It’s been four long years since the last efforts of electronic duo Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory. After a swift change of direction into a world of strings and orchestra sound found on 2013’s Tales […]
Almost Home by Keston Cobblers Club
Keston Cobblers Club have been movers and shakers in the family folk scene since their formation in 2009, now eight years later this band of five friends have released their third album, Almost Home. Named […]
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 […]
Monki & Friends at Church 24/03
Not only was Monki and Friends the countdown to the end of term, but it was also another chance to go to Leeds’ funkiest venue, Church, which I personally was very excited about. The idea […]
Preview: Haçienda Takeover Gives Leeds Acid Fever
FAC51 The Haçienda is an institution pivotal to British dance music, helping shape the development of UK house by being the first nightclub to start playing the 4-4 rhythm back in the late ‘80s. It’s […]
Single Review: ‘In Cold Blood’ by alt-J
alt-J have stated that this latest single was something they “began writing in our Leeds days” – who’s to say that Joe Newman’s crooning about how “your G&T is empty” wasn’t inspired by a late […]
Pale Waves: “We want to have a number one album”
It seems that everything Dirty Hit takes under its roof turns to gold, quite literally in the case of Wolf Alice recently hitting gold record status with their debut album My Love is Cool. Home […]
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 […]
Single review: ‘Long Time’ by Blondie and Dev Hynes
It appears that despite being the age of 71, Debbie Harry remains coolest of the cool and ultimate, all-round goddess. Always in keeping with the zeitgeist and ready to embrace contemporary style, Blondie never shies […]
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 […]
In the Middle with Pictish Trail
Being a big fan of Johnny Lynch or, to call him by his stay name, Pictish Trail, I was slightly nervous when I was told to ring his landline due to a lack of mobile […]