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By Eleanor Stammeijer (@ElStammjamm) Indie folk meets electronic, the ‘celestial pop’ or Farao’s Till It’s All Forgotten is a vocally hypnotic, texturally rich release. Helmed by Grammy Award Winner Andrew Scheps, known for his work with artists like Lana Del Ray and Hozier, Farao walks an airier and more other-worldly line, an essence that is laced throughout its tracks. There are moments in Till It’s All Forgotten that aim to disarm. Kari Jahnsen’s emotional vocals provide a counterpoint to the harsher...

By Grant Bailey (@GrantDBailey) The lens through which FKA twigs gazes on the world is a twisted one. A collision of experimental noise and sugary melody, high fashion, body horror, contortion and mutated R&B; this is M3LL155X. The latest EP/video project from FKA twigs, M3LL155X arrives with the assured cool of an auteur secure in their vision. In many ways the EP is business as usual for twigs; electronic R&B distorted through a prism of progressive pop as lyrics drape over...

This week, Strictly Come Dancing's Jeremy Vine talks about his Strictly makeover, or Strictlification With its sequinned costumes, spray tans, top hats and sparkly shoes, the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing is renowned and loved for its dramatic makeovers and fairly tale costumes. Now, the Strictly contestant Jeremy Vine has revealed just what the process of ‘Strictlification’, as it is apparently named behind the scenes, involves. Writing on his official website http://jeremyvine.tv, the BBC Radio 2 presenter reveals that when he...

A gig photographer needs to be made of sturdy stuff. A dedicated tog must have the will to heft their gear on a nightly basis to the best (read: rowdiest) shows in town, risking lens and limb for the killer shot. All of the above – not a problem for Canterbury’s Rich Broome, a seasoned gig photographer who’s more than prepared for the rough-and-tumble of a hardcore club show. Having just completed a successful stint at this year’s Hevy Fest,...

By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) Ranging from tales of never-ending love to nightmare party situations, Wirral-based foursome Hooton Tennis Club have made a heart-on-sleeve debut album. As consistency goes, HTC are the kings. As you progress through twelve tracks of wonderful titles, the slacker-pop of Howler and ‘I Should Coco’-era Supergrass springs to mind as Highest Point In Cliff Town gives us a breadth of skater-boy indie jams. ‘I’m Not Going Roses Again’ give us insight into a particularly disastrous night...

The weather has turned, festival season is in its death throes, and the debut from USA Nails is on its way, writhing and retching its way towards us in a haze of weird dread. TLE were at ArcTanGent this year to catch the band's set and soak up their darkly humorous and nihilistic noise-rock. The new tracks aired there had us feeling all tingly inside, like a water balloon filled with tapeworms. Hopefully the video for 'I Am Normal' will...

By Daniel Mackenzie (@EkcaLiena) Another year reaches the point where wind is not welcome relief from sun but a frown-inducing reminder of the coming cold, and another brand new festival arrives on the shores of Brighton. 2014 saw the one-day experimental sound and performance art extravaganza that was Fort Process; this year Brighton Alternative Jazz Festival seeks to address the heinous mainstream festival mislabelling that has irked followers of the genre's more faithful shades. BAJF will somewhat prestigiously occupy The Old...

Jemima Surrender's Millie doesn't seem to have much luck on dinner dates. The grunge-pop trio's latest video sees the band's lead playing host to a gallery of unusual guests, most of whom are severely lacking in table manners. Take a look below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfvOP8yq7Xg&feature=youtu.be 'Or Anyone' is the second track to be revealed from their forthcoming debut album, The Uninhabited World, due for release on 19th October. The album launch will take place at the Louisiana on 22nd October, where Jemima Surrender will...

By Declan Roberts (@DeclanMR) Savageness isn’t a word you’d want affiliated with yourself, but Yannis and co. embrace that very nature on fourth album What Went Down. It isn’t until you hear all ten songs that you understand their desire to be so brutal. As they honed hard-hitting rock on Holy Fire, Foals have never looked back from the wilderness. The title track opener is unforgiving to the eardrums as the battering ram cacophony of Oxford’s finest break down walls...