Tagged: DOLLARS TO POUNDS
Dollars to Pounds: Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler
It’s Christmas! So instead of writing about new music from the UK I decided to share a cup of tea with Emmy The Great and Tim Wheeler from Ash to talk about their winter warmer … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Fixers
Oxford quintet Fixers played their first show two years ago. They performed Christmas covers, wore Santa hats and singer Jack Goldstein’s mom handed out festive home-baked goods. From the ashes of various local bands singer … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Two Inch Punch
Before Ben Ash graduated from The Brit Academy’s Trinity College, where he was studying music, he sent hundreds of letters to labels and creative companies offering up his services as a songwriter for free. Only … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Deptford Goth
Several things crossed my mind when I first heard the gently manipulated vocals, pin-drop pings and synth-swathes of Deptford Goth’s “Real Love Fantasy”: Yes! Does he love Mariah Carey? (Note the node to Mariah’s “Fantasy” … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Lianne La Havas
I love a girl who will openly discuss female facial hair. Interview done, coffee drained and talk turns to what a girl should do about a hairy upper lip. “Bleach,” I say. “Threading!” counters Lianne … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Mozart Parties
It’s been just over a year since 23-year-old James Bennett composed his first song as Mozart Parties. From the isolation of the village Kirkby Lonsdale, located in England’s verdant, mountainous Lake District, Bennett found himself … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: NZCA/LINES
The first time I heard Michael Lovett’s music I was shocked. Up until a year ago I knew the 24-year-old as the bassist for Your Twenties, the quite brilliant London (by way of Totnes) indie-pop … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Big Deal
When an audience watches Big Deal, glasses make it only midway to mouths and conversations fall away to a hushed silence. Hiding behind hair and guitars, Kacey Underwood and Alice Costelloe’s combined power lies in … read more »
Video: Spector, “What You Wanted”
The first time I caught Spector live it was in Dalston pool club Efes. It was full to the gills with singer Fred’s indie heroes. More on that here, in their recent Dollars to Pounds … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Elephant
Yes, there are a lot of boy-girl duos around these days. Kisses, Tennis, Summer Camp, Cults, Big Deal and Cat’s Eyes. They all sound different and fantastic in their own ways but the common vibe … read more »
