In such a tried and true format as the singer/songwriter art form, it can often be difficult to find singers with such inspired characters behind their words. However, Alix Alixandra’s sense of personality courses through the veins of her debut. A combination of minimalistic instrumentation and raw, heartfelt vocals personifies “Hope Is An Animal”.
By Ryan Wallace For an artist that describes themselves as a “witchy duo from Nottingham”, it comes as no surprise that Modern Coven’s most recent single, “Curses” is an ethereal, doom-laden folk soundscape. Setting up the song as a vibe above all else, Modern Coven allows the listener to drift into their coordinated use of... Continue Reading →
Mine and Charlie’s previous attempt to get one of these posts out every day ended up falling completely flat. Charlie has been working on multiple projects over the past few months and a daily project became too much for both our schedules. As a result, he’s completely restarted the futurism piece into something that is... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace Virgin Money graces Newcastle with the UK’s first socially distanced music venue. I have no doubts that the people reading this article will surely miss the live concerts we all enjoyed before the invasion of covid and subsequent lockdown. Though online concerts and live streams have helped to put live music out... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace The first day into our week-long project with Charlie Sanders centeres around the music of late 60s composer Edgard Varese. His work is credited as a major influence to electronic and noise music. Using it as a basis to influence the beginning of his futurism inspired work, Charlie had this to say:"In... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace - Featuring Phibi Olumide In a time as heated as this, it’s important to educate ourselves on the reasons why we’re fighting against racism. Seeing as though music has always been an important tool in pushing challenging ideas and questioning the norm, I got in contact with musician Phibi Olumide to help... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace - WASTELAND MUSIC The new single from singer/songwriter Rory Wynne is a catchy offering of dreamy, anthemic indie pop. “Roses” perfectly displays Wynee’s ability to write a catchy melody laid over dreamlike synths. The track then energetically builds up into an anthemic chorus, making it an ideal indie bop for a less... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace Being their first single of 2020, there couldn’t be a more perfect time for Holding Out to drop their grittiest and rawest track to date. Permeated by chugging, doom laden riffs and lyrical content that paints an ugly picture of an uncertain future yet to come, the track is a refreshing shift... Continue Reading →
By Ryan Wallace - find his work here at WASTELAND MUSIC The Tits Upon Tyne charity event raised just over £300 in aid of breast cancer research last February. Here's a review of all four bands that played the event. FOWL FOWL at Tits Upon Tyne by Erin Earl Travelling hour-long bus journeys from Blyth... Continue Reading →
