Magick moments… Although the spectre of Covid still lurks, the initial post-lockdown period has seen the opening up of live performances once again. On that basis, the 3-band line-up at Brixton’s Windmill this evening offers a catharsis of sorts, allowing … Read more
In this handmade heaven, it’s paradise… Having detached herself from her earlier title as Marina And The Diamonds (settling instead for a straightforward ‘Marina’), Welsh musician and songwriter Marina Diamandis returned earlier this year with new album Love + Fear (see Wavegirl … Read more
Crystal Nights… Having initially embarked on a musical journey at the latter end of the 1970s, the talents of Glasgow-born Rose McDowall reached a wider audience via the polka-dot pop of Strawberry Switchblade during the 1980s. Alongside Jill Bryson, McDowall’s … Read more
Surf pop perfection at The Moth Club Getting Seattle outfit Tacocat to perform in the UK is a rare (but most welcome) event. Aside from that, the choice of venue is also an intriguing decision given that we’re inside the … Read more
The Golden Hour Having previously delivered the delights of ‘What Party?’, it was clearly time to check out 4-piece indie pop outfit Gold Baby in a live setting. Luckily, the band had staged a launch party for their latest offering … Read more
Untied and weightless… The post-britpop years gradually gave rise to a renaissance of sorts for electronic music. With so many diverse acts currently ploughing their trade, it’s perhaps difficult to remember how barren the landscape was at the start of … Read more
Eats shoots and leaves The Norwich duo of Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, collectively known as Let’s Eat Grandma, have been rapidly gaining attention since their 2016 debut album I, Gemini. Their latest album, the mercurial I’m All Ears, offers … Read more
Autorotation drop in for a live show and VR demo… International Women’s Day falls on the 8th March each year, which opens up opportunities for both articles discussing women in electronic music and also special events to coincide with the … Read more
Ruptured melodies and dissonant noise comes to London care of electronic outfit JUPITER-C… With the release of their debut 001 EP on Invada Records (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review), electronic duo Jupiter-C staged a launch event at … Read more
As a special preview to the new AUSTRA album, Katie Stelmanis provided a showcase performance and Q&A in London… One of the more notable electronic music acts to emerge in recent years has been Austra, the Canadian outfit consisting of … Read more
Nordic musings… While the Nordic charms of Susanne Sundfør have been present for several years, it was the release of her latest album Ten Love Songs that appears to have pitched her music career into a much more noticeable spotlight. … Read more
The beat and the pulse… It takes a lot to draw us out into a chilly November evening, but Austra provide a suitably attractive prospect. Following on from the release of critically-acclaimed new album Olympia, the sold-out Koko in Camden … Read more
Electronic charm Princess Chelsea produced one of the best sleeper albums of 2012 in the shape of Lil’ Golden Book whose fragmented slices of electronic charm and wistful tunes came as a refreshing change and demonstrated the versatility and range … Read more
Venus In Fleurs The steady upward path of GRIMES continues, paved by the recent success of the Visions album, which also marked the signing of the artist to the 4AD label. Transcribing the dense, complex soundscapes that form the GRIMES … Read more