Having stripped their moniker down, The Payroll Union continue their ascent with this stonker of an EP. Opening track Jake The Pistol starts off with sombre guitar and builds into a freewheeling barnstormer with Frontman Pete David’s snarling vocal taking centre stage. The six tracks contained herein cover the various shades of the band’s...
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Well, if it isn’t our old pal Sarah Mac with a new eP… Regular readers will know that here at Toast we’re rather partial to Sarah’s tunesmithery, and the four tracks on this EP showcase the various shades of her considerable talent as a singer-songwriter. The songs contained herein traverse a line between upbeat...
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Following on from the well-received EP of hope and despair, low Duo are back with this, their new EP. Minimalist but by no means simple, the duo are still able to be dynamic composing songs, lyrically clever and emotive – showcasing a basic set up to the fullest extent. Beautifully melancholic, tracks on the...
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Fresh from a string of support slots with the likes of The Qemists, Philadelphia grand Jury and Dinosaur Jr.(!), this power trio from Dearne Valley have delivered what is commonly referred to as ‘The goods’. Whilst wearing influences quite clearly on their sleeves (RATM, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and, to a lesser extent, Morphine),...
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BBC Radio 1 comes to Sheffield on Friday 28th January with the free dance music event ‘In New Music We Trust Live’ from the University of Sheffield Students’ Union. The event features sets from loads of Radio 1′s Dance music DJs, including Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Annie Mac and Rob Da Bank. There’s also...
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@ The Old Number 7 27th Nov (every Saturday) Copy writers are taught that (as per Mark Twain’s wisdom) the difference between the right word and the almost right word is like ‘the difference between lightning and a lightning bug’. The words ‘swampy’ and ‘cowboy’ are just two of the right words, at least...
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@ Motorpoint Arena 12th November 2010 Toast has fond memories of Faithless from their more youthful and hedonistic days on the dance floor of God’s Kitchen in Ibiza. This time the venue was Sheffield Arena on a bitterly cold night, a stark contrast from the hot Balearic island, however Toast was still excited to...
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