Fuzzy Magazine - "It's about being infatuated by a period of your life” – Novo Amor on 'If We're Being Honest'
4 September 2020
Wales-based Novo Amor has been turning musical heads since 2014. ‘If We’re Being Honest’ is a joyous listen. Feeling akin to the sonic version of a sunrise, this track is nostalgic, yet oddly contemporary. Twinkling piano structures and soft, subtle string work..
Folk Radio - Joshua Burnside: Into the Depths of Hell
4 September 2020
The follow-up to the Belfast-based alt-folk singer’s debut seems well-titled from the opening effects of I Saw The Night, an industrial clank and clatter, aural strobe, muffled chatter that make Peaky Blinders sound tranquil before he starts singing like some calcified Robin Wi..
Hot Press - Album Review: Joshua Burnside – Into The Depths of Hell
4 September 2020
Co. Down singer-songwriter returns after three years with a career-defining sophomore LP. After a stunning live album and 2017’s breakout EPHRATA, Joshua Burnside is back – angrier and moodier than ever before. As much in the tradition of rock and roll as it is..
CLASH - Joshua Burnside - Into The Depths Of Hell
4 September 2020
An ambitious, idiosyncratic work... Ulster man Joshua Burnside came to prominence in 2017 with his Northern Irish Music Prize winning debut album 'Ephrata'. Where that album leaned on Cumbian rhythms, his new album 'Into The Depths Of Hell' take..
EARMILK - Artist To Watch: Joshua Burnside grapples with life and death on sophomore album
3 September 2020
“I’m just going to read you this Nietzsche quote that I have scribbled down, because it’s brilliant.” Joshua Burnside is sandwiched between an upright piano and all-black walls in his narrow Belfast recording studio, looking a little larger than l..
The Times - The Magic Gang: Death of the Party review — heavier lyrics, but as uplifting as ever
28 August 2020
Two years ago the Brighton band the Magic Gang made an effervescent debut that, with its Beach Boys harmonies and cheery indie pop spirit, made you feel that all was well in the world. Now they have returned with a different sound and heavier lyrics about the problems of young adulthood, but it is..
The Irish Times - Joshua Burnside: Into the Depths of Hell – a singular Northern Irish talent
28 August 2020
Joshua Burnside’s debut album, Ephrata, won the Northern Ireland Music Prize in 2017. The second album from the Lisburn born and Belfast based songwriter conclusivel..
DIY Magazine - Album Review The Magic Gang - Death of the Party
28 August 2020
They might not be the same happy chappies as before, but not even The Magic Gang can stay young forever. “We’re famous for having songs that are all roughly the same tempo, but there are things on here that won’t be what people expect,” informed
The Line of Best Fit - Death Of The Party is The Magic Gang’s feel-good guide to navigating your twenties
27 August 2020
On their second full-length LP, The Magic Gang took a wallflower approach, observing the world around them and looking introspectively at their own selves all at once. ..
NME - The Magic Gang ‘Death Of The Party’ review: indie’s chirpy chappies channel Northern Soul
25 August 2020
The Brighton band's self-titled 2018 debut was accomplished, but lacked substance. This follow-up is a timeless and genre-blurring corrective. The Magic Gang‘s 2018 debut album was born out of the simplest of pleasures. O..