Here at The Blue Walrus, we’ve all been massive fans of Mumford & Sons since the boys first hit the road a couple of years back, so much so that there was almost a punch up when I beat Tim to it and featured the band here not so long ago. Seeing them at the Cambridge Junction on Sunday marked the fifth time I’ve gone out to see the band play, and the boys are still absolutely magnificent.
Made up of four multi-instrumentalists who are talent-soaked up to their very pretty …

To continue his reign as one of my favourite artists of the moment, Max McElligot (better known as Wolf Gang) has another single being lined up for release next month. This time he started it off with some rolling drums before simple piano, classic 80s synths and pop-disco voiced ooh and aahs, and another catchy as fuck chorus. One more pop wonder from this canine pack.
‘The King & All of His Men’ is out on 7″ and digitally on November 16th on Hit Club, and propped up with a dizzying …

Baby Monster did one of the damn perfect remixes on the Wolf Gang’s ‘Pieces of You’ single a couple of months ago and are now back with something a little more personal, with their first solo release in ‘Ultra Violence and Beethoven’. And what a stunner it is. It’s slightly reminiscent of MGMT but a lot darker and almost industrial in parts. And then there are the soaring vocals of the chorus that could be Sigur Ros. Rhythm, synths, depth and wonders. ‘Beautiful’.
Ultra Violence and Beethoven is released on 50 …

Danielle, who runs the wonderful Music is art, has been running a series of posts where she approaches a few fellow music bloggers for a project with the brief
“tell me about a moment, a song and what it meant to you”
A couple of weeks ago she got in contact with yours truly and today the fruits of this has come to light. You can see my thoughts and memories along with those from the fine folk at Sheena Beaston, Lost at Sea, Rachel and the City, and Blendeta over here. …

Saturday 3rd October brings round two for my visits to The Warehouse Project this season. Tonight’s line-up features two of the scenes heavy hitters – Simian Mobile Disco and Boys Noize. Those who’ve been lucky enough to see Simian Mobile Disco play live know that their shows are like no other, it’s safe to say I am just a little bit excited to see their infamous ‘Rave Stack’ get another outing. The same goes for Boys Noize, I looked on in awe last year as Alex Ridha well and truly …

It is always fantastic for me to see great new bands come out of cities and town where I have history. That may be Glasgow, Edinburgh and London for the most part, but in The Candle Thieves we have a cutesy indie duo coming out of Peterborough, very close to where I spent the majority of my school years. But that doesn’t mean my support of them isn’t warranted. In The Sunshine EP they have put together 4 tracks of blissful toy-inspired indie pop.
They get straight into the child-song-like …