Mayday Parade’s fifth full length album Black Lines presents an ambitious cross-over between aggressive rock and tuneful pop punk, still reaching for the familiar heartfelt hooks that have characterised them, but with an innovative and […]
Haha by The Garden
Bizzare collides with chaos for The Garden’s latest cataclysmic multitude of sound release, Haha. Identical twin brothers Wyatt, and Fletcher Shears’ two-piece bass and drum outfit ensnares the listener into their concoction of conceptual punk, […]
Adrenalin Baby by Johnny Marr
Since the release of his debut album, The Messenger, back in 2013, it feels like there has barely been a moment when the wheels of Johnny Marr’s tour bus have stopped spinning and the sound […]
If I Should Go Before You by City and Colour
Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green’s solo project City and Colour takes on a new sound in his fifth album released since 2005. If you’ve tracked Green’s career or are of a certain age, Green will always […]
The Agent Intellect by Protomartyr
The tense, drawn out opening chords of ‘Cowards Starve’ on Protomartyr’s excellent, apocalyptic third LP The Agent Intellect, creates a bleak and barren landscape reminiscent of the band’s Detroit origins and typical of the harsh, […]
In The Middle with Honne
Honne are an electronic-soul duo from London with an incredibly promising future. The two members, Andy and James, met at university and have been making music together ever since, but this project only surfaced 18 […]
In The Middle with The LaFontaines
Supporting Eliza and the Bear on their tour are Glaswegian band The LaFontaines, whose music is an interesting mix of hip hop and rock that has tended to polarise critics. Kerr, the bands charismatic frontman, […]
In The Middle with Eliza and the Bear
The future looks bright for Eliza and the Bear – an indie folk rock band from London who produce upbeat, hopeful music with euphoric choruses. They are currently in the middle of their biggest headline […]
Preview: Hallé Orchestra
The internationally famous Hallé Orchestra travel over the Pennines from Manchester this Saturday, 17 October. With guest conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens at the helm, they bring with them a diverse programme featuring Rossini’s Overture to The […]
In The Middle with Nathaniel Rateliff
After an extremely stressful day, the sweet call of Leeds’ own Belgrave Music Hall hosting the prodigious Nathaniel Rateliff with his latest project, ‘The Night Sweats’, was just what the doctor ordered. Described by the […]
Feature – Reflektions
Haiti is an island thought of by some as riddled with violence, turbulence (politically and tectonically) and poverty. Most will probably instantly think back to the devastation of the 2010 earthquake, where supposedly only 1% […]
Loosen up with Bhangra Society
The positive energy and enthusiasm radiating from the Treehouse hit me long before I’d made it into the room to join Bhangra Society’s Give it a Go. I was greeted by the committee members, led […]