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
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
Infectious, poppy guitar hooks coupled with an upbeat backing vocal of “say the right thing / say the right thing / let me in” makes for a swimmingly immersive concoction in the form of ‘Say The Right Thing’, the latest release from London based band, SAHARA. Streaming the track exclusively on The Indiependent from today, the song … Continue reading Track Review: Say The Right Thing // SAHARA
Crafting an ethereal, mystical landscape with her haunting vocal style, Halsey has seen her debut album propelled to number nine in the UK charts and number two in the US following its release on 28th August. Her success with Badlands is testament to the record’s pulsating aura, which consumes the listener and – at times … Continue reading Halsey haunts on her Badlands debut
If FIDLAR’s self-titled 2013 release was a kid in your high school class then it’d be the guy with no regard for the dress code, who cut class to go smoke a spliff in the bike shed, and was found at the skate park on the weekends doing more of the same. Their sophomore effort, … Continue reading FIDLAR, not too cool for school anymore
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