- David Adair
Profile
I am 26 and interested in pursuing a career in Journalism. I enjoy a variety of music, reading, writing, films (Green Mile is my fav)
Reviews:
We Are Augustines - Juarez Single Review- Ryan Adams and Bruce Springsteen flavoured blues rock tainted vocals revolve around a fuzzed up electric guitar grind, ‘Juarez’. This dusky, homage paying to a Mexican town resting...
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Mothlite - Dark Ages Album Review- A four year break between your debut and second album is usually more than enough for the often fickle music industry to forget who you are and what you sound like. However, this i...
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The Cast of Cheers - Animals Single Review- An atmospheric, tapping percussion led intro’ decorates the restrained, but demonstratively stammered vocals of Conor Adams, ‘Animals’. Roving keys adds instrumental adventure to c...
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- Ane Brun - Worship ft. Jose Gonzales Single Review
- Slow stirring acoustic waves trickle into the sombre and stern vocals of Jose Gonzales, before the sauntering Scandinavian, Ane Brun supplies some brooding clarity, ‘Worship’. Chil...
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Blood Red Shoes - Cold Single Review- A Katie-Jane Garside vocal crawl creeps up behind biting guitars, thrusting percussion and the growling backing touch of Steven Ansell, ‘Cold’. It represents a step into a heavier ...
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Sound of Guns - Angels And Enemies Album Review- Thrusting bass-lines and sparse, shuddering percussion touches blends together. It provides a platform for the edgy, defiant lead vocal attack of Nathan Metcalfe, ‘Sometimes’. Soft...
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- Amadou & Mariam - Dougou Bada Single Review
- A lost and lonesome acoustic trickle flows into a churning guitar grind paves the way for expressive, tribal vocals provided with equal measures of clarity, desperation and drama b...
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This Many Boyfriends - Starling Single Review- Striking, twisting guitar licks and rat-a-tat percussion combos threatens to morph, ‘Starling’ into a sickly “woe is me”, pop-punk throwaway of a track. That said, these Richard Bo...
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Sennen - Vultures Single Review- Driving indie builds from a chugging percussion shudder that walks hand-in-hand with a chiming guitar push, as the creeping, worrisome and quaintly haunted vocals of Larry Holmes g...
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We Are Augustines - Chapel Song Single Review- Billy McCarthy’s vocals strain, as though he has been waiting for decades to get this particular point across. Then he falls silent while a clambering tambourine, rubbing drums and...
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Mull Historical Society - City Awakenings Album Review- It’s little more than a few notes into the chiming percussion and trotting guitar led instrumental to opener, ‘Must You Make Eyes At Me Now’. That you realise how much this band, o...
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Scarlette Fever - The Great Expectations EP Review- An eerily ambient hand clapping accompaniment paves the way for the Regina Spektor being interrupted by Sheryl Crow vocals, as the expressive Scarlette Fever ponders the meaning of...
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- Laura Gibson - La Grande Single Review
- Rhythmically trotting percussion leads up to the stirring, reflective folk tinged vocals of Oregonian Laura Gibson, ‘La Grande’. Mysticism and hope meet like strangers at a saloon ...
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Ellie Lawson - Lost Without You EP Review- Pitching a stall between the vocal quirkiness of Bjork and the searching tones of Alanis Morissette, backed up by a stretching guitar push and toe tapping percussive rubs to illust...
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Little Roy - Lithium Single Review- Veteran reggae singer Little Roy plucks another plum from his Nirvana heralding album ‘Battle For Seattle’. ‘Lithium’, is the sort of track that is out there to be embellished, but...
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Swound! - In My Head Single Review- A raw and partly rousing vocal cross between The Cribs and The Sonic Youth decorates an offering that’s shrouded in rhythm, defiance and a light rock guitar tug, ‘In My Head’. A we...
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- James Apollo - Two by Two Single Review
- America’s thoughtful songwriter, James Apollo builds up to his forthcoming 2nd album, with a meandering, soothingly provocative backing vocal inclusive ballad, ‘Two By Two’. It off...
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The Minutes - Black Keys Single Review- Hounding horn fuel, big-sounding ska frivolity is topped off by the fuzzy grizzly, garage rock skirting vocal pounce of Mark Austin, ‘Black Keys’. Throbbing percussion leads nicely...
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Born Blonde - Radio Bliss Single Review- Coasting sonic indie with an endearing, yet heart-wrenching vocal hover provided by courtesy of lead man, Arthur Delaney and a slowly orbiting guitar push, ‘Radio Bliss’. It provid...
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Khaliq - World Alone (While My Guitar Gently Weeps) Single Review- Soulful hip-hop vocals with a socially authoritative rap interlude and spindling guitars merge to underline a class barrier breaking lyrical bite that draws attention to common tra...
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Casiokids - Det Haster Single Review- Discordant digital tinkering paves the way for a fuzzy electro-pop/indie slide of single, ‘Det Haster’. Casio Kids use bass volume, grinding keys and saccharine soaked, laboured vo...
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- Sparrow and the Workshop - Faded Glory Single Review
- Haunting, echoing sonic rock with a The Sonic Youth/The Cardigans kick and, the coup de grace of a Blondie in chill out mode edge to the vocals is the chosen approach, ‘Faded Glory...
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Bitter Ruin - Trust Single Review- Rugged alt.country, noir and acoustic guitar driven pop merging, forage into the dynamics of a topsy-turvy relationship, ‘Trust’. Sees the Brighton formed pairing of Ben Richards a...
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Blame Sally - Speeding Ticket and a Valentine Album Review- Convention defying San Francisco Bay area based female quartet Blame Sally, enters sixth album territory still happily sharing vocal duties like kids splitting cake at a birthday p...
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- Mother Mother - Baby Don’t Dance Single Review
- Flighty falsetto pushed Canadian indie-popsters, Mother Mother continue to use the buoyancy of lead man Ryan Guldemond, against a flighty and varied backdrop. Rustling percussion a...
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