The Nightmares – Home (single)

A couple of weeks ago The Nightmares dropped a ‘live in the studio’ video for the title track to their upcoming debut album, Home, and now to follow it up we have the actual track as their new single. Having become a staple of their live shows the song already had a somewhat anthemic feel...

Its Own Animal – Strike A Spark (Against The Dark)

When Its Own Animal first emerged on the Guernsey scene in the wake of you know what in 2020 I really wasn’t sure what to expect but, upon seeing him live, found a lot to like in his unique one man electronic band style that has only grown since, however, while I’ve appreciated his recorded...

Elliot Albert Orchard – Don’t Wanna Be Here Alone

We last heard from Elliot Albert Orchard (formerly known as Elliot Falla) a year and a half ago when he was fronting The Blue Valentines, based out of Brighton and gigging around the UK. Now though he’s back in Guernsey and has spent lockdown working on new material with a slightly new direction to go...

Coastal Fire Dept – You Are Stuck

Relatively hot on the heels of their debut 'mini-album' Control, Coastal Fire Dept. are back with a new single (a lead in to their upcoming new album), You Are Stuck. Since we last heard from the band on record they seem to have further solidified their line up with Ollie Goddard (guitar and vocals), Saad...

Coastal Fire Dept – Control

Over the last five years, since their rather inauspicious debut supporting Last Of The Light Brigade, the world's finest (and possibly only) purveyors of self-styled 'Grunge From The Vale', Coastal Fire Dept, have been through something of a rotating cast of line ups centred on frontman and chief songwriter Ollie Goddard. More recently though they...

WaterColour Matchbox – Pathways

Back in 2017, when they released their debut album Fragments, Artefacts & Ruins, WaterColour Matchbox was little more than a two piece studio project for Peter Mitchell and Mikey Ferbrache just beginning to look into expanding to live performances. Now, as they release their second full length record, Pathways, with a special live show at...

Wondergeist

Appearing out of the blue in the dying moments of 2015 the self-titled debut album from acoustic duo Wondergeist is something of an oddity. Comprised of Peter Gilliver and Tantale frontman Steve Wickins, the duo have played a few semi-acoustic gigs over the last year or so, but on record have expanded that to add...

BBC Introducing Guernsey: August 2014 – Vale Earth Fair and Of Empires

For the August 2014 edition of BBC Introducing Guernsey I rounded off the Bailiwick's summer festival season with a look back at the previous weekend's Vale Earth Fair including interviews with Robert J. Hunter, Flexagon, Top Buzzer, Ramblin' Nick Mann, Ray Marshall and The Recks. I also spoke to Of Empires as they get ready to release...

BBC Introducing Guernsey: April 2014 – Last of the Light Brigade and Chaos

For the April 2014 edition of BBC Introducing Guernsey I was joined in the studio by Last of the Light Brigade and three of the guys behind the Chaos festival. Last of the Light Brigade told me about their new album, Last Laugh, and explained why they are going on hiatus after 10 years together...

BBC Introducing Guernsey: July 2012 – More Festivals

Tonight was the July edition of BBC Introducing Guernsey in which I tried to fit about 3 hours of material into a 2 hour show. I looked back at the Sark Folk Festival (review here) and Chaos (review here) and looked ahead to the Vale Earth Fair which is coming up at the end of August....