May 17 2021
Intimate and melodic, God is the next single from versatile artist Jack Hinks. The latest instalment in a series of thematically linked releases which explore the different stages of grief, 'God' represents the bargaining stage, touching on themes such as…
Apr 30 2021
Be still my beating (black) heart: a single from Ember Quine. Yes, I am wearing black eyeliner as I type this and yes, I will be watching a show about vampires when I finish writing. Goth, innit.
With an…
Apr 22 2021
When I started this blog up last year, I considered reviewing Rosie Bans' frankly audacious debut album, Identify Yourself, because seriously - who makes a debut album that polished? Outrageous. But I wanted to keep the focus more…
Mar 24 2021
Brooding and unconventional with a hint of optimism: it's time to dive Into The Unknown with Jonni Slater.
2020 was uncharted territory for all of us: a global pandemic unlike anything in living memory, the fierce momentum of the Black…
Mar 8 2021
As befits my status as a recovering goth, I often find myself captivated by the darker side of art and music, the stories less often told. Perhaps it's just that there's something singularly mesmerising to me in hearing a new…
Mar 4 2021
I sat for about two hours trying to work out how to begin this post. Should I focus on the album itself? The seemingly inexhaustible enthusiasm Fiona Liddell has for the Scottish music scene? Or the broader social issue this…
Feb 16 2021
Generator is the new -
No, hold on. In case I start gushing and sound like a complete sycophant, I should really preface this by saying that I absolutely love synthwave. I love retro electronic sounds in music, I love…
Dec 19 2020
A regular fear I entertain, after every song I write, is: what if that's it, the last one? What if I've got no more music left in me after this?
But I'm nothing if not stubborn, and quite often I…
Dec 4 2020
Freckles was the first single from Belfast-born artist Mima Merrow, released ahead of her debut EP, Good Grief. I have had the track on repeat since it came out and now I would quite like you all to listen…
Dec 1 2020
A big fan of Becci's sometimes soaring, sometimes ethereal first album, I was looking forward to the 2020 release of her second album for months before it dropped. And honestly, I wish I had some dramatic introduction here, in which…