Author Profile: Tshepo Mokoena

Articles by Tshepo Mokoena
Cold Specks @ Mercury Lounge, New York 08/11/12
A triumphant start to the 7-piece band’s North American tour, which not even superstorm Sandy could derail
Artists: Cold Specks
Wild Nothing – Nocturne (Bella Union Records)
A slow-burning, steady and rippling journey of an album, this swathe of gossamer-like indie pop deserves late summer hit status.
Artists: Wild Nothing
Twin Shadow – Confess (4AD Recordings)
Somewhere in the dusty basement of an old tape store sits most of this record, already written.
Artists: Twin Shadow
ILLLS – Dark Paradise EP (The Sounds of Sweet Nothing)
How two boys from Mississippi are serving up meaty riffs alongside sensitive lyrical introspection in their introductory EP.
Artists: ILLLS
Cloud Nothings @ Cargo, 9/05/12
Not even a confusing powercut could stop these four ripping Cargo asunder, one guitar riff at a time.
Artists: Cloud Nothings
Emerging Artists #36 – 2:54
Sitting somewhere between Garbage, PJ Harvey and Warpaint these sisters smack the gimmickry out of sibling bands and play with impassioned intensity.
Artists: 2:54, Wild Beasts
Simple Things Festival – Bristol, 6/5/2012
Simple Things grabbed the best from indie, electro and experimental acts and crammed them into 14 great hours of gigs in 5 venues around the city.
Artists: Caribou, Factory Floor, Grimes, Lunice, Squarepusher, Still Corners
Niki & The Dove – Instinct (Mercury/Sub Pop Records)
This sparkling debut from the future pop duo proves a prolific string of EP releases doesn’t always lead to a disappointing full-length.
Artists: Niki & The Dove, Niki And The Dove
Emerging Artists # 35 – Simian Ghost
We chat to singer, producer and chief songwriter Sebastian Arnstr?m in the weeks before the band?s Camden Crawl performance to find out more on their story.
Artists: Simian Ghost
Selebrities @ The Old Blue Last, 13/03/12
A stunning London debut for the Brooklyn trio, with synths and piercing guitar lines aplenty
Artists: Charleston, Selebrities