So, you’re riding the wave of nervousness and excitement as you arrive at your new Leeds digs; you’ve said the tearful goodbyes to protective parents and you’ve finally figured out where to put your new […]
4 Unmissable Albums From The Summer Break
Wilf Amis, Backwards/Forwards With his debut two-track EP, Wilf Amis creates a striking world within his selection and manipulation of sounds. During the first track, ‘Backwards’, electronic waves, a soothing, deep bass and seemingly endless repetitive […]
Green Man sets festival season alight
Green Man: part festival, part hippie commune, part a mystical glimpse into a utopian festival future. With spectacular performances by the likes of Fleet Foxes, an epic final closing set from War on Drugs and […]
Ólafur Arnalds cleanses and reinvigorates with new album re:member
re:member || to become oneself again pic.twitter.com/b1gzr5xcHd — Ólafur Arnalds (@OlafurArnalds) April 8, 2018 To become oneself again; that is the aim of Ólafur Arnalds’s fourth full-length studio album, re:member. Or maybe it is to […]
Jagged Moon Make Waves with Debut Single, ‘Learn To Swim’
It takes Jagged Moon less than three seconds to make their ever so gorgeous-sounding point. Experimenting with a wavy synth filter on the lead guitar, the oscillating riff which opens ‘Learn To Swim’ drives the […]
Latitude 2018: A Dustland Fairytale
The Killers ‘A Dustland Fairytale’ epitomises Latitude Festival in a nutshell: a beautiful, dreamy escape from everyday life paired with a dangerous amount of dust swarming around. Latitude makes you feel like you’ve left the […]
Melt Festival 2018: Discovering the Different
I arrived at Melt festival to grey clouds and the threat of rain. The night before in Berlin, I was caught in a horrendous thunderstorm after England were (deservedly) dumped out of the World Cup, […]
Reading & Leeds Festival: Strength in Diversity
With so many festivals taking place over the summer period, it’s hard to pick just which ones to go to. If you’re into multiple genres of music, you might not be happy with a festival […]
Paradise Found: Love International 2018
Love International blessed the beautiful, sun-kissed garden town of Tisno for it’s 3rd helping of hedonistic antics at the end of June, and the team have solidly improved on an already stellar reputation with a […]
Bands, Booze & Bangers: 2000 Trees 2018
When it comes to festivals, everyone has their favourites. There’s the hometown heroes, the local field you’ve been tramping to every year without fail for as long as you can remember, going to see bands […]
360RAW: An Unmissable Night of Emerging Yorkshire Talent
Following the last two highly successful sold-out nights of #360RAW, it’s no surprise that the next one – on the 13th of July – is set to sell out. Taking place at The Lending Room, […]
Bluedot Festival 2018: A Weekend of Discovery and Inspiration
Bluedot is not your typical music festival. Taking place at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Bluedot festival presents a quality line-up of music along side science talks, ranging from sustainability and climate change to space exploration, panel […]