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Lower Dens – Twin Hand Movement

After releasing two full albums, one EP, and collaborating with bands such as Phosphorescent and CocoRosie, Texas born singer songwriter Jana Hunter took a well-deserved break. Three years later and she’s back with a four-piece band and an incredible new album. With her new direction and some truly amazing musical support Hunter has crafted a work that is […]

The Standards – Like a Heart Attack

If their latest release is anything to go by, The Standards are a band that truly lives up to their name. There is no posing or pretention with The London trio, a fact that they are clearly proud of and showcase extensively on this newest track. Not trying to reinvent the wheel or ape their musical idols, […]

Loving The Alien - Low

The late seventies were not the best time emotionally for Bowie, he was a recovering cocaine addict and his musical contributions for The Man Who Fell to Earth, the Sci-Fi film in which he starred, were rejected by the director in favour of something a little more ‘folksy’.
Luckily Brian Eno, former keyboard Roxy Music keyboardist come […]

Burn Down The Charade chat to NBM

Burn down the Charade are a two-piece group from Mesa, Arizona who create emotionally heavy experimental rock that both soothes and stings in equal measure. They have just finished their new album and are the subject of ongoing documentary film. We conducted a short email interview with Daniel Smith and Sean Herring of the band to chat […]

The XX : Album Review

At first glance The XX may look like another group of your average gothic hipsters who believe that there is only one colour any self respecting band should ever been seen in. But beyond the poker faces and singular dress sense lurks a talent that places this South–London three piece way ahead of their peers.
Their […]

Author Bio - Luke Stuart

Hi my name is Luke. I’m a graduate of English from Newcastle University and still adjusting to life on the outside. My passion in life is the arts including literature, film and of course music. In my spare time I’m usually found reading, watching films or playing piano. My favourite music includes Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Beatles and The White Stripes.

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