Nineteen year old London artist Amber Bain under alias The Japanese House oozes scintillating electronic rhythms and exquisite melody sewn together with ever ascending “oooh’s” in latest ambient EP Clean, featuring collaborations with The 1975’s […]
Lucy Rose @ Stylus 1/11
Suspended in the clammy clutches of some Dickensian-like mist, Leeds University Union shrugged off the hangovers of Halloween and opened its doors to the spectacular Lucy Rose. Shining through the thickening gloom like some spectral […]
Courting The Squall by Guy Garvey
The first thing to note about Guy Garvey’s solo album, Courting The Squall, is that it is not an Elbow album. The absence of his fellow band mates has allowed him to have completely free […]
Art Angels by Grimes
What I’ve always loved about Grimes’ music is its ability to take it’s listener to another realm; throughout her first three LPs she has always used her arsenal of etheral synths and mystical soundscapes to […]
Hooton Tennis Club @ Brudenell Social Club 01/11
Hooton Tennis Club came out of nowhere. After playing three gigs in 2013, the band was signed to Heavenly Records. Within the space of six months after their signing, their debut album ‘Highest Point in […]
Get Up by Bryan Adams
Washed-up rockers come around every so often, and they’re usually called Bono. There are pros and cons to Bryan Adams’s Get Up – it’s just a shame that the fact it’s not being performed by […]
In the Middle with Portico
We catch up with Mercury Prize nominated band, Portico, ahead of their Leeds show this weekend. Portico’s recent name change from Portico Quartet does not just signify the departure of Keir Vine from the […]
UML Gig Picks of the Week
Akala- Sunday 22nd November – Hifi Club – Free – 10:00pm Playing at Hifi’s weekly Sunday Joint event, Akala & Live Band will be playing a mashup of Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Reggae tracks. […]
We Are The Ocean @ The Key Club 13/11
Low ceilings, a dingy bar and a few precariously dangling microphones welcome We Are The Ocean to their Leeds performance at The Key Club – “it’s like playing in a box” muses frontman Liam Cromby. […]
Selected @ Hifi 9/11
Selected provided a night of underground music, from Lady Sanity, Dialect, and Weezy Jefferson who provided the grime and hip hop front, to Empress Imani whose soulful rendition of ‘Am I Wrong’ had everybody up […]
Papier Mâché Dream Balloon by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
The prolific long-haired Australian rockers make a strong return with this rather lovely album. Marking the band’s seventh studio album, Papier Mâché Dream Balloon is all sunshine and cool blue waves, transporting you to the […]
The Miraculous by Anna von Hausswolff
The Miraculous is as beautiful as it is terrifying. It’s a towering gothic church that you can see from miles around. It marches to the beat of war drums, always forward at a glacial pace […]