Knee Deep In The North Sea was once nominated for the Mercury Music Prize, and it’s easy to hear why: a reasonably impressive record written by talented composers and performers, but a little too inoffensive and staid – in many ways the archetypal Mercury-nominated album.
Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet – Isla
If Arctic Monkeys provide music to drink Stella to then Portico Quartet’s Isla could see you and some rather civilised friends nicely through a bottle of vintage 1999 Chateauneuf-du-pape.
Loop Festival – Brighton, 11th-12th July 2009
The Nordic nations laid claim to Brighton’s Loop festival, armed with lasers, troll costumes, and even a shaky pineapple. Brighton resident Ro Cemm takes in all of the action.
