Totally Fuzzy — "Sirens" is the fourth album from the Manchester alt-rockers, which was officially released on Monday, October 8 and follows their 2009 effort 'Locked Out From The Inside'. You can stream their 'Sirens' in full below. Read more » more info

DrownedInSound — The album as a whole is still so in thrall to past masters that at times it almost feels like a museum exhibit Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Fat Cat)The second album from Manchester's Milk Maid – not to be confused with the terrific US band Milk Music – is part dreamy British indie and part frazzled US psych-rock, albeit perhaps never quite as dreamy or frazzled as it could have been... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Milk Maid emerged from the Manchester music scene, and consists of Adam Carless, Ian Hodson, and songwriter Martin Cohen – ex-bassist of Nine Black Alps. A DIY aesthetic has been a key component in the band’s ethos, with Cohen writing and record... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Sam Forrest is the lead singer/guitarist of Nine Black Alps. I absolutely loved their debut album, Everything Is back in high school. So you can imagine that it was a really pleasant surprise to get an e-mail from Sam about his solo music, as I was p... more info

This Scene Is Dead — A good few years ago I bought a ticket to a show that the NME magazine was putting on at the famous Hammersmith Palais. There were four bands on the bill, though it was only the first two that I was really coming to see. Them being Test Icicles, and ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — With so much bad news yesterday, sometimes music is one of the only things you can rely on to lift the spirits or momentarily drown out the pain with sound. Luckily that is the effect I've been getting with new British rock outfit Airship, an excell... more info

Scotsman.com — NINE BLACK ALPS *** ELECTRIC CIRCUS, EDINBURGH more info

The Music Fix — News: The Sorry Kisses is the new project from Nine Black Alps Sam Forrest and partner Hayley Hutchinson. Their second full length album ‘Um and Ah' is released digitally this week on Desert Mine Music. To mark the release a free download ... more info

The Music Fix — News: Nine Black Alps are set to release third studio album ‘Locked Out From The Inside' on October 5th. The Manchester-based four-piece are also pleased to announce that anyone buying a ticket for their upcoming UK tour will also receive a ... more info