It’s only two weeks until Butlins’ Minehead re-opens its doors to welcome back one of the most highly anticipated festivals in electronic music. You may know Bloc for several reasons. If you’ve been anywhere near […]
The Subways by The Subways
I’m unashamed to say that The Subways provided the soundtrack to my awkward early teenage years, and with their new album I hoped they could soundtrack my awkward early adulthood too. The Subways did not […]
Gig guide w / 27th Feb 2015
Friday 27th February Father John Misty at Brudenell Social Club, £12.50 Josh Tillman is the world’s leading cosmic comedian. He is currently smashing your American dreams with his new album ‘I Love You Honeybear’ Saturday […]
Preview – Selective Hearing w/ SHIFTED
Selective Hearing will celebrate five years of continually impressive line-ups on Saturday 7th March, as Wire hosts a three hour set by Guy Brewer, also known as Shifted, one of the pioneers of the introspective […]
In The Middle Introduces: Red Bull Music Academy
Few in the music game will be able to name many prospects more enticing than the opportunities offered by Red Bull’s yearly music academy. Since its inception in Berlin 17 years ago, RBMA has proved […]
O Shudder by Dutch Uncles
Two years since their last album, Out Of Touch, In The Wild, Dutch Uncles’ have remained unmistakable; their music still embodied by their use of distinct electronic sounds, combined with meticulously lush string parts, confident […]
Review – Overflow feat. Calibre at Wire
Overflow landed in their spiritual home of Leeds’ soulful DnB scene once again this past week, bringing with them a selection of DnB artists to celebrate their 2nd birthday in style. Alternating between liquid and […]
Review – Darius Syrossian’s 3 hour set
Darrius Syrossian returned to his hometown of Leeds to play a three hour set in the sweat filled rainbow lit club that is Mint. It’s clear to see his popularity as the queue snaked round […]
READING AND LEEDS FESTIVAL FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Libertines have been announced as the final headliners for Reading and Leeds festival. Announced by Zane Lowe on Radio 1 this evening, the noughties indie legends have only announced one other UK festival appearance at […]
Editors’ Choice w / 16th Feb 2015
This week it’s all about BADBADNOTGOOD’s collab with Ghostface Killah – the perfect soundtrack to ease you into essay writing season. 1. BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul The title track from the best […]
In The Middle with Flo Morrissey
Paris, poetry and yoga; Flo Morrissey seems far more mature than your average 20-year old, sixth-form dropout. When she started putting up self-made videos of her music online at the tender age of fourteen, little […]
Chromatics by Diagrams
Still flirting with the boundaries of the innocuous folktronica genre, Sam Genders returns with Chromatics. Revisiting debut release Black Light again shows how much the last couple of years have improved Genders as a songwriter: […]