Single review: Tom Forbes – Turpentine
Taking influence from both Prince and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Forbes pitches pop vocals with funky bass lines to produce a song that struts and shakes.
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reviews
Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.
Album review: Johnny Foreigner stick to winning formula on ‘Mono No Aware’
Now on album number three, Johnny Foreigner know their strengths and continue to hone them.
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Review: Moon Duo mesmerise Hare & Hounds crowd
Birmingham based, Victories at Sea along with San Francisco’s psychedelic fuzz masters, Moon Duo, ensured everyone at The Hare and Hounds grooved their hearts out on a Friday night.
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EP review: Semantics paint it black on self-titled record
Propelled by brooding basslines plucked straight from the post-punk rulebook, ‘Semantics’ is an opaque, but inviting, listen, creating swathes of mystery.
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Review: Grimes ups her game at packed Birmingham show
Grimes dazzles the crowd with a whole new stage show including dancers and a brand new line up of musicians. Support comes from her keyboard player HANA.
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Review: Washington legends The Melvins take over the Rainbow Warehouse
The walls of Digbeth shook on 22nd June when Washington’s sludge rock legends, The Melvins, played an hour and a half set at The Rainbow Warehouse.
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Review: Killer Wave bring a night of psychedelia to the Hare and Hounds
Local Promoters, Killer Wave, worked their magic by delivering a four band line-up to please the ears of psychedelic music fans.
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Review: The Cribs conquer Coventry Kasbah once again
The Cribs love affair with Coventry continues ahead of their busy summer festival schedule as they play The Kasbah for the sixth time.
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Review: Declan McKenna shines at The Empire in Coventry
The gig affirmed that the early media attention is certainly well received and there is sure to be much more to come in the future from Declan McKenna.
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Review: Nicholas Allbrook brings psych-rock and millennial musings to the Hare & Hounds
It was a warm summer evening, the kind that psychedelic music was invented to accommodate.
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