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Interview – Headlights & Psychic Twin
Absinthe Blind. Headlights. Psychic Twin. Three very different bands, with a couple of members being transferred every time it undergoes a regeneration, Doctor Who style. It was a chance meeting. A...
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Singles Review : Wooderson, Collider, Obe, Drenge, The Hot Soles, Psychic...
Greetings, readers who know how to eat a Taco al pastor correctly. The best ones are at Los Latosos! Welcome to another edition of our “off again, off again, hey it’s on again!” single reviews column....
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Wake up to Psychic Twin
The dreamy sounds emanating from the speakers are courtesy of the shoegaze and electronica cocktail that Psychic Twin makes so well. In fact, it’s so good that Brian Flanagan retired from cocktail...
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Singles Review: Psychic Twin, Duncan Sheik, Wet Nuns, Adi Carter, Low Duo,...
Greetings, readers drinking Sangría Señorial (via smuggling) and eating cheese triangles. Welcome to another edition of our “reviewing releases late again” single reviews column. This week’s singles...
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Singles : Ellen and the Escapades, Just Handshakes (We’re British), Xavier,...
Greetings, readers drinking Sidral Mundet (via smuggling) and eating twiglets because you gave up cheese for lent (idiots). Welcome to another edition of our “reviewing releases late again” single...
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Bands to look for at SXSW 2013
Ahoy there! We are a broke, skint and demoralised, so we won’t make it to SXSW 2013 in Austin, home to the second best chili con carne I’ve had in my life (1st was in Arkansas, thanks for asking). It...
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Video Round Up: Fear of Men, Psychic Twin, The Clench, Elika, Let’s Say We...
Howdy ho, this is yer “round up” editor, Orestes P. Xistos, and I’m bringing you a few videos for your visual pleasure. Why? Because we love you. No, wait, that’s the Mickey Mouse Club. I hate that...
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Impignorating in Sheffield – #1
Heeeeeeey, it’s me, your friendly neighbourhood listings editor, @Orestes_yipee. There was no preview on May because I was on strike. ATTICA! ATTICA! However, this is June, the best month of the year....
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Singles Review: Chikita Violenta, Dandy Overdose, The Polar Dream, Psychic...
Greetings, readers eating tacos (via Street Food Chef)! Welcome to another edition of our “reviewing releases late again” single reviews column. This week’s singles come courtesy of a bad yoghurt I...
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Podcast – The Nectarine Mix
We finish the July series of podcasts with another selection of fresh new grooves. Relish the acoustic loveliness of Picardy III & Jesse Woods, trip to the strangeness of Pinkunoizu & Che Ga...
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SXSW Diaries – Wednesday is for Milwaukee beer lovers
Note/Warning: My proper reviews for SXSW will be on La Pop Life and Gold Flake Paint soon(ish). For Sloucher, I’ll be posting diary-style stuff, mostly unedited (barring a few typos that had to go...
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Review: Psychic Twin – Lose Myself
“So why Psychic Twin?” “When I was composing and recording these songs [Dream State//Strangers], it felt like there was someone else there, like a twin that never existed but that you could feel.” I...
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The Lost Gem: Absinthe Blind – Rings
This one I have some history with. Flashback to 2011. It’s late November, the city of Sheffield is the coldest it has felt in ages and the amount of lab work I need to do for my PhD is staggering. On...
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Crucible: In Violet, Psychic Twin, Shark Teeth, Fjord, Sylvan Esso, Mooi,...
Crucible is our humble offering of new music. Every Friday, we aim to bring you new stuff, instead of spamming you around with a million different posts. My name is Orestes Xistos and I’ll be helping...
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Review: Psychic Twin – Strange Diary
It was 2011 and I was looking at the pitch black darkness of Crookes Road. The blistering wind, howling through the badly insulated window. The old speakers, patched with electrical tape and...
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