12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (26+ words) Punch Card is out now on Melodic Records Formal Sppeedwear: Bandcamp | Instagram Review by Neil Laurenson Published by Neil Laurenson View all posts by Neil Laurenson...

16+ hour, 30+ min ago   (183+ words) Support came from Sam Buttery, writer and performer behind acclaimed shows including A Divine Comedy and Dolly Birds. Armed with a razor-sharp wit and a powerful voice, Buttery won over the crowd with ease, mixing songs with warm, quick-fire banter....

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (208+ words) Friko’s second album Something Worth Waiting For is highly ambitious; it had to be, following the brilliance of their debut. Branching between noise rock and slower ballads, the result is a set of songs that deal with the joys and…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (550+ words) ALBUM REVIEW: ENNEADS – ENNEADS Joyzine Now, under normal circumstances a seventeen-string bass and a press release that reads like a scientific manuscript would be enough to have me running for the hills. Yet, such an evacuation would be a silly…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (241+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 I’ve been searching for some calming but interesting music. Something to play when everything else is just a bit too… much? Something with a bit of character. Something with a…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1088+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 This year was the 5th year in a row I took my annual pilgrimage to my musical Mecca, LOUD WOMEN fest. I am sure the vast majority of Joyzine readers are…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (102+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 In the absence of getting off my backside and forming a band when I was young, I like to imagine what a shocking impact I would have made with my…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (320+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 It’s hot. Really fucking hot. Third Man Records’ tiny Soho basement has a capacity of around 60 and tonight it’s sold out, which means there’s barely room to swing a cat,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (37+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 They may have just released the best album of the year. Chat Pile website/ Bandcamp / Instagram / Facebook Review by Simon Tucker View all posts by paulfcook...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (296+ words) New Independent Music & Culture: Doing it for the love since 2003 The Chicago-based indie rockers began the set with the stunning atmosphere of their hit Where We’ve Been. Niko Kapetan’s soft voice guided us through the song’s expansive rise and fall....