When I first got sent over the new mini-album by Jack Beats, I was excited to start reviewing it. The release titled Somebody To Love  is the second mini-album release by Jack Beats, the first being Careless which was released back in September. The first track About To Get Fresh  featuring Chiddy Bang was my first experience of the mini-album and I can't say that it met my expectations. The track started w ...

A while back we reviewed DCI's EP Take Me With You with a huge amount of pleasure. We've now had the chance to interview Ben Philcox from the group, about their future, their tech and some of their inspirations. HUNOW: Take Me With You is very emotive. What is the meaning behind the title of the EP and the tracks that it is comprised of? Ben: Funny you should ask about that as Take Me With You is actually a ...

A thoughtful rendition played on the guitar emerges from a unique creation of what sounds like a cross between an old clock and a UFO landing - This is the unique soundscape that is Dawn Chorus Ignites. Dawn Chorus Ignites was created by Ben Philcox and Mat Cook. This band creates music which is instrumental guitar based post-rock/shoegaze. With this being their third EP following some previous sell-out EPs ...

"Raise the sails and face the storms, when everything else fails they'll return to port" These are just a few of the unique lyrics on Edd Lanes recently released EP - The Sailors Escape. Coming from the Westcountry (UK) this is a rare gem in terms of it being a genuinely easy to listen to piece of contemporary folk. For many people the entire genre of folk in all its forms is thought of as a specialist genr ...