The Monograph is excited to announce that Monograph.TV the online video platform for Leicester music television is now live! Working in partnership with Enter the Treehouse, Monograph.TV delivers rich media direct to you our readers! Full of interviews, documentaries, exclusive sessions and music videos all from Leicester and with an iPlayer style interface, Monograph.TV broadcasts unparalleled coverage of Leicester’s heaving music scene. Already online are interviews with Young Knives, Newton Faulkner and Blood Red Shoes. Alongside this Monograph.TV showcases local starlets in the shape of Charlie and the Martyrs, Joel Owen and the Antoine Band and SuperEvolver. Also available is a ...
Issue#02 is officially out now and bigger and better than ever! After the rip roaring success of Issue#01, we decided to do the whole thing again and bring your your latest edition packed full of juicy words and pictures. In addition to our regular sections, why not read out exclusive interview with Young Knives by Raegan at this year's Summer Sundae, where they tell us of their tainted history with their home town. John gets to sit down with cover girl Grace Petrie to hear her views on everything from politics to love songs, in addition to finding out all the news ...
Meatpacker // Mangle Split 7″ EPA split 7″ between two of Leicester’s noisiest, released on Samizdat records, consists of six bite-size slices of one-man grind machine Meatpacker, and two longer nuggets from hardcore trio Mangle.
Dad Rocks! – Mount ModernIn terms of singer-songwriters brandishing acoustic guitar many might be pressed to say it’s all been sung & done: innovation & creation have become secondary to authenticity. From the rawest folk & Americana to the most studio-polished pop recordings the format is bustling with a myriad talented, and occasionally talentless (*cough* Ed Sheeran), individuals attempting to build on the fortified foundations of a well-worn genre to create some semblance of a niche sound.
We’re Not Worthy – Hit The Ground RunningAs my CD player closes and I see the disc begin to spin I don’t think I’m fully prepared for what was about to happen to me when the first sounds of Hit The Ground Running break through and began to captivate my ear. Quietly and secretly, We’re Not Worthy have worked and worked, creating some joyfully boisterous moments for this EP.
Liberation Pact – Everything’s a GhostI first came across Nottingham’s Liberation Pact a few months back when I was struggling to find a line-up for a weekender I was putting together, so when I found out they’d released an EP I was obviously up for the chance to hear what these guys had put down on record.
I Am In Love – Call Me An AnimalI Am In Love have had a busy year and they’re treating us to even more with their new EP, Call Me An Animal.
Exports02For anyone new to Leicester or to anyone whose head has been under a rock for a while, Robot Needs Home’s Exports01 Compilation was a triumphant showcase of some of the finest talent Leicester has to offer. After a warm reception, the eagerly anticipated Exports02 has been released, this time containing live recordings from the Leicester Fringe festival.
T E Morris – Moon EPLike Bon Iver & Iron & Wine before him, T E Morris (Her Name Is Calla) can casually capture your attention with just a guitar & the his dulcet tones.
Kasabian – Velociraptor!How do you approach reviewing ‘Leicester’s Biggest Band’ for Leicester’s newest print zine?
Maybeshewill – I Was Here for a Moment, Then I Was GoneTrying to find the time to completely write, record and produce an album between large UK and European tours and festival appearances covering the continent can be a struggle for many bands; finding the time to do all of this whilst curating Firebug’s White Noise Festival and helping to record many of the up-and-coming bands Leicester is blessed with can be even more so…
Rival Consoles – Kid VeloFirst thing’s first, Rival Consoles is something I wouldn’t usually listen to. Well, that’s a lie: it’s something I would’ve listened to when my jeans were neon and my shirt brandished a slogan like “Drop beats, not bombs’’ – something which, in hindsight, was one of those “What was I thinking?!” moments…
Battles – Gloss DropEvery single article I’ve seen regarding this, the sophomore full length from the newly stripped-back Battles, begins with a sentence bemoaning the departure of front-man-of-sorts Tyondai Braxton, so I’ll attempt to avoid such predictable reviewery here…
