Gaze Is Ghost - Revolvere
Phil - “It’s got that sparseness., but it’s also like a bit of a whispy grandiose epic as well… Maybe like a pared back London Grammar… If were talking about Northern Irish acts it shares some of the more mainstream DNA of somebody like Katharine Philippa.”
Rigsy - “I can say very confidently that I think Gaze is Ghost is better than London Grammar. I can engage with Gaze is Ghost a little bit more”
Hounds
of Alaska – Hey Matador
Phil - “This is a little bit
different than the last track. His vocal sort of reminded me of… Ryan Jarman
from The Cribs. It almost feels like this is the beginning, it feels like he’s
still trying to search for his sound.”
Rigsy - “He’s on a journey and we’re
enjoying that journey with him.”
The
Bedroom - Basquiat
Phil - “It’s a one person project
and he plays everything live. Owen’s quite artsy… There’s lots of really wicked
visuals and stuff that go along with it… The music that he makes is so
incredibly diverse. He’s got a really good essence for playing stuff that’s
accessible but also quite left field.”
Martha
Ffion - Sugar Coat
Rigsy - “Always a good sign
whenever we pick a different track off the EP than what is sort of suggested to
us. Nice 60’s vibe to this, deliberately scrappy production… All about the voice
though.”
Phil - “It’s a little bit low-fi, but it completely and utterly adds
as a facet to the vibe of the song.”
One
Known – JST BKZ
Phil - “This track’s incredible
isn’t it? It almost sounds like the best computer game never made. He’s an
incredibly proficient and passionate producer. I just really gravitate towards
music as excellently put together as this track JST BKZ.”
Rigsy - “It’s so
simple to a point… but there is just something there.”
Hare
Squead – Underground Binih
Phil - “They’re just
making really chilled out almost mid-school era Hip Hop music. Incredibly young
and they’ve done quite a lot. Yeah, I was really vibe’in off that”
Rigsy - “I
love it. I’m surprised we haven’t stumbled upon that until now. That’s something
we’ll certainly be revisiting.”
The
Sass – Supposed To Be A Party
Rigsy - “the lead
track from an EP that’s due next month. We like this because there’s no frills…
Just straight up pop punk. This is great”
Phil - “This is the music I grew up
on. It’s very ballsy, very blokey.”