Ward’s soulful operatic vocal is set to harmonious, subtle contrasts. The slow-burning percussive pound, considered guitar licks and gently rising orchestration of the lovely verses is the real bedrock of the song, and ‘Möbius Wave’ never fails to intrigue.
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Watch/review: Jane Weaver – I Need A Connection
The effortless delivery of Weaver's vocals makes for a tasty treat further amplified by those Eighties-inspired synths that fill the space in the background, especially in the chorus where it gets a bit more meaty and emphatic. It's a pop-inspired track that has a cute flair to it and is inspiring
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Watch/review: White Reaper – Pills
"'Pills' eschews the Buzzcocks-esque thrum of much of White Reaper's oeuvre for something closer to the classic pop punk of Blink 182. It’s a piquant evolution from their humbler lo-fi beginnings."
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Listen/review: White Reaper – Make Me Wanna Die
'A fortifyingly direct slab of melodic rock’n’roll – as if Oasis had been forced to hone their musical chops at CBGB – with an arms-aloft vocal growl that slices through the clattering overdrive while a tremulous Casio-like keyboard sprinkles some incongruous sweetner on top.'
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Photos: The Wow Signal, Brothers Rasputin, LFM, Zoo – The Finsbury 6/6/2015
Exclusive shots from the Lost In The Manor club night at The Finsbury on Saturday 6 June, an evening of fine melodic rock, gritty funk and jaw-dropping on-stage antics
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Listen/Review: Winter – The Biggest Truth
Unlike some of their folk contemporaries, Winter don't hook you with jangling banjos (who doesn't love banjos?) or generic lyrics about Lion Men (or something) on 'The Biggest Truth'. Instead, they pull you in with sincere lyrics about past mistakes, supported by Noah & the Whale-esque acoustics and the ranging vocal tones of Simon and Garfunkel – the duality of which creates a heartfelt and folky tune.
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Watch: The Wands – War
"A playful trip to the source of psych": read the full review of The Wands' debut album, The Dawn, by Lost In The Manor's Nick Mee, on London In Stereo now
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Listen/Review: Wampire - Wizard Staff
Watch: Wunder Wunder - Coastline
The days when the pop-cultural output of Australia could be charted in 25-minute segments of preposterous teatime soap have long been dunked into the billabong by such inventive and untethered rock acts as Courtney Barnett, Tame Impala and Jagwar Ma.
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Listen: Wild Smiles - Fool For You
The half-cut Alex Turner may have raised a few eyebrows with his “rock’n’roll will never die” speech at this year’s Brit Awards, but no one could accuse the Arctic Monkeys’ fella of being wrong. Emphatic proof of this comes from new Sunday Best signings Wild Smiles, whose album-taster, ‘Fool For You’, is a lusty two-minute blast of everything that makes the artform rapturous and timeless.
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