amateur best // pleased

One-man band Amateur Best (Joe Flory) does it all. Mr. Flory writes, produces and plays all the instruments, and he also handles the details of the visual artwork surrounding his musical projects. I like the DIY approach, and in the case of Amateur Best and the song Pleased the results are quite agreeable to my eardrums. The Amateur Best debut LP No Thrills is out now via Double Denim Records. Peace. Continue reading “amateur best // pleased”

Zulu Winter – Let’s Move Back to Front

What do you get when you take Will Daunt (vocals, guitar), Iain Lock (bass), Dom Millard (keyboards), Henry Walton (guitar) and Guy Henderson (drums) and put them all together? Give up? Well, what you get is a fantastic band calling themselves Zulu Winter. A collective of musical mates that are definitely going places. I’m not going to muddy the waters with sonic references to other bands. Frankly speaking, I don’t give a damn who they sound like. Right now I just know I’m picking up what they’re throwing down, so to speak. I recommend that you get these songs and put them in your iPod STAT! I’ve provided  a few samples of their music below. Listen to the buoyant “Let’s Move Back to Front” and the beautifully sedate “Never Leave”. Make up your own mind, but I kind of think I know how this is going to end. You pre-ordered it already didn’t you? Peace.

Check out the “Never Leave” video, it was directed by the very talented David Higgs. Peace

Zulu Winter – Never Leave from David Higgs on Vimeo.