LIVE: EZRA FURMAN – 20/05/2015

– THE CASTLE HOTEL, MANCHESTER – “I love music, like I never ever get sick of it and even when I feel like I am going to, something out there just surprises me. It’s like life in a way.” These are the words Ezra says tonight, as he draws his set to a close. It […]
The last time I spoke with Bernard and Edith (here), they had just released their bewitching single ‘Poppy’. There was no hope of a record deal with Bella Union and the thought of recording an album was a distant one, a dream drifting over their every thought. A year on and this is all a […]

INTERVIEW: BERNARD & EDITH

PINS SHARE NEW SINGLE ‘YOUNG GIRLS’

PINS have just unveiled their new single ‘Young Girls’. “’Young Girls’ is my ode to all the wanna-be’s and gonna-be’s,” explains Faith Vern. “It’s about having a dream and making it happen. In many ways I feel like i am in the middle of a transition and ‘Young Girls’ is written from that vantage point; […]
Silent Radio favourites PINS have announced the release of their much anticipated new album Wild Nights on 8th June 2015 via Bella Union. The first 7″ single from the album, ‘Too Little Too Late’, will precede it on 30th March and PINS have shared a super slow motion video shows the band cut between visuals […]

PINS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND SINGLE

HANNAH COHEN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM IN MARCH

Hannah Cohen will release her new album on March 30. The American singer will release Pleasure Boy through Bella Union, and in advance of its release, she has shared the album’s opening track, Keepsake. Her second album, which follows 2012’s debut Child Bride, is inspired by a painful break-up, and the anxietes which it can […]
BC Camplight has shared a new animated video to accompany his new single, You Should’ve Gone To School. The single by BC Camplight, real name  Brian Christinzio, is taken from his third studio album How To Die In the North, which was released through Bella Union earlier this month. The songwriter, who is originally from […]

BC CAMPLIGHT SHARES NEW ANIMATED VIDEO

LIVE: BC CAMPLIGHT (ALBUM LAUNCH) – 23/01/2015

– GORILLA, MANCHESTER – What’s in my head right now is trying to suss out the connection between a potential Mancunian slow dance and a gorgeously dreamy Californian sound. I’m a bit off kilter on both counts. BC Camplight’s latest album title ’How to Die in the North’ (out now on Bella Union) would give […]
A short mini-documentary has been made by freelance journalist and videomaker Sophia Rahman. The video features an interview with BC himself while recording his third album ‘How To Die In The North’ at EVE Studios and also includes a live studio performance of the album track Atom Bomb. Directed and produced by Sophia Rahman http://sophiarahman.co.uk Shot […]

BC CAMPLIGHT MINI-DOCUMENTARY

MANCHESTER DUO BERNARD + EDITH SHOWCASE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE

Manchester based electronic duo Bernard + Edith have unveiled a video for their new single, Wurds. The two-piece, comprised of Greta ‘Edith’ Carroll and Nick ‘Bernard’ Delap, draw on influences ranging from Fever Fay and Portishead via Cocteau Twins, David Lynch and Kate Bush to create their unique brand of dark art-pop. Wurds follows the duo’s […]
2:54’s ‘Scarlet’ EP instantly caught my attention a couple of years ago, prompting me to sign up for their 2012 Deaf Institute gig. The London based alternative rock band’s self titled debut long player shortly followed, and didn’t disappoint – their broody, understated, infectious melodies hit all the right spots. Sisters Colette and Hannah Thurlow front the four-piece, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: 2:54 – The Other I