Opinion
I think I need to move to Southampton. Those of you who have been following the Musical Melting Pot social media feeds have most likely noted my love of math-pop quartet Signals; now, having discovered ‘indie banger pop’ band Mr Tom, my loyalty to Guildford is becoming somewhat tested. Read more…
Opinion
With Things We Found In The Sea, their first release since second album Europa back in 2010, The Swears have taken a very interesting creative turn. Their old organic and earthy pop stylings have been entirely abandoned. Where once there were acoustic guitars and happy-go-lucky summer vibes, we now find a pair of gently unsettling alt-pop meditations. Read more…
Opinion
Side 1: The Mighty Progerians. The Earth is Flat; M.O.R.E; Vertigo Read more…
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Instrumental rock can be a mixed bag – and this album by Belgian post-rockers Celestial Wolves is a case in point. Track-by-track commentary below: Read more…
Opinion
I fucking love this! Guildfordian trio EaglePrawn are fiercely original – both a dream and a nightmare for a music reviewer, providing a unique satisfaction that lies, frustratingly, beyond the grasp of mere words. However, I’m happy to abandon the need to analyse and describe in microscopic detail when the world needs more music like this. Read more…
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Although the goal of The Musical Melting Pot is to support and encourage the musicians of the world, sometimes tough love is required. Read more…
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With their eponymous debut EP, a collection of edgy/sexy live recordings, Southampton funk-rockers Tenga Sol have set out to prove their live prowess and succeeded admirably. Read more…
Fiction
The first time I saw her, I was stunned. She is very angular, especially her face. A perfectly diagonal fringe, razor sharp forty-five-degree edge over diamonds of stark white eye shadow. Precisely defined cheekbones flanking thin, horizontal lips. Black lipstick. A mathematically immaculate kind of beauty – the type that in more primitive times might have been hailed as proof of the existence of some deity or other. Read more…
Note: Although this is not a music review, it is at least as important as any other Musical Melting Pot post to date. The link below might change your life. Seriously. Read more…
Fiction
Beneath the blanket, the grass was soft and inviting. As they lay together, the city spread out beneath them, a silence enveloped the world. No rumble of distant traffic, no sirens, no dogs howling at the rising moon. Summer was fading, and with it many long months of excited planning and fantasising. The time they had been waiting for was finally here, and they could scarcely believe it. Read more…
