‘She’ is our first taste of what Ella Grace Denton, choosing to go by Ella Grace, has to offer our eager ears. Her sweet Sunday-soul voice is paired with a simple acoustic guitar on the […]
The Jesus and the Mary Chain @ The Church, 27/03/17
As Jim Reid stands just visible within a cloud of dry ice silhouetted by stained glass windows, I can’t think of a more fitting (if not ironic) venue than The Church in Leeds to host a […]
Bear’s Den @ O2 Academy, 02/04/2017
I was first introduced to Bear’s Den a couple of years ago when I watched their heart wrenching video for ‘Above the Cloud’s of Pompeii’, a haunting track about the loss of a loved one. […]
Emeli Sandé @ O2 Academy, 22/3/2017
2016 was the year of Emeli Sandé’s triumphant return to our airwaves, with the release of two singles ahead of her much anticipated second album, Long Live the Angels, four years after her hugely successful […]
James Arthur @ O2 Academy, 25/3/17
In three words: anything but electric. Somewhere in between the older crowd and repetitive ballads, the gig lost its energy or perhaps it was never energised to begin with. As we stood between a smashed […]
The Brooders @ Brudenell Social Club, 24/03/17
The Brooders played the Brudenell this Friday to a half-empty crowd of mostly disappointed faces, on account of headlining act Fighting Caravans dropping out a few hours before the show. Not that it matters in […]
Blossoms @ O2 Academy, 30/03/17
Having only listened to about three Blossoms songs prior to the gig, I was really throwing myself in at the deep end. To sum up the gig in three words, it was colourful, eccentric and […]
The Hubbards @ Trinity Church, 24/3/17
Having already taken their home town of Hull by storm, lad band The Hubbards gave an unmissable performance at Leeds Trinity Church last week, wowing the crowd with their feel good indie tunes. Named as the […]
Warpaint @ Leeds Beckett SU 23/03/17
Months after the release of their third album Heads Up, Warpaint came to Leeds to bring it to life. The beginning of the show seemed to be weighed down by the relaxed atmosphere. Kicking off […]
Peace @ Stylus, 22/3/17
“I’m sorry I don’t have much banter, I haven’t spoken to anyone but myself for a year,” frontman Harry Koisser jokes, clad in full camo print and a ‘Choose Love’ t-shirt. This could well be […]
Ten Fe @ Headrow House, 18/3/17
London duo Ten Fe have graduated from the hard graft of busking in the Underground to recording their debut album ‘Hit The Light’ with producer Ewan Pearson, acclaimed for his work with newcomers such as […]
Glass Animals @ Beckett, 11/3/17
Last summer’s release of Glass Animals’ second album How to Be a Human Being saw the band begin to break through into the mainstream. They’ve gone from being four individuals who used to stand timidly […]