looking folk, a rounded young...