The Kara Sea was a one-woman band; the woman in question is Glaswegian/Mancunian hybrid multi-instrumentalist and “flâneuse” (according to an early review) Sarah Bradley, who guides violins, guitars, omnichords and assorted found-sounds into songs that have been described as “Cocteau Twins-esque electronica”. After spending her formative years working as co-founder of Valentine Records, DJing, […]
The media are lying to you. They’re telling you that the era of the protest song is over. They’re telling you that folk music is what Mumford & Sons do; cuddly, commodified, unchallenging and sanctioned by the Prime Minister, no less. They are wrong. Steve White & The Protest Family are East London’s favourite […]
The Wimmins’ Institute are a one year old, all female indie rock band. They are comprised of: Jen Denitto on drums / vox / guitar, Cassie Fox on bass / vox / keys Mel Reardon on trumpet / vox / drums, and Deb Van Der Geugten on guitar / vox / bass You can find […]
