Album Review: Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed

Recently released through the excellent US-based Wichita label is the next in the series of Bloc Party remixed albums, with the alternate songs this time being from their latest record ‘Intimacy’.
Upon its initial fast-tracked release late last year, ‘Intimacy’ came across many positive and negative reviews from both fans and critics alike. Bloc Party are […]

Album Review: Worriedaboutsatan – Arrivals

As an often overlooked genre, Electronica appears to be having somewhat of a renaissance since it came to prominence during the 1990’s. Leeds duo Gavin Miller and Tom Ragsdale aka Worriedaboutsatan hope to be at the forefront of this challenging scene. Formed initially in 2005 as a side project between other bands, they have since […]

Album Review: Broken Records – Until The Earth Begins To Part

Edinburgh’s Broken Records have been creating quite a buzz ahead of the release of their debut album, ‘Until The Earth Begins To Part’, with a critically-acclaimed EP and a series of energetic and, some might say, inspirational live shows behind them. Forming in 2007, the band boasts a roster count of seven members who each […]

Album Review: Fake Problems – It’s Great To Be Alive

Fake Problems are a young band hailing from Naples, Florida. They are a hard working group who have put out several EP’s, as well as their debut album ‘How Far Our Bodies Go’, through Sabot Recordings back in 2007. This new album is their first offering since moving to Sideonedummy Records.
‘It’s Great To Be Alive’ […]

Album Review: Honey Claws – Honey Claws

Honey Claws are, apparently, an experimental hip-hop group from Austin, Texas. They say hip-hop but one listen to their debut self-titled album will demonstrate how this band can reach many more genres than just that. It was last year that the band’s four members (Dr. Zero, Ben Senior, Jon Von Letscher and Traey Hatch) got […]

Album Review: Verve Remixed 4

[Album: Verve Remixed 4]
[Label: Universal]

To be perfectly honest with you at first I didn’t really get this ‘Verve Remixed 4′ compilation album. I’ve never heard of the Verve Music Group before (not the band, The Verve, if you were wondering) but apparently they “pair some of the world’s most adventurous DJs and producers with some […]

Album Review: Izzie Voodoo

[Album: The Push]
[Label: Basilica Music]

Izzie Voodoo does everything. Literally she does everything. For her debut album, ‘The Push’, she did everything; writing and recording everything you hear, as well as programming and mixing the whole thing. She even hands out free black lollipops at her live shows. But can one woman do it all and […]

Interview: Nephu Huzzband

Nephu Huzzband are a quartet of post-punk indie enthusiasts from Nottingham citing influences as far-ranging as …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, At The Drive-In, Joy Division, Death From Above 1979 and Sonic Youth. Combined with the fact they are fans of real ale, leads us here at Sonic Dice to […]

Album Review: Circuits

[Album: Bright As Midnight]
[Label: Try Science]

When comparisons are made between a new band and legends such as The Police, expectations are often raised and that band, unfairly or not, have more to prove than their fellow newcomers. It is fortunate then for London-based Circuits that their debut album, ‘Bright As Midnight’ is pretty impressive and […]

EP Review: China Dogs

[EP: A Social Black Out]
[Label: Unsigned]

London’s China Dogs play a ballsy mixture of straightforward rock with more subtle punk undertones. Their new EP kicks off with the title-track and it’s a safe start. By that I mean the band don’t take any risks and play it straight. It is modern-day British rock done very well […]