Kindness’s new album Otherness is pure angsty funk. If the sentimental track titles are anything to go by, he has clearly had a lot on his mind; ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’, ‘Who Do You […]
EKKO Festival Review DAY 1
A bitterly cold Friday evening last week set the scene for the opening of Bergen’s very own EKKO fest, now in its 11th year. EKKO is held at Østre – “a house for sound-art and […]
Crocodiles @ Brudenell Social Club 08/10
The sight of a half empty Brudenell is enough to make the most swaggering of indie rockers quake in their Chelsea boots. Crocodiles, however, seem seasoned enough to take this in their stride but fail […]
Yob @ Brudenell Social Club 07/09
Yob’s initial approach to their set seemed to focus on differentiating themselves from Pallbearer and the supporting act, Bong Cauldron, who sounded “exactly what you’d expect a band called Bong Cauldron to sound like” according […]
In The Middle review Thom Yorke ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’
Thom Yorke’s latest is pretty hard to get at. Downloading the album takes a bit more effort than just pressing ‘buy’ on iTunes as it’s only available as a BitTorrent Bundle. Yorke has described this […]
Review: Zed Bias Retirement Tour @ Canal Mills
Having blessed our ears with countless productions and remixes for the past two decades, the time has finally come: Zed Bias is hanging up his headphones for good, truly an end of an era. […]
Editors’ Choice w / 14th October
Your four favourite people are back (well, mainly Emily) with a selection of weird and wonderful tracks to warm you on these cold autumn nights. This week’s selection features Madeon, Chance The Rapper and CHVRCHES. 1. […]
Weekly Chart
Artist: Ekranoplan Track: Coil Label: All Caps Deep-but-punchy, Bristol/ London styles from UK favourite Kowton and Julio Bashmore. Artist: nthng Track: Community Label: Lobster Theremin Powerful yet humble, stripped back techno from newcomer ‘nthng’. […]
Natalie Holmes @ Belgrave 09/10
Leeds College of Music graduate Natalie Holmes stopped off at Belgrave on the penultimate day of her UK tour, clearly excited to be playing in the city that encouraged her musical pursuit. Having released an […]
The Neighbourhood @ Stylus 09/10
The Neighbourhood, otherwise known as ‘The NBHD’ to their most dedicated fans, are an intriguing band. Coming seemingly out of nowhere, this California five-piece have descended on the music industry in a whirlwind, with their […]
In The Middle with Eagulls
George Mitchell, lead singer of Leeds post-punks Eagulls, is a busy guy. After releasing their debut album, touring America and doing a summer of Festivals, you’d forgive the band for wanting to take a break. […]
Into Leeds with Brotherhood Sound System
There was something quite beautiful about being in an underground Leeds club, surrounded by 200 Leeds students, listening to the sounds of a Leeds based label co-founder, on a night run by three Leeds graduates; […]