Clara Barker - Apathy & Exhaustion

The legacy of Steve Bronski: culture change through pop

Music can be a movement; one of the recurring themes at the heart of punk rock is fighting for political and/or societal change. And so,

It may sound silly, but I was really worried about listening to this album. So often with a band you love, their solo work just

I recently got this album but it took me a little while to listen to it. I soon realised I had been missing out: it

The Pearl Harts are a two-piece, female rock outfit from London. I love the album title, Glitter & Spit. Pretty much summed up my getting

So I thought I had my thoughts together for this 7″ review. Thought I had it all sorted. A queer band from Durham – ace.

Wait, this album came out a few months ago. Oh, oops. Well, this one is a little late then. Ah well, I’d best get on

Well this is an odd one. Gotta admit, I stuck it on and thought Go Team! meets Cornelius with a hint of Andrew Bird. Which

Ok – wow. This year has been crazy busy. I have been all over the place and am only just recovering from what was an

OK, OK. Yes, here I go again. Another Polyvinyl album. I can hear you already: “But Clara, we know you are a sycophantic Polyvinyl fangirl.

So I hear about Pijn and they get compared to a few bands that make me prick my ears up, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai,