Julia Mason

With Maxïmo Park’s debut album the Mercury nominated A Certain Trigger, singer and lyricist Paul Smith pinned his socio-political colours to the mast. “A new direction, a new dawn, consider this my informal complaint…don’t waste your life, just go outside,” he sang on “Signal and Sign” encouraging listeners to get up, stand up and act […] More

Lets cut to the chase: “I Didn’t Love You When I Said I Did and I Don’t Now.”  Why have a fancy title for a song when actually you should simply state it as it is—just like in relationships, right? This is the title of the new song by Dublin-based trio Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra, […] More

Dave Grohl looks like a guy who doesn’t struggle with pressure. With a career full of highs and lows, tragedy and joy, loss and achievement, the music flows through his veins. Heck, even a broken leg didn’t stop him performing. Falling off a stage two songs into a set in Sweden in 2015 he had […] More

The Luka State are a name I have been hearing more and more, and let me tell you right here, right now, they rock… With a plethora of post-punk bands currently releasing albeit incredible music, this is something different. An indie rock band whose debut album Fall In Fall Out was released 29 January 2021 […] More

With a drummer who is just 14 years old, it would be easy to dismiss Colchester-based four-piece Anorak Patch as a novelty, but this would be to completely underestimate their talent. Keyboardist Effie Lawrence formed the group in late 2019 with high school friends Luca Ryland (drums) and brother Oscar (guitar), along with bass player […] More

The debut album Uppers by London based 4-piece TV Priest is released on 5 February 2021 on Sub Pop, and it has so much to say. Packed full of commentary and ideas evolved and delivered through the filter of punk and its DIY ethos—it wakes you up both physically in the music and emotionally with […] More

The all-female New York trio Palberta release Palberta5000 this week. “While punk music was our first love, pop music has become our fixation.” — Palberta And such intoxicating music is created with that fusion of influences. Palberta5000 is full of glorious harmonies but at the same time spikey guitars. 16 tracks on an album with […] More

What we’re really looking forward to in 2021 are new records from some of the best bands around right now. Here, Julia Mason talks to The Lounge Society whose debut single “Generation Game” grabbed attention in 2020. The Lounge Society have new music you need to listen out for in 2021. Being an independent musician […] More

What we’re really looking forward to in 2021 are new records from some of the best bands around right now. Here, Julia Mason talks to Karla Chubb from Dublin based band SPRINTS, whose debut EP, Manifesto, you need to listen out for in 2021. Being an independent musician was hard even before COVID-19 brought the […] More