Seb Klee caught up with SJ Downes to find out more about his new EP Lion’s Path and his creative process. Liverpool Noise: The Lion’s Path EP sees your first official collaboration with Liverpool’s MellowTone Label.We know that your relationship goes back to 2007; so how come this took 13 years to happen? SJ Downes: The simple answer to this is that I believe some things can’t be rushed , they just happen naturally when…
While the whole hospitality sector may not yet be fully open, some of our favourites have returned. December is well underway, and many of Liverpool’s restaurants are waiting for you. If you need some inspiration, then be sure to read on. Here’s our Liverpool Out of Lockdown List! Albert’s Schenke Albert’s have recently launched their Bottomless Bavarian Brunch. We all know that Bottomless Brunch is fast becoming a firm favourite in these times. Albert’s bottomless…
Venus Demilo are ending 2020 with the release of Live At Parr Street Studios. In a year that has seen a sudden halt to touring for all artists, the band have been desperate to perform in whatever way they can. This has seen them performing remotely for Amazing Radio and Liverpool Digital Music Festival along with several other online platforms. They also released an impromptu, homemade single Chaos which was picked up by BBC Introducing…
The Drive-In Cinema Liverpool, the city’s only open air drive-in cinema, will be showing the best Christmas films this December for the ultimate movie night under the stars. They’ll be showing all your favourite festive films including Elf, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, The Holiday, The Grinch, The Polar Express, Frozen and Love Actually. Located at Trinity Rd Car Park, Bootle (L20 3AZ) tickets are available to buy per car for £20 (for up to…
Our new monthly music round up New Noise is here as Seb Klee looks at December’s new releases. Candy Opera – release their album The Patron Saint Of Heartache. These Eighties Lazarus-ists channel the spirit of McAloon into every chord and melody to present a pleasant diversion to contemporary events. Catapulting the listener to the present day and beyond, Tom Benson’s Maeges unleash their single Lite on December 4. Comprising just under five minutes of…
In Liverpool we are spoilt for choice. Whether you’re looking for a restaurant, bar or cafe, whatever the cuisine or dish you’re looking for, it is guaranteed to be found. However, there are some places that often don’t get talked about as much as they should. Here is our guide to the hidden gems of Liverpool that you may not know of but are definitely worth shouting about. Queen Avenue Starting off with a real…
We met recently with Jose Ibanez, owner of 3rd Planet Recording Studios in Liverpool. He and his studio have quickly attained a reputation of being highly professional, highly creative, and highly welcoming. Having personally seen him work at close quarters, Jose creates a great vibe, which goes a long way in getting the best out of his musical clients…And his track record to date is a great testimony for his engineering, producing and mixing talents….One…
Liverpool is the star of the show in a brand new video-single from an Italian artist and music producer whose record label looks to ‘build bridges between different cultures’. The Illuminator by GanGalistics was released on the Sardinian label Nootempo’s official Youtube channel on 31 October and chalked up over 4,000 views in its first week of release. Gabriele Mario Ganga (aka GanGalistics) was born on the island of Sardinia, and moved to Liverpool to study in 2017. His music…
As we draw near to the Christmas season, the gift-buying frenzy is starting to snowball! There are so many wonderful present options available, yet we continue to emphasise the importance of shopping local and supporting small businesses. Liverpool boasts numerous independent businesses, with a unique gift guaranteed for everyone. Boozy Gifts Gin: We’re lucky to have some amazing local gin distillers in the city including Liverpool Gin, Everton Gin and Anfield Gin if you’re looking for…
We caught up with San Pedro’s Vision to chat about their brilliant new EP Subconscious Reflection, their song-writing and recording process and their musical influences. Liverpool Noise: Firstly, congratulations on your new EP Subconscious Reflection. In what ways do you think the band has developed from your earlier releases, for example 2018 Beyond The Veil? San Pedro’s Vision: Hi! Yeah, thanks man we’re seriously over the moon with how this one turned out! Well, we’ve…
Red Rum Club – Live from The Hollow of Humdrum Red Rum Club play one of Liverpool’s most beautiful, and unusual venues to beat the lockdown blues, bringing their brass-fired heat to the stunning Palm House in Sefton Park. A ray of sunshine when we need it the most, the band’s bright, optimistic, summertime tunes find a perfect backdrop in the 1896 architectural treasure. In light of a second national lockdown, Red Rum Club have…
A drumbeat kickstarts KEEF’s fifth single In This Town before the guitars step forward and get the ball rolling on a throwback indie/psychedelic adventure. The idea of place is explored frequently by songwriters far and wide, but KEEF approach matters from a different perspective as they give column inches to the darker nature of your neck of the woods. “In this town” precedes pretty much every cutting indictment for the length of the track as…
Milap – the UK’s leading Indian Arts and Culture company – is preparing to celebrate Diwali with a week-long programme of music and dance that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home. Diwali is the Indian festival of lights, usually lasting five days and celebrated during the Hindu Lunisolar month Kartika. One of the most popular festivals of India, Diwali symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and…
Dreampop quintet Holy Drones have released their anticipated new single Fibres. Hailing from Warrington, the group provide a lesson in how to create a delicious wall of hazy sound with this track. Having already released music in 2019, this is their first release of 2020 and marks a new phase for the band who have already received radio play from BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. Through Fibres they showcase the most gentle and soul bearing…
With an impressive array of festivals and radio plays already under their belts, Motel Sundown are firmly on track to build on their previous successes with their latest single release Before Midnight and show off more of those wonderfully woven folk rock harmonies. The line up, consisting of Naomi Campbell, Karen Turley and Rob Johnson, seems like it has the talent and musicality to go the distance when it comes to keeping listeners enamoured with the Americana style that they brilliantly showcase, with…
Once again it feels as if so much has happened in a few short weeks for Liverpool FC in the Premier League, although it has to be said that things seem very different for all of the teams this time round. I think it is fair to say that the complete absence of fans in the stadiums is having a profound effect on the atmosphere of the beautiful game. However this is something that teams…
I ended my last article stating we were going to win the league (albeit jokingly) so I feel our recent change in fortunes is somewhat my fault, however, I couldn’t deny the media that commendation. That Derby Day ‘Incident’ I want to start by analysing the infamous derby. Granted, we were nowhere near our best and that lot played the best they had all season, so its credit to our resilience that we got a…
We’re all craving a bit of live music at the moment and there’s nothing I’d like more this weekend than to be getting stamped on by sweaty strangers in a gig pit, swilled with cheap lager and gob. It’s funny the things you miss in lockdown, isn’t it? Here to save the day are post-punksters Eyesore & The Jinx, who have recorded their first live show in eight months, to be broadcast online this Friday…
Here’s a guide to our favourite Independent Liverpool Restaurants open for delivery and collection during lockdown. Independent Liverpool Restaurants Open For Delivery and Collection Asian Chamber 36 Maggie Fu Yum Cha Yu Donut Viet Nom Indian EastZEast Italian/Pizza Casa Italia Crust Alfalfa Pasta Little Furnace Middle Eastern Souvla Maray Elif Chicken & Fried Chicken Pattersons Red Dog Saloon Spitroast Smithdown Road and Crosby Street Food Portland Street 358 Sunday Roasts Hafla Hafla Baltic Pizza Company…
One word to describe this track? Goosebumps. This beautiful new song by Loris and the Lion is 6 minutes of pure bliss. Loris and the Lion are a Alternative Folk band from Liverpool and describe this new track as a ‘haunting tale of love and loss, freedom and captivity.’ The atmospheric opening of the track, distant sounds and tinkling piano transports you to another world as you wait with eager anticipation for the voices to…