The month-long Blogtober Festival got underway at The Finsbury this weekend with two nights, curated by For Folk's Sake and Young & Aspiring, that set a high bar for the remaining 29 shows
Read MoreListen/review: Team Picture – Birthday Blues
Just as you’re beginning to fear Team Picture’s adherence to brute-force krautrock has left them as aggressively inflexible as the Russian football experience, they rustle up a spine-tingling flourish.
Read MoreWatch/review: Thylacine – Train
The naturally progressive oscillation of 'Train' is weighted with a hefty, housey kick and sustained keyboard chord changes that announce your next destination as Ambient Trance
Read MoreLost In Transmission 6
Presenting a quintet of fresh tracks evenly executed by six-string and synth but unified by heavyweight intent. After all, ain't it time you gave your ears a January workout...
Read MoreListen/review: Trudy – Baby I'm Blue
Trudy guitarist Olly Taylor's lively fretwork is what sets ‘Baby I’m Blue’ (along with the rest of the Scouse trio’s output so far) above and beyond the competition.
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Listen/review: Tempers – Trains
The music kicks in at a heart-racing tempo that has the whole track moving, your heart pumping and your blood constantly at the edge of your skin.
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Watch/review: This Is The Kit – Silver John
"Listen closer and there’s a composite of swirling instrumentation and subtle harmonics packed into ‘Silver John’’s backing. And that’s before we get to the effortlessly comforting timbre of Stables’ folksome vocal"
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Live review: Trampolene at Koko 25/4/15
To anyone unfamiliar with the Swansea-formed, North London-based Trampolene, they could appear to be another mid-noughties indie revival heard-it-all-before bore, three guys with shaggy haircuts wielding guitars in skinny jeans, but as soon as frontman Jack Jones opens his mouth, it is obvious that ‘Pigeon Detectives part two’, they are not.
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Watch: Twin Hidden – Join Hands
Twin Hidden continue to impress us here at Lost In The Manor. Originally from Manchester and now based in London, these lads write songs that are beautifully crafted and laden with great harmonies.
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Listen / Review: Tied To The Mast – Humble Pie
Perhaps the finest under-the-radar rock outfit in the UK, Tied To The Mast furnish their multi-guitar attack and fervent rhythm section with a melodic versatility facilitated by a triumvirate of skilled singer-songwriters.
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Watch: Traams - Selma
One of the summer’s hotly anticipated releases is Traams’ new EP, ‘Cissa’. After an abrasive tour across Europe with indie heroes Wire, Traams made their mark on SxSW and gathered a global fan base thanks to a mix of art-rock that would make Stephen Malkmus’ hairdresser happy for eternity.
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Watch: Terminal Gods - Cold Life
The first time I witnessed the divine intervention of Terminal Gods was at The Bull & Gate a couple of years ago, supporting LA rockers Queen Kwong.
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