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Top Tracks: The Greatest Endangered Thing - One Day

We have but one life to spend on this Earth. Only so much time to see all we long to see, experience all we can of what life has to offer, and only so many days to share with those we love. But the life we long to lead and the one we end up leading are rarely one and the same. Life has a habit of getting in the way of living; the daily grind taking precedent over the adventures we always dreamed…

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Album Review: The Staves - All Now

The Staves – All Now Indie Folk 61% Continue reading Album Review: The Staves – All Now

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Album Review: Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me

Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me Americana | Indie Pop 87% Continue reading Album Review: Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me

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Top Tracks: Jon Muq - One You Love

Every so often I need something to remind me why I do this, why I spend my time and energy shouting into the void about music. I need the kind of song that ignites my passion the same way those that inspired me to start this blog in the first place all those years ago. That sensation of hearing a song that seems to peer straight into your soul and understand what you’re feeling better than you…

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Top Tracks: Yoshika Colwell - It's Getting Late

I can’t deny, I’m the kind of person who shuts down and zones out when overwhelmed. When there’s a dozen things that I should be doing I will end up doing none of them. While that does nothing to shorten my to-do list, somewhat counterintuitively when you’re at your busiest is when you’re most in need of a break. To my mind, ‘It’s Getting Late’ follows a similar philosophy. When thoughts dwell on…

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Top Tracks: Julia Logan - Top of the World

One of the surest signs of great songwriting is when a track works on any level. You can strip it back to its barest essentials, down to its most sparse and intimate incarnation, and it is still every bit as compelling. Likewise a talented songwriter is able to build upon a strong foundation, expanding the scope and ambition of the arrangement, without reaching too far and losing sight of the…

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Album Review: Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us Art Rock | Baroque Pop 89% Continue reading Album Review: Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us

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Top Tracks: Dover Lynn Fox - When Youth Was Wasted

There’s something special about songs that hold that certain cinematic quality. How you can close your eyes and vividly picture a movie scene playing out before you. Some tracks just seem tailor made for setting the tone and eliciting emotion in film. But to me, there’s something about ‘When Youth Was Wasted’ that goes a level deeper. It makes me think of movies that feature fictional bands, with…

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Top Tracks: Club Kuru - Gone Like A Flower

How long does it take for a song to truly grab you? Sometimes it takes a few spins for a chorus to bury its way into your brain and take residence there. Sometimes it only takes a single listen for it to dawn on you that you just heard something special. With ‘Gone Like A Flower’, all it took was a single note, that first Gilmour-esque bend, for me to know that a truly mesmerising track lay ahead…

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Top Tracks: Durry - Teenagers Forever

When do we grow up? At what point in our lives does everything fall into place? At what age will we finally feel settled, feel that we have things figured out? For many of us the answer may be never. Many of us will never be able to afford a house, or raise a family. The way the world is now, there’s a whole generation that will never know that kind of peace and security, never able to put down…

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Top Tracks: Miccoli - Night

Never trust anything your mind tells you after 10pm. There’s something about late night introspection that seems to lend itself to worry, self-doubt and melancholy. I’ve learnt that thoughts like that are a sure sign to call it a night, and just hope that the world looks a brighter place in the morning. But there are other schools of thought. Belwood favourites Miccoli make their triumphant…

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Top Tracks: The Greatest Endangered Thing - Balancing on the Horizon Line

The best things in life are often fleeting. The radiant glow of golden hour illuminates the world for mere minutes before fading into twilight. The playful innocence of childhood, a brief blissful reprieve before adult responsibilities begin weighing us down. Some days even a whole lifetime doesn’t feel enough to do everything you want to do, be the person you want to be. The best parts of our…

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Album Review: Amelia Coburn - Between the Moon and the Milkman

Amelia Coburn – Between the Moon and the Milkman Folk 63% Continue reading Album Review: Amelia Coburn – Between the Moon and the Milkman

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Top Tracks: Ella Cicely - One Day

One snippet of wisdom that comes with growing up is accepting that there isn’t really an answer to that voice in your head asking “why am I here? What is it all for?“. Most of us don’t have some grand destiny that our lives have been building towards, no singular meaning of life which defines our existence. Instead of looking for a bigger picture, the key to a happier life lies in finding meaning…

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Album Review: Bleachers - Bleachers

Bleachers – Bleachers Indie Pop 58% Continue reading Album Review: Bleachers – Bleachers

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Live Review: Holly Humberstone, The Engine Shed Lincoln, 10th March 2024

One live music hill that I’d be proud to die on is that more acts should play gigs in forgotten corners of the country instead of just the same handful of big cities. Creative minds don’t just make music in London and Manchester, nor are they the only places where music lovers reside. Music lovers and makers can be found in every town across the country, so why should live music be any different.…

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Top Tracks: Ålesund - Thrive

Nostalgia is deeply woven into human nature. Maybe it helps us build a home, a sense of the familiar to pull us back to safety, or maybe looking back at better times helps keep us grounded when times get tough. Whatever the root, we’re all prone to reflecting and reminiscing; perhaps moreso now than any other time in history, given how much of our lives we’re able to document. We can pull up a…