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"Being a promoter is terrifying" - Leeds guitar virtuoso Jon Gomm takes on the promoter-role as he brings his 'Leeds Guitar Night' concept to the Brudenell Social Club on July 6th.
Pounding beats and driving basslines with shimmering guitar tones - powerful music
Civic Hall in Pudsey to host the first Leeds Guitar Show
Buying a guitar is an exciting, if not at times daunting, experience. The best way to buy a guitar is to see, feel and hear the instrument and that's not always as easy as it sounds.
Powered up guitar pop band
Singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist, described by Acoustic Magazine as "One of the world's most successful, gifted and inspirational guitar players"
The Paradimes present a mix of bright vocal and guitar melody with the backdrop of a tight and dynamic rhythm section.
Protectors is a 3 piece guitar rock band from Leeds.
John Harvey catches up with Leeds' guitar virtuoso Jon Gomm...
Heavey melodic guitar/electronic rock with an edge of darkness
A simple blend of sweet, melodic melodies, infused with a warm glock rockin beats cooked up by a lean mean fat guitar grilling machine. Basically its indie pop.
James Burkitt caught up with Gracie (vocals) and Mafro (guitar) of The Antix at The Elbow Room in Leeds
Seasick Steve and his guitar 'The Three Stringed Trance Wonder' have recently come off the festival circuit and preparing for a UK tour starting this month so Sam Murray rang his Norway home to find out about the man, the music and get a story or two.
A great singer / songwriter / guitarist producing highly original guitar sounds in the acoustic power-rock and contemporary range, creating a solid foundation of his own original songs. It has been said that hearing Geoff is like 'being swept away by
Band from West and North Yorkshire, with critical aclaim for both thier first EP and thier long-player in 2005, the talent of this band is boundless, expect expert piano and guitar parts with cutting bass and drum sections
Guitar based pop music with its roots in late 70s punk-pop, but which has drawn comparison to a huge range of bands from the 60s to the present day. Expect layered harmonies, catchy three minute tunes and the city's best rhythm section.
Neil McLarty - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Songs. Ed Hicken - Pedal Steel Guitar, Guitar Cal Broughton - Guitar Pete Hughes - Bass Ged Crefin - Drums
experimental alternative rock
Raucous rock and roll punk rock with an Irish tinge.
Band Profile: Our Fellow Astronauts
Our Fellow Astronauts are a four piece band from Leeds. Barry Lavelle - Lead Guitar/Vocals Tom Evans - Guitar Torstein Langeland - Bass Guitar/Keyboards Dave Nutter - Drums/Percussion
alternative rock
blues rock
punk new wave
indie rock
Band Profile: Project New City
indie dance
pop rock
The CD from Spring was quite a mixed bag because there were 10 tracks on here. The 1st track, "Not At The Same Time", was a blast from the past because at the start I half expected Mick Jagger to come out dancing!
indie rock
Band Profile: Party At The Bus Stop
Katie: Vox Chris: Guitar Reidy: Guitar Phil: Bass Neema: Drums
Tom - Vocals Rick - Guitar Tony - Bass Luke - Drums Scotty Boy - Guitar
Eddie - Drums Sam - Bass James - Guitar and Voice Jonny - Guitar and Synth
Rock / pop covers band form Leeds.
Joe Atkinson (guitar) Tom Los (drums) Chris Rickaby (bass) Tom Finn (guitar)
hardcore metal
Vox/Guitar - Yohan Galapitage Bass/Backing Vox - Mike Dean Drums - Nic Guitar - Matt
rock indie
Four-piece from Bradford
acoustic
Jonny Teanby - Guitar/Vocals Andy Robinson - Guitar David Parry - Bass Brendan Karnik - Drums
rock punk
John Hunter - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar Harvey Browne - Bass Jon Cronshaw - Electric Guitar Steve Glumac - Drums
Richard Vowden - Bass guitar, Vocals, Gloc Tim Vowden - Drums, Vocals Tom Bradley - Lead Guitar, Vocals Matt Sweeney - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Band Profile: Panic At The Disco
Panic At The Disco are: Ryan Ross - guitar Spencer Smith - drums Brendon Urie - vocals, guitar Brent Wilson - bass
Band Profile: Anderson Congress
indie rock
Halifax-based indie rock six-piece
hardcore rock
Ben Brentnall - Lead Guitar / Vox Louis Lister - Lead Guitar / VoxMark Riley - Bass Karl Jenkins - Drums / Vox Karl Trotter - Guitar / Programming We are a five strong guitar act from Dewsbury who play Rock 'n' Roll with Radiohead twists.
folk pop
acoustic
Band Profile: Ali Whitton and the Broke Record Players
Following a successful few years gigging as a four-piece that still went under Ali's name, the line-up of his new band was finalised in early 2006.
Pint Shot Riot: Punches Kicks Trenches And Swords
Now I would have given the song title a little more punctuation, but that is how I received and therefore review this song.
Band Profile: 5 Counts of Treason
rock grunge
Band Profile: The Severed Alliance
Shaun Hainsworth - Guitar/Vocals Michael Mortimer - Guitar/Vocals Peter Carbert - Drums Tom O'Rourke - Bass
Emilie - vocals and keys James - drums Kieron - guitar and parties Robert - bass William - vocals and guitar
indie rock
Splinter are one of West Yorkshire's premier pub, party and wedding / function bands. Graham, Fin, Simon and Dave combine to bring you a great mix of classic rock and pop anthems all played to the highest standard.
Lee - Guitar/Lead Vocals Reedy - Guitar Glenn - Bass/Backing Vocals Dean - Drums/Percussion
Indie / alternative four piece from Wakefield
alternative punk
blues garage
Chiara Lucchini - vocals / guitar Jonny Lee Hart - guitar / vocals Tim Oldfield - bass Dan Stretton - drums / vocals The Chiara L's are a female fronted four piece guitar combo based in Leeds but with roots in Piecenza, Beeston, Churwell and Leicester.
Band Profile: Killing Fields Of Ontario
Sheffield / Leeds four piece
Band Profile: The Future Of Transporte
Dollt Le Trec - Vocals Eric Leiberstoltz - Guitar Drixie la Douche - Bass Backing Vocals Candy Stripes - Guitar Riviera Roboldsky III - Drums
rock indie
psychedelic pop
Refreshing Heavy Rock from this Leeds based band! Rock yer f**king socks off!
Propane penny has been going with its current lineup as of May 08. Propane Penny is John Gordon - Lead Guitar and Vocals, John-Paul Drake - Bass Guitar and backing Vocals, Alan Bunton - Rhythm Guitar and backing Vocals and Chris Stables - Drums.
Michael - Guitar / Vocals (ex-Grammatics, also plays keys in Held By Hands) Russell - Guitar Sergio - Bass Ged - Drums (ex-Boyracer, sings and plays guitars in Downdime)
Band Profile: Yesterday's Addiction
punk rock
Tobias Albone - Vocals / Bass / Guitar Michael Sanderson - Guitar / Bass
Band Profile: Action!Action!Action!
Acoustic rock band from Castleford, West Yorkshire.
Tim - bass guitar, guitars Tommy - drums, guitar, vocals Lauren - vocals
indie/rock
That Fucking Tank: Andrew/James
Spazzing two-piece avant-rockers That Fucking Tank return with this 7", released in conjunction with Spanish synth sound merchants Grabba Grabba Tape.
punk hardcore emo
indie rock
Dynamic, Lively Post-Punk Madness
Band Profile: Meanwood Valley Rockers
Piano/Lead Vocals: Spanish Dave. Guitar/Vocals: Ben Slack. Guitar/Vocals: Al Sullivan. Bass: The Cheese.
Band Profile: Drag Cars Drive Too Fast
Formed in 2001, Drag Cars are a five piece melodic punk band from Leeds and feature current and ex-members of One Car Pile Up, Send More Paramedics, The Dregs and Dropnose.
Bradford-based four-piece indie band.
Band Profile: The Academy Is...
The Academy Is... are: William Beckett - vocals Mike Carden - guitar Adam Siska - bass Tom Conrad - guitar / vocals Andy Bishop Mrotek - drums "We want to move people...
indie punk
Band Profile: Emily Levy & Rich Arthurs
Emily Levy (Vocals and Guitar) Rich Arthurs (Vocals and Guitar)
Alt-americana / Post rock.
Starting off with an almost Blue Oyster Cult guitar line that slowly cheers up this is a bouncy little tune that will try make you skip round the room like an annoying yet endearing young niece.
grunge indie emo alternative
Excitable Pounding Indie Pop from Wakey Town!
alternative rock
Alasdair Bampton - Acoustic Guitar Kate Riley - Singer Lisa Gillingham - Singer David Bowie - Double Bass Danger - Acoustic Guitar
Fortune Drive: Recent Advances Vol II
This is not as the title might suggest, a back to back collection of "bonkers" dance tunes as is usually the case with anything suffixed with "Vol 2".
Band Profile: And None Of Them Knew They Were Robots
Duncan Hall - Guitar/ Vocals Kevin McGonnell - Vocals/Guitar Samuel Francis - Bass/Vocals Stuart Dobbins - Drums/Vocals
alternative indie
Tim Canfer grew up playing guitar; a longhaired indie-kid in the throws of the grunge era. At the age of 18 he blagged a job teaching music at an American summer camp and, while there, decided against a career in the glamorous world of electronic engineering for the drudgery of Rock 'n' Roll.
Miranda Arieh - songwriter/vocals/bass/guitar John Mcdonough - bass/guitar/vocals, ru rose poster violin.
hardcore
Band Profile: Four Planes in Four Days
James - guitar/vocals Yads - guitar/cornet/bv Mike - bass/vocals Gid - drums/bv Ben - keyboards/upright bass
Leeds based band Decree are Pippa Beaumont (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass) and Abby Mottram (harmonies,lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass).
rock emo punk
Band Profile: The Velvet Orchestra
Leemun Smith - Vocals/Guitar Alex Didlock - Drums Been writing together for 4 years and are now releasing their new 7" single 'The Creator' on the new Leeds indie label Salt The Wound.
Band Profile: Clown Around Town
indie rock
Band Profile: Anti-depressants
alternative rock
indie rock
Thirteen Senses: Thru The Glass
Well, it's a young guitar band on a major label. So let's be grateful. But not for the first time questions have to be asked about what made 'em pick this one for the big push.
rock electronica country
Rory Holl - Guitar and vocals Dave Watson - Guitar and backing vocals James Bornshin - Bass Guitar Stuart Cooke - Drums and percussion Formed in summer 2004, 9 Volt Shot, who were James, Rory, Stu and Tim, gigged around Leeds and Wakefield bringing a smile to everyones faces and a leak in their pants.
A 6-piece band who play funk/rock/pop/acoustic songs
Little Barrie are funky... wait wait before you leave in a huff, yes it's a horrible genre funk, virtually a swear word in some circles but sometimes, and not often enough it is done so well you need to take your hat off to it.
Leeds Metal
Alex Davies - vocals, guitar, keys, songwriter Ed Minton - vocals, guitar Dan Hetherton - drums, backing vocals, tambourine Ali Paul - keyboard, synthesizer Ed 'teddy' Hetherton - bass
Joe Carnall (vocals and bass) Louis Carnall (vocals and guitar) Joe Green (drums) Tom Rowley (guitar)
Oasis, Libertines Monkeys and Pistols influenced northern 4 peice band.
punk rock
Jon Gomm to release album "Hypertension" in February...
Singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Jon Gomm is releasing his debut CD on February 17th. It is a full-length album entitled Hypertension, and will initially only be available from his website.
Gav Turner - Vocals Guitar Lee Richardson - Guitar Matt Roundell - Bass Matt Murphy - Drums Snow is a leeds based four piece striving to create innovative progressive metal with an intelligent and emotional edge.
Band Profile: The Good Die Young
The Good Die Young are Christopher Stocks - Keys/Guitar/Vocals Paul Young - Lead Guitar Anthony Lewis - Bass/Vocals Paul Key - Drums/Live Electronics
Danny Yates - Vocals, Lead Guitar Jono Yates - Guitar, Backing Vocals Tom Emmett - Bass Guitar Nici Todd - Drums Jerico* are a mixture of post punk / indie rock.
Brainchild of Richard Green, The Heavens are a blend of British & American psychedelia, rock & roll and 90's brit-rock.
Stephen Haigh - Lead Singer / Rhythm Guitar Edd Ker - Drummer / Percussion / Backing Vocals Jim Ker - Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals Michael Smith - Bass
"Stop The Clock" introduces us to Blind Jackson with a whiny little guitar riff that intermittently returns.
Edward Molby: The Butcher of Castile
From their debut release Edward Molby have leapt and bounded and delivered 4 new ear slewing monsters of guitar screeching joy.
Think Jeff Buckley....Elliott Smith....Nick Drake...Neil Young.....! soft vocals, hard drums and unforgettable songs.
The Fencott Disaster: Rome and Step On It
Four-track EP from these boys - 4 songs of NY garage influenced post punk, not a bad effort, some of the guitar work is quite interesting with the dual lead thing going on and with the bass rumbling away in the back makes for an ok listen.
blues rock
rock metal
alternative acoustic
Band Profile: Invitation to Treat
Jonny Exon - bass, vocals Simon Lee - guitar, vocals Matt Stringer - guitar, vocals Sam Exon - drums.
alternative DiY folk musician
Andrew Pollard - Guitar, vocals Joe O'Sullivan - Guitar John Ford - Bass Neil Turpin - Drums Polaris began in the autumn of 1993 in the Hyde Park area of Leeds.
acoustic rock folk
acoustic blues
Crimson Tide are a 5 piece metal/post-hardcore band from leeds with influences such as atreyu, funeral for a friend and metallica
Two tracks of melodic punk from ex-members of 46 Itchy. Thankfully the band have forgotten about their cheeky ska past and graced us with 2 smashing tracks of hook laden melodic punk raawk.
alternative
Band Profile: Left Right Goodnight
Dan - Guitar / Vocals Liam - Drums Don - Bass / Vocals Mert - Vocals / Synth Tint - Guitar / Synth
Band Profile: The Yorkshire Rats
The Story of The Yorkshire Rats all began back in 2005, in the local watering hole known as the Counting house, a local hang out for punks, skins, and rudeboys of Pontefract.
rock funk pop
funk rock
Rock band from Bradford.
rock hardcore
We're a three piece punk/rock band from Huddersfield and we've been a band for 5 years (April 2008). Members include: Patrick Stephen - Bass guitar and lead vocals Hadyn Gibson - Lead guitar and vocals Alex Stephen - Drums
Felix Leiter: Lighter Than Leiter
"Lighter than Leiter" is a 2 track CD with "Ten to Seven" and "Learning to be Selfish" pushing out the word about this back to basics three piece band.
Desert Monkey: Made Great By A Breeze
Starting off with the title track sounding like a rougher Kyuss with furious bluesy guitar riffage and fat drums, Desert Monkey are looking like quite the heads down, balls to the wall rock band.
Simon - guitar, piano and vocals Adam - lead guitar Chris - bass Dave - drums Well except for colplday and the music, and of course blazin squad, the british music scene is a shambles, where here to rock it back into shape with a mixture of melodic tunes, uplifting ballads, screaming instrementals and a lead guitarist who enjoys lying on the floor at sponge.
Band Profile: Where Skies Meet Shores
alternative emo
Parva - or Runston Parva as they were - formed in 1997 and played all across Leeds including support slots with Stiff Little Fingers at the Irish Centre.
Danny Hardwick (Lead Vocals, Guitar) Tim Richards (Backing Vocals, Guitar) Tim Burge (Lead Guitar) Phil Nickson (Bass Guitar) Dave Moorhouse (Drums) sextrafika first got together in November 2004 when Danny, Tim and Phil began writing and practicing above a bar in Leeds City Centre.
Band Profile: Bad White People
Kieran - Vocals Parksie - Guitar Paul - Guitar Olly - Bass Joe - Drums A bit strange to find a welshman, laaanndoner, coupla chester blokes, lich-vegas guitarist all joined together.
acoustic rock
indie rock
Ska tinged rock without the horn sections, verging into metal at times with growling vocals and guitars to match.
Designated Driver: Design At Edd River
Middlesex's Designated Driver do what a lot of modern Emo frat-party nu-punk rockers don't - they actually write songs that feel like they mean it rather than purely sounding good when you've got a skinful.
ska punk
Helica's demo is quite impressive. Soft guitars, rock songs with melodies, subtle drums and a gorgeous female voice.
Paul Street - Vocals Stephen Shield - Guitar Jamie Mosley - Guitar Chris Purdy - Bass / Backing Vocals Andrew Dykes - Drums / Backing Vocals Hey there music lovers, we are a new band on the scene in Leeds.
Decoration: The Thomas Pink Session
A busy yuletide schedule forced this review into 2004 and subsequently stopped it being my unsigned CD of 2003 and yet although I am sure to receive many more CDs from eager young artists in the coming months, I am unlikely to receive many that better this!
Band Profile: Medicine For The Meek
Medicine For The Meek formed in early 2007 when singer songwriter Shara Meek collaborated with some of Leeds Finest musicians.
acoustic
indie rock
Great, the new 7" single from Pop Threat shows a rawer sound, one that I've not heard from the Leeds four-piece since their self-titled EP on Mook two years ago.
rock covers
alternative indie
original folk-music with a DiY twist
This is the second time I have seen Gallo and I like them more every time. The female duo have a lot of talent between them and use guitar and saxophone to produce some lovely funky, jazzy, blusey medleys, topped off with an angelic, but strong voice that you have to notice.
rock pop blues
rock pop
This is a big-hearted CD with two very good songs. The sound is full, the tunes are strong and Matt Worall has a voice on him that draws all the attention.
Uplifting melodies and memorable riffs, the band will be showcasing their new music at venues around Leeds soon.
Craig McGown - Drums, vocals Matt Bowman - Lead guitar, vocals Ray McGown - Double bass, lead vocals Neil McGown - Guitar, vocals
The Wedding Present: Interstate 5
In 1997 The Wedding Present was put on hold while Leeds favourite Indie son embarked on a new path exploring strings, flutes, film scores, sweet melodies and a lesser degree of big guitar.
Band Profile: The Pattern Theory
The Pattern Theory was formed in 2006 by Carl Carlson (Guitar), Lukas Creswell-Rost (Guitar), James Yates (Drums) and Danny Laycock (Bass).
Lisa Brown are a bit of a surprise. With that name you expect a solo female acoustic guitar type thing going off but it's nothing of the sort.
The first and best thing you notice about fsor is the passion they have for the tunes they're playing.
indie rock
Music people can get their stomp on to!
The Four Planes... staple diet is chilled, laidback post-rock. Laid bare and unobtrusive at times, luxurious with rich guitar edginess at others, always alleviating and utterly brilliant.
A strange record this. There's a sort of lilting rural tune to it, but some almost clumsy chord changes going on underneath and an over-hit acoustic guitar (what is with big stars making expensive Gibsons sound like Yamaha beginner guitars?).
Gus - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Bob - Guitar, Vocals Nan - Bass, Vocals, Flute Jay - Keyboards, Vocals Sam - Drums, Vocals Like the West Yorkshire Monkees.
Dean Roy Holmes - lead vocals + bass Chris Kipper Summers - lead guitar Bryan Bell - rhythm guitar Phil Rhodes - drums From Pudsey in Leeds, 45 Revolutions formed in 2003 and have already played the many respected venues in and around the Leeds area including The Cockpit, Joseph's Well, Rios in Bradford and The Dry Bar in Manchester.
Hey dismals, cheer up. It's Tract to the rescue. They refuse to enjoy dross, shit or reality TV. They make a lovely fresh noise with bass, guitar, drums and two fine voices.
"Lonely" imbeds itself in my head immediately. Unfortunately it's because it has the worst guitar lick ever.
Vocalist/guitarist Dan Pearce, bass player Pete Green and drummer Chris Smith are throwing their hearts into Zealous.
The Smokestacks are... Will: vocals / lead guitar Joel: vocals / rhythm guitar Owen: bass Ben: keyboards Tom: drums / vocals Formed in 2003 in the Level 5 Burns Ward of Leeds General Infirmary, after being struck by rock lightning, The Smokestacks have been perfecting their sound around various Leeds venues ever since.
Band Profile: Erin's Third Incident
Erin's Third Incident are at the moment a three-piece (soon to be a five-piece) indie/punk band, with influences ranging from oasis to the white stripes to green day, the list goes on.
The Music Roll Exchange: Untitled
The Music Roll Exchange (North London with Huddersfield connections) have their chief blurb-writer primed to start abbreviating the name (they shall be known as TMRE) before anybody has heard of their carefully chosen long name.
Fifth Goodbye: This Is My Impression EP
Sadly, I cannot remember back to my experimentation with guitar playing so the name of the guitar effects used to open Bandstand escapes me, so for my lack of technical knowledge I do apologise.
Band Profile: The Superlatives
indie punk
acoustic
The Music: You Might As Well Try To Fuck Me EP
"You Might As Well Try To Fuck Me" is the debut release from Leeds' The Music on the Hut label, and, put bluntly, is a blinding tune.
indie rock
Rich (vocals/guitar) and Jonny (drums) played with Rick (bass) and Dave (guitar). They recorded an album called "Four" (released 2002).
Libero are a four piece hailing from the small hamlet of Wakefield comprising of Matt Yates on vocals and guitar, Dan Yates on lead guitar, Tracey Fox on bass and Ian Cawthorne on drums.
dub ska
As imaginative as the title is, this most solo of solo projects (being entirely composed and played by Mr Evans) is a rather drab collection of naively written and flatly performed demos.
Band Profile: Johnny Poindexter
Johnny Poindexter's music was often described as bleak, bold, beautiful, and anything inbetween. Safe to say, you wouldn't find it down the disco.
Band Profile: Falling With Angels
post-hardcore emo
Keeping in tune with the current fascination of resurrecting Britpop, Pioneers arrive with their brand on melodic pop songs, centred around jangly guitars, blistering vocals and fuzzy organ.
Electric Mud Generator: Souls of Infinity
Appropriately with a name containing the word "mud" this is a dirty throaty blues rock stab from the Leeds outfit.
Powerful, angular, mid paced post-hardcore 90's style.
Tremulous Monk: Sparkle Like Your Shoes
The monk in question is York boy Chris Wilkinson. After building his own studio in his hometown he set about recording several EPs which lead to the release of this album.
Bifta Smoking Eskimos: The Columbian Cold EP
We now have a scoop the NME would love to get their hands on, Richard Ashcroft formerly of The Verve and currently enjoying a bafflingly successful solo career has sneaked over to Huddersfield and recorded an EP in secret, working under the name Bifta Smoking Eskimos.
Milf are a three-piece Bradford band and have been plying their trade for over 4 years now, since they were 14, and bring us a truly fantastic four-track EP.
Band Profile: The Western Front
indie rock
John Paley - Vocals / Bass Mike Paley - Drums Rob Triffett - Guitar Will Grinder - Guitar We originally formed in October 2005 and recorded our first demo in May 2006.
Leeds-based misanthropic death/black metal
The Palms really fit the modern day bill with their take on the current Indie rock / dance scene ala Kasabian, but one or too vocal production issues and an occasional penchant for misguided fret-wanking hold them back from hitting the full throttle.
Cheer Up Mungo Hump and the Daddy Special: Untitled
'Sonic instigator' opens this CD with an infectious guitar riff, funky bassline and a vocalist that can actually sing.
This 3 song debut from York students The Calvo Contract is "grunge-metal"... so that'll be rock then.
les Flames!: Mutley, 1, From Essex
"We've got the rock, we've got the roll, we've got the sounds to get you excited, we've got the rock, we've got the roll, come on let's go!" sing the les Flames!
This CD looks pretty enough, with a visual clash of romantic guitar in woodland, gurning space alien baby and splodgy studio snaps of the artists at work.
Zandra Klievens - Vocals Jordan Radcliffe - Guitar Jack Haigh - Bass Sam Marns - Drums David Barber - Guitar Shoegaze guitars and ethereal vocals are a well proven combination, and The ABC Club don't put a step wrong to disprove this.
indie rock
Band Profile: Lower Cases And Capitals
Lower Cases And Capitals are a band from small town Pudsey, Leeds who deliver energetic, melodic, up-beat songs which are aimed at both a young and older audience.
'Beat of Blue' begins in earnest with a hardcore thrashing guitar introduction, but then it all turns out a bit light-hearted.
Band Profile: Friends of the Family
Drums - Chris Jackson Bass - John Summers Vocals / Guitar - Michael Burton Guitar / Vocals - Benjamin Dunn Formed at the tail end of 2004, Friends of the Family are a collective of songwriters who met while studying for one degree or another at the University of Bradford.
There isn't a great deal that inspires on this 5 track EP. Opening song Perfume is about as good as it gets, with what seems to be their big song - it's as watered down as stadium rock gets.
El Cartel, are a band made up from a university project which shortly afterwards evolved into an actual band.
Down tuned guitars and bass - relentless drumming, raging eclectic vocals. I love this EP. First song "Glutton for Punishment" kicks off with a clean sounding guitar chord into some serious riffage.
Taken from the forthcoming 5-track EP, Take A Holiday is one of Juxtaposition's more accessible songs.
The Tennessee Traincrash: Untitled
Yes!. It's very good. Panic over. Notes as follows: Magazine: is "Run, Run, Run" interfering with "Born to be Wild" up against a wall in a Leeds back lane.
Leeds-based rock band.
It's been a while since I first listened to this CD. When I received it, I used to play it whenever I was trying to relax, it has that sort of ambience to it.
The common man's James Blunt, but with better lyrics is how I would describe Ali Whitton as he opened up a remarkable acoustic based night at the Mixing Tin.
When I received this EP from Dave I knew absolutely nothing about Hatch or their music so this is a new experience for me!
Formed autumn 2004, Baseburner will stop at nothing to get their music heard. When asked what they play the four piece outfit simply reply 'RAWK!' and get over excited.
Eighteen, taken from the excellent recent debut "Give Me A Wall" showcases a subtly different side to ¡Forward, Russia!
The Bribes have a sound which can be described as quirky and upbeat. A driving sound which instantly grabs you by the lugs and kicks you in the stones, leaving you heaving in a pile by the side of the road waiting for another kicking.
10 Days: The Future is Unwritten
"10 Days are one of the truly original bands on the underground currently." "Ten Days are a trio to be at the forefront of the next generation of alt.guitar bands in this city." With chronic press notices like those any band is going to struggle to make an impression.
Ben Kweller used to be the frontman of mid-nineties US grunge-pop act Radish, a band he formed when he was just 12 years old.
Hailing from the same village as myself, Session X arrive on the Leeds scene and rip through four tracks of furious funk tinged soulful tunes, guaranteed to have either a foot tapping or a head nodding.
funk jazz pop
The most striking thing about this single is how it takes seemingly disparate parts of guitar-based pop music from the last 25 years and turns them into a rolling, modern blast of a song.
The coolest and at the same time most disturbing CD cover I've seen in a while contains a gem of a rock track.
Not bad beginner stuff. But a long way from ready to roll up the slithering pile of shite that is modern popular music.
Cheap Thrills was recorded at Sunnybank Studios in June of this year. Tracks are: "Run or Die", "Lesbian Pleasure", "Dirty USA", "Country Song" and "Salvation".
Michael Mallinson Launch Party
New rising accoustic singer songwriter michael mallinson gets to gig with some of leeds heaveywait Musicians
Nutronstars: Melody Rules Everything (Handclaps and Fuzz)
If Carter USM had written theme tunes for midweek BBC family sitcoms, then it would have sounded somewhat like Nutronstars.
The aptly titled "EP One" is the first of 3 that will be released over the next twelve months from Brighton debutants Nothing.
Michael Rossiter: Like a Green Moray on a National Path
A very relaxing chilled out effort from Michael Rossiter, this roughly recorded demo is something of a little gem, sounding like the backing music for Watercolour Challenge or any other relaxing daytime show for your grandparents.
Little Japanese Toy: Calling Disused Numbers
This is a very nice single from the Star Harbour label. It tucks right into the New Art Underground as if Chicago or Montreal were just up the road.
Dan Pearson - Vox/Guitar Sean Hatherley - Lead Guitar Mike Neilson - Drums Scott Coutts - Bass/Vox The Signs are here to stay..four talented and charismatic musicians brought together by a love of soaring melodies, roaring guitars and seismic drums, the boys have a knack for creating radio-friendly choruses made to be sung around stadiums around the world.
My Morning Jacket: Sweatbees EP
Ok, lets get it out of the way. The Flaming Lips. There, I said it. It's something My Morning Jacket are going to have to live with; people will always make comparisons.
"You Alight: Reduction" with an out of tune guitar isn't a great first impression, but as the tune kicks in it has quite a nice hook to it.
There must be something in the water down in Derby, as Umlaut recorded this three track EP down in the mid(ish)lands.
Staerimto can be described as lush, poignant, quirky folk. In this DIY solo effort lead by John Perry there are moments of brilliance and also emptiness.
The Bellrays: The Red, White and Black
The down and dirty bass guitar riff of "Remember" kicks off this second Poptones offering from The Bellrays before some rolling drums interrupt proceedings along with strangled guitar for company and then we're off into a rifftastic headlong dash to the chorus.
Band Profile: Your New Antique
indie alternative
The Features: The way it's meant to be
Never one to shy away from publically stating the bleedin' unobvious - some might say to leave our readers in a state of confusion - I'll say that for significant portions of The Features' new single The way it's meant to be they remind me of Mclusky.
Finch: Bitemarks and Bloodstains
"Now I'm stealing her body and taking her home". Nate Barcalow has issues. Finch mean business with 'Bitemarks & Bloodstains', lifted from already released album number 2 'Say Hello To Sunshine'.
Last Night's TV: Better Than That
This CD was a challenge to me as I am not used to reviewing acoustic material but I thought I would give it a go.
The Killers: All These Things That I've Done
The Killers are probably the most aptly-named band around at the moment, after having whipped, bludgeoned and slayed their way across the British music scene with sharp ties and nicely-pressed trousers.
folk acoustic
thrash metal
Formed from the remnants of two of the most popular bands to come out of the Wharfe valley in ten years - The Blankets and The Lash.
indie rock
The Chiara L's, named aptly after front-woman Chiara Lucchini, are a sprightly, naïve, fun, bundle of scratchy guitar pop.
Five-piece who formed together in their first year at Nottingham Uni. Through shared influences and ideas of what is perceived as good started playing together.
Band Profile: Frankie Eisenhower
country blues rock
This is an interesting idea. Monte Carlo are filling three CD-Rs with songs, and giving them all away at live gigs and through their website.
alternative
Samsa are a not unappealing proposition, given to guitar blasts and lyrical outpourings that are - at least - comprehensible.
There are six tracks of home-made music-like stuff here. Track 6 is called "Danube" and it lasts for 17 minutes and 28 seconds.
indie pop rock
Mommy & Daddy: Live How You Listen
I read the biog and listened to the CD; I read the biog again and listened again; I re-checked the biog and listened a couple more times; I gave it to a friend - he read the biog and listened, he also re-read the biog and listened again; We both turned to each other and shrugged!
Appropriately here is a review of a song called "Summer" just as the weather turns wet and cold... no hang on it's always been wet and cold.
indie pop
acoustic
Pete's Sake: If that's what you really want
CD single from this Welsh 4-piece, pretty straight up SoCal sounding pop punk. Complete with American accent.