The Guardian described Julia Jacklin’s album as “one of those albums that will slowly creep into the affections of a large number of people”. The journalist’s predictions came to fruition: four months later and Jacklin […]
Elbow @ London Hammersmith Apollo, 5/3/17
In line with the release of their eighth studio album Little Fictions, the wonderful Elbow performed a standout set of melodic tunes to an adoring fan base packed into London’s antique Hammersmith Apollo. If you’ve […]
Dutch Uncles @ The Wardrobe, 3/3/17
Going to a Dutch Uncles gig is like admiring a piece of concept art. No one quite understands it – but that’s ok. The whole evening it felt as if the band were teetering on […]
Polo @ the Lending Room, 26/2/17
In support of their upcoming debut E.P. Alice, Polo took to the Lending Room on Sunday evening to bring to conclusion a four date mini tour that included Glasgow, Newcastle and London. Having stepped on […]
Thabo and The Real Deal @ Brudenell Social Club, 24.02.17
As Thabo settled himself in front of a gently jostling, jam-packed Brudenell games room, he said, ‘I’m so excited to be back. I’ve been preparing to be back.’. When a member of the expectant crowd […]
Grant Lee Phillips @ Brudenell Social Club, 22/2/17
Grant Lee Philips played at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on a wet and windy Thursday evening. His incredible, dusky voice has aged like a fine cliché and his guitar still carries with it […]
Indie Banquet III @ Hyde Park Book Club, 26/2/17
Following in the steps of Duke Studios and Wharf Chambers, the plywood basement of Hyde Park Book Club played host to the third in the Indie Banquet series of gigs put on by Pizza for […]
Amber Run @ Leeds Stylus, 22/02/17
On a cold Wednesday night, Amber Run were anything but frozen during their set in Stylus. Opening with an “oldie” as lead singer, Joe Leogh, calmly put it, ‘Spark’ certainly ignited attention from the modestly […]
Tom Grennan @ Brudenell Games Room, 16/02/17
It’s rare that an artist manages to completely captivate a crowd in the way that Tom Grennan held the attention of the entire Brudenell Games Room during his performance of ‘Something in the Water.’ He […]
Deaf Havana @Manchester Ritz, 17/02/17
Opening act Holiday Oscar is, as he admits, an odd fit for a rock show. He plays laid-back folk music, and writes fun lyrics about the absurdity of detox diets and our addiction to our […]
HEXA @ Howard Assembly Room, 17/02/17
This concert was not for the faint hearted. HEXA have created a musical response to David Lynch’s ‘Factory Photographs’, a collection of images Lynch took of disused factories and the ruins of industry in the […]
Estrons @ Headrow House, 18/02/17
On the last leg of their tour, supporting latest EP She’s Here Now, Estrons returned to Leeds with a vengeance. I’ve wanted to catch the Welsh indie rockers again ever since their Live at Leeds performance, so I […]