On the 10th of March, Belgrave Music Hall hosted the Topman 24 tour in association with NME, headlined by small town Irish band, The Strypes. The band’s influences can be traced to early blues musicians […]
In The Middle with Clean Cut Kid
As Absent Parachute began their high energy set at Leeds Oporto Bar on Tuesday 8th March, I sat down with Liverpool quartet, Clean Cut Kid. Of course, the noise of which made an audible interview difficult, […]
Telluric by Matt Corby
It’s been a long wait for Matt Corby’s debut album Telluric, but it has certainly been worth it. Since the release of his last EP in 2013, he has come a very long way musically. […]
Fickle Friends & Clean Cut Kid @ Oporto 8/3/16
The Liverpool-based quartet Clean Cut Kid combine jumpy indie pop rhythms with hints of folk and lo-fi, all garnished with dirty hooks, memorable harmonies and enriched by frontman Mike Hall’s remarkably soft voice. From the […]
Painkillers by Brian Fallon
As frontman of The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon already has five studio albums under his belt and multiple festival and headline tour performances. So when the band announced a hiatus, it is no surprise that […]
Prose @ Brudenell Social Club 4/3/16
Brudenell Social Club played host on Friday 4th March to Mancunian trio Prose, consisting of Mike Murray, Lee Royle and Dave Stone, a band with an experimental blend of indie and hip-hop sounds. Before the […]
Oh Wonder @ Stylus 9/3/16
Josephine Van Gucht and Anthony West have made a name for themselves as Oh Wonder, the boy-girl duo singing gorgeous melodies: no harmonies, just an octave apart. This tricksy simplicity is reflected in their rise […]
Grimes @ O2 Academy 7/3/16
After a whirlwind end to 2015 which culminated in the fantastic Art Angels, included in many publications’ top albums of the year lists, it’s fair to say that expectations were high for Claire Boucher (aka […]
Long Way Home by Låpsley
2016 is shaping up to be the year of the multi-instrumentalist. Jack Garratt’s critically acclaimed Phase has already graced our ears and the likes of Shura, Declan McKenna and Oscar are all set to make […]
iii by Miike Snow
Three is the magic number. With their third studio album iii, the holy trinity of Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt have returned to flood the world with their synth-infused electric pop. The end […]
You’re A Man Now, Boy by Raleigh Ritchie
Raleigh Ritchie may be better known for appearances in Game of Thrones and Adulthood, but this Bristol born, multi-talented man has had an album in the works for a long time. With six different producers […]
I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful and yet so unaware of it by The 1975
From bursting on to the scene with a strong radio presence through hit singles ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Sex’ in 2013 and quickly followed by a platinum debut album, The 1975 have always seemed somewhat a contradiction. […]