Brighton avant-pop artist, Nick Hudson, has just released his brand new CD album, Kanda Teenage Honey. Featuring artwork by Hudson and several notable artists and photographers, it was largely recorded in a former Soviet movie studio in Tbilisi, Georgia, and includes guest appearances from members of Mogwai, Kayo Dot, Sunn O))) and Bat For Lashes. Keep reading below to find out more.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Darkher – The Buried Storm
There’s a slow, mournful funeral march coming through the mists, on a still silent plain, on The Buried Storm (Prophecy Productions), the latest release by Darkher. Led by multi-instrumentalist Jayn Maiven, the album at times bears a resemblance to Neurosis or Triptykon at their most quiet and reflective. With each song centred around the vocal layering of Maiven, the instrumentation often stripped to cello and violin backing, it’s an evocative and understated musical landscape. Often bringing to mind Bat For Lashes, one that sings her siren song with a doom folk backing, this is soothing music for people who like it dark.
ALBUM REVIEW: Collectress – Different Geographies
Brighton UK quartet Collectress is pleasantly barking. Not the London borough, you understand: just barking mad, in an endearing way. Describing their two-decades-old history as one of Chamber Krautpop doesn’t do it justice: instead, try SubRosa without the weight but with mischief lurking around every corner. Latest album Different Geographies (Peeler Records) is so named as a tribute to the band’s ability to maintain creativity over new, split locations and life priorities – a testament to love and loyalty rarely able or evident in the music world today.Continue reading
Enter Shikari Team Up With Rapper Big Narstie For New Single – Supercharge
British rockers Enter Shikari dropped a new single, featuring Big Narstie, ‘Supercharge’. The track single was premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show as ‘Hottest Record In The World’ this week. Continue reading