Jake Bugg – Taste It
Jake Bugg is 18 years old. Just let that sink in for a second – and now listen: Jake Bugg – “Taste It” I couldn’t get tickets for the London dates – they sold out between my deciding to go and finding someone to come with me – so I’m going all the way to … Read more
Alberta Cross – Lay Down
Enough with the dreaming – this one from Alberta Cross is good, solid indie rock. Think Band of Horses, Lifehouse, Remy Zero, Augustana – yes, I’m drawing on my knowledge of Smallville and One Tree Hill and other US TV show soundtracks for these comparisons. Alberta Cross – Lay Down But they’re not American – … Read more
EMA – The Grey Ship
Looks like Pitchfork knew about this back in December but I just came across it on a blog recently – and her album, Past Life Martyred Saints (Spotify link) was released on Souterrain Transmissions in May of this year. She’s a cross, for me, between Anika‘s dirty, underground rock and CoCoRosie, who are also on … Read more
