Well, in one week I’ve undertaken a back operation (recovery is back on track after a wobble) and had a great response to my appeal for contributors to the site. After asking those interested to write a review, I gave them a number of options of local artists. All three successful respondents chose to write ...

Well, this was unexpected. A package sent from The Neon Tigers. It appears they have been busy in the studio, putting some gloriously shiny polish on four tracks which make up their debut ep Friends, three of which (to the best of my knowledge) were previously available sans polish. Now here’s a band who know ...

‘Fazell’s Garden’ is the new single by Bournemouth based band Kinnie The Explorer. The single displays a band that have delved further into their minds, creating a low-fi psychedelic experience. Opening with a quiet ominous guitar tone, it then floats through a trippy melody. With gentle pick ups and come downs, formed by the lyrics ...

Duninadé is the brand new album by Toupé, recorded in a day at the Ranch Production House just outside Southampton. With the band taking an enforced break due to Karl Evans swanning off to Oz for a year, Grant Sharkey’s focus appears to have been very much on his beloved Chapter One Bookshop. Anyone who ...

First up, apologies to Powdered Cows for this long overdue review. Second up, I’m glad I was given the nudge to submit these words as I’ve very much enjoyed discovering this debut album over the last few weeks. Not all of it mind, but certainly more than I expected after the first few listens. Martin ...