The Test Drive: On The Wane – Schism
Wonderfully chaotic and devilishly serene, the new album from Ukraine's own, On The Wane, delivers a brilliant mess of thick guitars and thunderous rhythm in such a way that will cause rebelious relapse in...
The Test Drive: Japan Suicide – Santa Sangre
Sonically intriguing and rhythmically captivating, the new album by Japan Suicide, titled 'Santa Sangre' is a non-stop post-punk extravaganza laden with powerful hooks and subtle changes that keep the listener guessing while still staying...
The Test Drive: Dyr Faser – Hauntingly Beyond
After hearing such indie anthems as 'Den Of Sables' and 'Estranged', I originally thought "Where can they take it from here?" Thankfully, Dyr Faser have answered that question with their ne EP titled 'Hauntingly Beyond'....
The Test Drive: Hegarty – Selling Your Soul To Sanity
Hailing from Liverpool, 5 piece band Hegarty was formed in 2014 when David, Waka, and Chris decided to record a few songs they had been working on together. Igga joined soon after recruiting Alex...
The Test Drive: Bradford – Thirty Years Of Shouting Quietly
Thirty years ago a young northern skinhead band named Bradford were very publically handed the baton by Morrissey to blaze a trail in English Indie music after the demise of The Smiths. Well renowned...
The Test Drive: We Are Parasols – Inertia
Embroiled with sonic dissonance and virtual angst, We Are Parasols' new album titled Inertia gives a dark and demented voice to the audio imagination in a way that will enthrall even the most skeptic and...
The Test Drive: Bestialord – Law of the Burning
From the depths of darkness and all things unholy come Bestialord's new album titled 'Law of the Burning', nine tracks of vicious guitar and thunderous beat determined to lay down the Lovecraftian law, divide souls and conquer...
The Test Drive: Pylon Reenactment Society – Part Time Punks Session
As if plucked straight from the immediate post-punk scene while standing beside then contemporaries such as X and early The Cure, Pylon Reenactment Society manages to combine an established genre with modern day effectiveness, renaissance...
The Test Drive: Various – Rock Back: Stronger Than The Storm
‘Rock Back: Stronger Than the Storm’ is a disaster relief compilation in support of the victims of the recent devastations brought to bear by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Released by Philadelphia-based indie label...
The Test Drive: Easy – A Heartbeat From Eternity
After celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of their debut album 'Magic Seed' with some live shows, Swedish exports Easy started writing some new material and with their friend, producer Charlie Storm started...
The Test Drive: Watch Clark – First Week of Winter
Synth-Pop and Electrorock have a new voice in the face of Watch Clark. Their new album titled 'First Week of Winter' features ten solid tracks of electronic bliss with a solid set engineered for...
The Test Drive: Megan Landry – Socio-Political Trilogy
Megan Landry is rapidly becoming a force to be reckoned with. I'm not just saying that now, I also said it two years ago with our review of her 2015 album 'Stills'. That album,...
The Test Drive: Andy Cooper – The Layered Effect
'The Layered Effect’ by US rapper/producer Andy Cooper offers a punchy reminder of the creative fun to be had in digging for breaks, stringing up loops and layering up strata of sound. Brimming full...
The Test Drive – Hannah Ross – What Are The Natural Forms?
Hannah Ross is one of those true types of musicians. The type that has a vision from inception, and sees it through to the end mostly on her own accord. By doing this, we,...
The Test Drive: Dezi Leon – The Room I Stand In
By combining dance rhythms with the soulfulness of an experienced heart, Dezi Leon has married genres with her latest project titled 'The Room I Stand In'. Catchy hooks within a dance track are becoming...
The Test Drive: Fafa Galoure – As You Are
Efrat Cohen (aka Fafa Galoure), singer, writer and composer has been performing and arranging with Asi Ashkenazi since 2012. The musical style is a bridge between Indie Rock and multiple patterns that range from...
The Test Drive: Brickwork Lizards – Haneen
Brickwork Lizards began to take shape after a chance encounter at a party, when Egyptian vocalist and oud-player Tarik Beshir met Oxford Rap scene stalwart Tom O’Hawk. Discovering a mutual love of the 1930s...
The Test Drive: Elstow – Planets Away
Elstow formed in 2012 after playing Peats Ridge Festival (Australia) on the back of a few rough demos. The songwriting duo Jared Shaw and Chel Browne expanded to five members by 2014 and released their...
The Test Drive: Secret Shine – There Is Only Now
Secret Shine emerged from the late eighties/early nineties Shoegaze scene. Releases on the cult label Sarah Records followed, most notably the single 'Loveblind', earning the band an entry into the Indie top 20, and...
The Test Drive: Philip James Turner & The Crow Mandala – Bright Lights
Philip James Turner & The Crow Mandala are an Americana/Indie UK sseven-pieceband hailing from the Naples of the North, Morecambe, Lancashire.
The Crow Mandala is headed up by Philip James Turner as you might have...
The Test Drive: Siren Section – New Disconnect
Siren Section, a two-piece Electronic Rock band from Los Angeles, California. The primary members of the band are James Cumberland and John Dowling, equal contributors on electronics, vocals, and sound design, with John handling...
The Test Drive: Like Elephants – In Between Dreams And Truth
Like Elephants are an Austrian Indie Pop band, formed in 2014 by Viktor Koch (lead vocals, guitar), Martin Wührer (guitar, vocals), Roland Gugerbauer (bass), Christian Luger (drums) and Manuel Hauer (synthesizers).
Their musical style can...
The Test Drive: Molly Rocket – More Than All This
Molly Rocket surely has the capacity to hold her own in the massively competitive indie music scene. With a diverse sense of songwriting and a wildly diverse and powerful vocal style, Molly stamps her...
The Test Drive: Mike Finnigan – Home Again
Mike Finnigan is a singer-songwriter hailing from Manchester, he first picked up a guitar when he was 16 and has been writing and playing ever since.
Having cut his teeth playing the live circuit in...
The Test Drive: Jamie Porter Band – Sonic Smile
Jamie has played in bands since high school with varying styles of Country to Classic Rock. He's gained plenty of experience with gigs around North Wales and the North West of England over the...