CLASH - Joshua Burnside - Into The Depths Of Hell
4 September 2020
An ambitious, idiosyncratic work... Ulster man Joshua Burnside came to prominence in 2017 with his Northern Irish Music Prize winning debut album 'Ephrata'. Where that album leaned on Cumbian rhythms, his new album 'Into The Depths Of Hell' take..
EARMILK - Artist To Watch: Joshua Burnside grapples with life and death on sophomore album
3 September 2020
“I’m just going to read you this Nietzsche quote that I have scribbled down, because it’s brilliant.” Joshua Burnside is sandwiched between an upright piano and all-black walls in his narrow Belfast recording studio, looking a little larger than l..
The Times - The Magic Gang: Death of the Party review — heavier lyrics, but as uplifting as ever
28 August 2020
Two years ago the Brighton band the Magic Gang made an effervescent debut that, with its Beach Boys harmonies and cheery indie pop spirit, made you feel that all was well in the world. Now they have returned with a different sound and heavier lyrics about the problems of young adulthood, but it is..
The Irish Times - Joshua Burnside: Into the Depths of Hell – a singular Northern Irish talent
28 August 2020
Joshua Burnside’s debut album, Ephrata, won the Northern Ireland Music Prize in 2017. The second album from the Lisburn born and Belfast based songwriter conclusivel..
DIY Magazine - Album Review The Magic Gang - Death of the Party
28 August 2020
They might not be the same happy chappies as before, but not even The Magic Gang can stay young forever. “We’re famous for having songs that are all roughly the same tempo, but there are things on here that won’t be what people expect,” informed
The Line of Best Fit - Death Of The Party is The Magic Gang’s feel-good guide to navigating your twenties
27 August 2020
On their second full-length LP, The Magic Gang took a wallflower approach, observing the world around them and looking introspectively at their own selves all at once. ..
NME - The Magic Gang ‘Death Of The Party’ review: indie’s chirpy chappies channel Northern Soul
25 August 2020
The Brighton band's self-titled 2018 debut was accomplished, but lacked substance. This follow-up is a timeless and genre-blurring corrective. The Magic Gang‘s 2018 debut album was born out of the simplest of pleasures. O..
EARMILK - Joshua Burnside shares brooding video for 'War on Everything' [Premiere]
17 August 2020
It's a mere few weeks before Joshua Burnside releases his second studio album, Into The Depths of Hell. With four single releases peppered across the long months of the pandemic, Burnside’s particular brooding brand of experimental folk seems almo..
The Line of Best Fit - “War on Everything” is assuredly apocalyptic doom-folk from Joshua Burnside
12 August 2020
Ulster songwriter Joshua Burnside’s final single before the release of his sophomore album Into The Depths of Hell doesn’t stray far from the sonics of alt-fo..
Hot Press - Track of the Day: Joshua Burnside – 'War On Everything'
10 August 2020
The experimental folk artist released the final single from his sophomore album, before its release in early September. As Joshua Burnside gears up to release his highly anticipated sophomore album, Into The Depths of Hell, he's moving further and further from deli..