March 31st, 2009 by Matt | 1 Comment
Opening an album with the title track isn’t something most bands like to do, but with the Big Adventure, it’s the perfect way to introduce Portsmouth’s The Dawn Chorus. With its Bright Eyes-esque folksy vibe and sunny disposition the track (or at least the first part of it) ease the listener into this young five [...]
March 29th, 2009 by Matt | 2 Comments
Here at Call Upon The Author we’ve been keeping tabs on the good folks at Jelly Maid Music for some time. Last year we were dazzled by the debut release by Dawn Chorus and our thoughts on B of The Bang are well documented here. So, when we realised label boss Rich Tamblyn was putting [...]
March 13th, 2009 by Matt | No Comments
Madness, anarchy, shouting… these things come naturally to the crazy kids of Balk Fiction! With songs about stalking Alex Turner (sorry guys, I’m not with you on this one, but if you want to distract him I’ll happily deal with Alexa!), men who wear pasties (of the Cornish variety, presumably) on their heads and… well, [...]