About Sound

A copy of the album ‘Myths & Fables’ fell into my lap when paying a short visit to a local musician who I’ve met from the Valleys gigging scene over the years. I was dropping off an old cassette tape that my Dad had recorded in the 1970s and Anthony,… Read more

This Friday (March 5) marks the one-year anniversary since I attended a gig. A whole year without live music, something that would’ve seemed unimaginable back then, but right now feels hugely significant. Christ, what have I been doing? Headlining that evening were Cardiff based Glass Jackets, a band I had been meaning… Read more

Aberdare feels like a bit of a hotbed for music of late, I don’t why this has come as a surprise to me, I know very little about the place, but judging by the content that has come out of the town and the hype on social media, a feelgood… Read more

I AM DRUG don’t come across as particularly restrained, but then again you wouldn’t really expect that from a band called I AM DRUG! What are you fancying, camomile tea and a face mask? This isn’t for you!  I would hope that my opening sentence has successfully conveyed that I… Read more

“Absolutely completely and utterly irresistible”. Review done. Sorted. Thanks to BBC 6 Music demigod Marc Riley for taking those words right out of my mouth before my brain had had the chance of selecting and organising them into an appropriate order. Those words were relating to the fabulous new single… Read more

2019 was a pretty big year for Finding Aurora. A sell-out home town gig in Le Pub, two room shaking singles and an increasing reputation as one of the region’s most exciting fledgling rock bands. Not too shabby for a group in just their second year. I needn’t go into… Read more

Life as a band should’ve been difficult for Feverjaw. Formed in the latter part of 2019 not too long before COVID-19 hit our shores and with just a couple of singles and live performances to their name, they would be forgiven for downing tools and waiting. Very reasonable. Instead, the… Read more

The Rotanas like to talk a good game. Not to say they are egomaniacal, they just have an unwavering belief in the music that they write and perform. And why not? I mean what’s the point if you don’t believe you can get all the way to the top?  Touting… Read more

I am a fool! All of this lockdown bollocks has left me content in my own lackadaisicalness, putting off the interesting little wormholes I could’ve been sucked into during my free time, in place of cheap thrills and junk TV. I was asked to review this album back in December… Read more

Make no mistake, 2020 has been utterly utterly terrible. Disgustingly bad. It’s been horrific beyond words…so I’m not going to continue trying. At this time of year I would normally (ok, once) make a compilation of and celebrate my favourite tracks to come out of South Wales in the last… Read more