

The Mic Magazine
- Apr 29, 2019
- 3 min
Album Review: Gus Dapperton - ‘Where Polly People Go to Read’
Following the release of the hit song ‘Prune you Talk Funny’, Gus Dapperton is back with his debut album ‘Where Polly People go to Read’. Comprising 10 songs, Dapperton continues to maintain his characteristic bedroom visionary vibe by combining components of different musical eras to his latest piece of work. Gus intertwines elements of 60’s soft rock, 70’s psychedelic and 80’s new wave whilst including more modern notes of R&B. The title of the album comes from Dapperton’s
Ben Standring
- Mar 18, 2019
- 5 min
Album Review: Anteros - 'When We Land'
Rising London-based indie outfit Anteros offer an enjoyable but all too familiar collection of dreamy guitar-based pop on their long-awaited debut record. Given the dire status of British indie rock, aside from a handful of artists in the first decade of the twenty-first century, it feels almost as if the genre has been both resurrected and repaired to its prime and glory over the last six or seven years. Bands like The Magic Gang, Blaenavon and The Big Moon have all provided

The Mic Magazine
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
Album Review: Foals - 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1'
Foals are the best version of themselves in this instance of momentary bliss, reflecting the anxiety of the world’s current climate. Foals truly foregrounded the 8th March, stamping their return across the music scene and rising from their hiatus surrounded by rose-red palms and flora. ‘Part 1: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost’, the half-dose of their double release, is all that you expect from the Oxford band, with the benefit of a contemporary perspective: this album encap

The Mic Magazine
- Mar 8, 2019
- 3 min
The Japanese House @ Rough Trade
Having released 4 EPs between 2015 and 2017 the artistic vision that is the Japanese House celebrated the most recent release of ‘Good at Falling’ by gracing Nottingham’s Rough Trade with its indie-pop and dreamy presence, at one of three intimate gigs to celebrate the debut album with an acoustic performance. With a bar right next to the stage, it was pretty easy to cop yourself a bev or take a quick browse at the vinyl on display; I joined the crowd that had attracted peopl

Ben Standring
- Mar 3, 2019
- 5 min
Album Review: Hozier- ‘Wasteland, Baby!’
Irish singer-songwriter offers a soulful, blues-rock extravaganza emblazoned with rich, gold-tinged poeticism Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s salient poeticism first caused an ethereal storm within the music industry in 2013 following the release of debut EP ‘Take Me To Church’, the title-track of which became a religious-damning sensation. A year later, his self-titled debut record stormed into the charts across the world, establishing the folk-rock singer-songwriter as one of music’s

Ben Standring
- Mar 3, 2019
- 4 min
Album Review: Sundara Karma - 'Ulfilas’ Alphabet'
Reading indie-rock idols offer a majestically grander adventure into unchartered territories for a sophomore record emblazoned with emotional intelligence and obsessive hook-laden offerings A spiritual awakening has swept across Reading’s budding music scene since Sundara Karma’s foundation in 2013. Following the release of three sublime EPs, the four-piece brought out debut record ‘Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect’ to widespread acclaim, establishing the band as a breat

The Mic Magazine
- Feb 11, 2019
- 4 min
Album Review: The Japanese House - 'Good at Falling'
Amber Bain, otherwise known as The Japanese House is back with the debut album ‘Good at Falling’ which is being realised on the 1st March 2019. To celebrate, Bain has said she will be visiting 3 Rough Trade stores across the UK and will be giving an acoustic performance. Notts locals will be pleased to know that The Japanese House will be blessing our ears at Nottingham’s Rough Trade on the 5th March. “Went to Meet Her” opens the album. The song begins with an electronic ins

Tom Evans
- Jan 25, 2019
- 4 min
Album Review: Drenge - 'Strange Creatures'
Drenge’s 3rd studio album, Strange Creatures, due for release on the 22nd February is a thoroughly rambunctious affair characterised by loud, clunky guitars and an intelligent lyrical wit. It’s a record which demands your attention with a smorgasbord of sounds for your earholes: there’s the glitchy, ‘80’s-disco-gone-wrong’ bass-lines, the purgative guitar solos and vocalist Eoin loveless’ unforgiving Derbyshire twang to name but a few examples. Following on from 2015’s Undert

Daisy Carter
- Jan 22, 2019
- 3 min
Durand Jones and the Indications @ Rough Trade
Saturday night saw Rough Trade graced with the presence of Durand Jones & The Indications- a soulful five-piece from across the pond who were visiting Notts as part of a mini European tour ahead of the release of their second LP, ‘American Love Call’. The band met as students at Indiana University and originally didn’t expect to pursue music as a legitimate career, but changed their minds when their dynamic live shows and the extensive playing of their 2016 self-titled debut

Abby Clarke
- Nov 30, 2018
- 3 min
Album Review: The 1975 - 'A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships'
On Friday 30th November- The 1975 released their third studio album ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’. The album takes the listener on a journey of deep and powerful emotion intermixed with fun, catchy pop songs as well as demonstrating the bands musical expertise. Opening the album is self-titled “The 1975” which is a short piano piece with some highly synthesised lyrics. It’s an odd opener to the album but oddly sets the scene for the rest of the album. Then comes
Bethan Fletcher
- Nov 27, 2018
- 4 min
Interview with Clean Cut Kid
I sat down with Clean Cut Kid (minus Mike due to a sore throat, so being on vocal rest!) ahead of their sold-out show at the Bodega to chat about going independent and taking complete creative control over their new music. So you’ve just started the UK tour, how’s it going so far? Absolutely amazing. It’s been a year since we last toured, so we were excited to get back on the road. It’s just been class, amazing crowds, sold out each night. It’s nice to be able to play all the

Bethan Fletcher
- Nov 7, 2018
- 8 min
Live and in Interview: Barns Courtney @ The Maze
Still jet-lagged, but fueled by ample amounts of coffee, I sat down with Barns Courtney ahead of his sold-out gig at The Maze. So, you’ve just finished touring with the Wombats over in America, how was that? Oh man it was a lot of fun, the dates were really solid, one after another. I always really love playing support gigs, because you really cut your showmanship teeth on those kinda things. They’re gigs where you really have to win a crowd over, as opposed to ones where peo

The Mic Magazine
- Nov 7, 2018
- 5 min
Interview with Bad Sounds
The Mic's Arthur and Emily caught up with the rising duo. Arthur: It’s great to meet you, How’s the tour going so far? Callum: It’s been great, hands down the best tour we’ve ever done, I think mainly because we’re touring with our friends; Indoor Pets and Dylan Cartilage- bands that we genuinely like. It’s just been really fun and all the audiences have been really up for it. Emily: On social media the live shows have looked insane so far, do you feel you’ve developed your s

Bethan Fletcher
- Oct 15, 2018
- 7 min
Live and in Interview: Fatherson @ Rock City
Scottish alt rock band Fatherson have toured with bands such as Biffy Clyro, Panic! At the Disco and Interpol. Only three weeks after the release of their third album ‘Sum of All Your Parts”, I caught up with them for a quick chat about becoming celebrity chefs, being prophesied sons, and everything in between. I walked into the dressing room to be greeted by the band watching ‘$2 Vs. $200 sushi’ videos, which really set the scene for the interview, and Fatherson in general a
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