2009 has been the year of the fashionable synth bands who, for a while, gave us a little of what we needed. Uplifting tunes offered by acts etched on the right side of credible cool. However, there comes a time when a cry for substance-over-style rises up. A time when people who like the pop-edged synth of yesteryear, crave the meat of guitars and the rhythmic joys of a full drum kit, when their music desires aren’t limited to the simply infectious but arms-in-the-air, soundtrack-of-our-lives anthemic. It appears new band NewIslands have arrived at the right time. On 15th March 2010… read more
2009 has been the year of the fashionable synth bands who, for a while, gave us a little of what we needed. Uplifting tunes offered by acts etched on the right side of credible cool. However, there comes a time when a cry for substance-over-style rises up. A time when people who like the pop-… read more
2009 has been the year of the fashionable synth bands who, for a while, gave us a little of what we needed. Uplifting tunes offered by acts etched on the right side of credible cool. However, there comes a time when a cry for substance-over-style rises up. A time when people who like the pop-edged synth of yesteryear, crave the meat of guitars and the rhythmic jo… read more