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I'm not entirely sure what an Augustine is, but after the first ten seconds of 'Juarez,' I want to know. Billy McCarthy's voice is a powerful haunting instrument, and as the track...

One way to make it easy for others to figure out exactly what your band is about to give yourself a name which reveals a great deal about the content and style of your music. Of...

There's nothing like a bit of mystery to get a reviewer intrigued by a band. Whilst a good press release is always helpful, sometimes something comes through with next to no...

Deathline. It's a word which immediately grabs your attention, carrying with it sinister connotations, and on a musical level carrying the suggestion of a thrashing whirlwind of a...

There are many ways to get attention as an up-and-coming band. One is to adopt a ridiculous gimmick, another is to blag your way onto the bill for a huge act and feed off the...

It's a brave person indeed who announces their arrival with a take on The Supremes' 'You Keep Me Hangin' On.' It's an even braver soul who has the nerve to take that classic track,...

Based on the press release, there's plenty of opportunity for We Barbarians to crash and burn. Just for a taster, there are references to German plays, 'thoughtful minimalism,'...

Allow me to introduce you to Portasound. Strange name, reminiscent of Portishead maybe? Perhaps, but don't expect the same thing is terms of aesthetic. This is not dreamy abstract...

There are plenty of female singers about at the moment, the problem being that a decent portion of them are more interested in the image and the lifestyle of a musician than the...

Folk. What does it even mean any more? In some circles it's a dirty word, the likes of Mumford & Sons portrayed as dirty diluters who have dragged to genre down to profit...

According to 'Follow Baby,' the new single from Birmingham four-piece PEACE, they're 'gonna live forever.' Whilst such a claim may be a little unrealistic, on the basis of their...

Three from Devon, two from London and a Yorkshireman – the biography of Yes Sir Boss sounds like the opening line to a particularly bad regional joke, but there is absolutely...

Every once in a while, I get an email through with absolutely no information about a band other than a name, a happy-go-lucky PR throwing something in sans press release in the...

Imagine a boxer, sweating blood in the gym and pounding a heavy bag in preparation for his next fight. Now imagine a soulful singer-songwriter, perched on a stool on stage as he...

Bedford may not be the heartland of the British music scene, but since 2008, there has been at least one group of people determined to change that. Step forward Don Broco, the...