Change. That’s what Local Natives want to get us all worked up about in their third studio album Sunlit Youth. And as the synth-y birth of Villainy kicks things off, it’s clear this quartet’s been through some pretty big changes since bringing their brand of Californian indie rock to Europe in 2010. With a battle cry of “I […]
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Album Review: Blink 182 – California
C alifornia, the new album from pop-punk legends Blink-182, is everything a comeback album should be. It blends punk guitar riffs with pop melodies and maintains the spirit of ‘zero fucks given’ that Blink are famous for. California sounds more like their old sound than anything they’ve had for a while, but it doesn’t feel regressive. […]
Album Review: Gregory Porter – Take Me To The Alley
An out-of-fashion album, but that is entirely the appeal. The rise of Californian jazz vocalist Gregory Porter over the past half a decade has been out of sync with the musical scene to say the least, however that is the exact secret to his success. With a seemingly ever present beaming smile, his self-labelled “jazz-hat” […]