Ducks Unlimited are Toronto’s answer to music fans who are missing Noah and the Whale this summer Canadian outfit Ducks Unlimited’s jangle pop track ‘Get Bleak’ works on a fairly simplistic, repetitive melody which quickly becomes a little catchy earworm. The premise of the song is about the idea that moving somewhere else is going to … Continue reading Song Of The Week: Get Bleak // Ducks Unlimited
The Brighton quintent are the logical choice to relaunch our 'Song of their Week' feature Brighton alt-rockers Youth Sector are a quintet comprising of Nick Tompkins, Josh Doyle, Brad Moore, Karl Tomlin and Harvey Dent. ‘Renting Spaces In My World’ is their latest release, with the post-punk style narrative detailing a paranoid character’s gradual comprehension that their dream … Continue reading Song Of The Week: Renting Spaces In My World // Youth Sector
Rejuvenating The Indie's 'Throwback Thursday' feature is the popular hit from TDCC Fans of Two Door Cinema Club will know they have recently released a new album, False Alarm. It’s a world away from ‘What You Know’, the fifth and final single from the Northern Irish band’s debut, Tourist History. It’s hard to believe that their first ever record came out … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: What You Know // Two Door Cinema Club
They won't go down in the history books as the best band in the world, but they are responsible for a few bangers Indie rockers Razorlight might have scored their No. 1 with the single ‘America’ but our favourite song is ‘In The Morning’. The guitar licks have a distinct 2006 quality to them, and it’s the … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: In The Morning // Razorlight
“What would I say to you now?” Quinn frontman and The Indiependent’s own Sam Lambeth wistfully asks in ‘Williamsburg’, a track from the Birmingham-based band’s EP, Crush. In many ways the hook from this song encapsulates the underlying theme of the record; merging power pop with saccharine lyrics about lost love and bad decision making, Crush is an … Continue reading EP Review: Crush // Quinn
Tom Odell’s sophomore album, Wrong Crowd, has finally arrived, three years after the release of his debut, A Long Way Down. The twenty-five year old singer-songwriter became a household name when he won the Critics Choice award at the Brits in 2013, but he only really cemented himself in the hearts of the nation in 2014, when … Continue reading Album Review: Wrong Crowd // Tom Odell
The Ox Stu: What is Dreaming Squires promotions? Dreaming Squires was formed in a field in Winchester by two pretty drunk blokes who like music that doesn’t visit Oxford. It seemed like a good idea in the morning, so we went ahead with it. It’s a labour of dirty, sweaty love aimed at fostering … Continue reading Interview: Dreaming Squires Promotions
DIIV’s second album, Is The Is Are, is the product of Zachary Cole Smith’s life over the past few years – from his widely-reported arrest back in 2013 (where he was arrested alongside girlfriend Sky Ferreira, for possession of drugs and driving a stolen car without a license), to his struggles with heroin and writer’s … Continue reading Album Review: Is The Is Are // DIIV
Written for The Oxford Student It is a truth universally acknowledged that people are born, and people die. Stars are born, and they too, must eventually die. On 6th January 2016, a star whose light has been shining since he launched his music career back in 1967 died aged 69, after an 18-month long struggle with cancer. That … Continue reading Everything’s Alright: Bowie’s light shines on
Basked in lambent green light, Spector swan onstage, evidently wondering what to make of this evening’s crowd. Partway through the set frontman Fred Macpherson notes the O2 Academy is only two thirds full. Whether this is because it’s a Wednesday evening or because Spector’s reach is limited to a small group of ardently devoted fans, … Continue reading Live Review: Spector // Oxford O2 Academy, 28.10.15
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