Tracks: Dum Dum Girls - Coming Down

Words originally for a feature on This Is Fake DIY which can be found online Words on Dum Dum Girls' Coming Down for DIY's weekly Tracks feature (print-screened recently hence broken embed).

Tracks: Gross Magic - We're Awake Tonight (Feature on This Is Fake DIY)

Words about Gross Magic's 'We're Awake Tonight' (print-screened late hence track no longer available) for DIY's weekly Tracks feature.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle (Single review for Buzz)

Words originally published in Cardiff magazine Buzz, and can be found in their August issue.

Bombay Bicycle Club **
Shuffle (Universal)

From teenage ‘indie’ to slightly more grown-up acoustic folk, it seems Bombay Bicycle Club’s next step – third album A Different Kind Of Fix – will be into the kooky and the avant-garde. Well, that’s what they seem to want us to think, at least. Zane Lowe might be convinced, but we’re not. JM

Big Deal - Lights Out (Album review for Buzz)

Words originally published in Cardiff magazine Buzz, and can be found in the August 2011 issue

Big Deal ***
Lights Out (Mute)

You know when something is just 'nice'? I'm sure you do, it's a fairly simple concept. Well, take that, apply it to music, and you might end up somewhere close to the debut album from boy-girl duo Big Deal. Armed with only an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, and the power of their harmonised voices, the result is relaxing, enjoyable, emotive, and delicate fuzzyindiepopfolk. Pleasant it certainly is, but it’s just not profound. JM

Tracks: The Victorian English Gentlemens Club - Richer Than My Tribe

Words about The Victorian English Gentlemens Club's 'Richer Than My Tribe' for DIY's weekly Tracks feature.

Tracks: Male Bonding - Bones

Some words about Male Bonding's 'Bones' for DIY's weekly Tracks feature .

Tracks: Bewilder (Feature for This Is Fake DIY)

Words about Bewilder's 'I'm A Kid, That's My Job' for DIY's Tracks.

Tracks: Birthdays - Pizza Baby (Feature for This Is Fake DIY)

Words originally for a feature on This Is Fake DIY and can be found online Words about Birthdays' 'Pizza Baby' for DIY's weekly Tracks feature.