Canadian singer/songwriter Dallas Green’s solo project City and Colour takes on a new sound in his fifth album released since 2005. If you’ve tracked Green’s career or are of a certain age, Green will always […]
The Agent Intellect by Protomartyr
The tense, drawn out opening chords of ‘Cowards Starve’ on Protomartyr’s excellent, apocalyptic third LP The Agent Intellect, creates a bleak and barren landscape reminiscent of the band’s Detroit origins and typical of the harsh, […]
The Documentary 2 by The Game
With raw lyrics, low ride basslines and some choice misogyny, The Game’s terrier-like The Documentary 2 growls with uncensored tales of adultery, ambition and retribution. A decade after releasing debut LP The Documentary, The Game […]
Retrospective: Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
Released in 1959, Kind of Blue remains today as one of the freshest and most innovative compositions ever produced. Moving away from the hard bop style of jazz that Davis had grown tired of, Kind […]
In The Middle with Honne
Honne are an electronic-soul duo from London with an incredibly promising future. The two members, Andy and James, met at university and have been making music together ever since, but this project only surfaced 18 […]
In The Middle with The LaFontaines
Supporting Eliza and the Bear on their tour are Glaswegian band The LaFontaines, whose music is an interesting mix of hip hop and rock that has tended to polarise critics. Kerr, the bands charismatic frontman, […]
In The Middle with Eliza and the Bear
The future looks bright for Eliza and the Bear – an indie folk rock band from London who produce upbeat, hopeful music with euphoric choruses. They are currently in the middle of their biggest headline […]
Preview: Hallé Orchestra
The internationally famous Hallé Orchestra travel over the Pennines from Manchester this Saturday, 17 October. With guest conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens at the helm, they bring with them a diverse programme featuring Rossini’s Overture to The […]
In The Middle with Nathaniel Rateliff
After an extremely stressful day, the sweet call of Leeds’ own Belgrave Music Hall hosting the prodigious Nathaniel Rateliff with his latest project, ‘The Night Sweats’, was just what the doctor ordered. Described by the […]
Clay @ Brudenell Social Club 8/10
Thursday proved to be a huge night for Leeds’ bands, Lone Guns and Clay, as they were able to play gigs at one of the most legendary venues their hometown has to offer. After impressing […]
Music Complete by New Order
Back with their tenth studio album, their first since 2005’s Waiting For The Siren’s Call, dance royalty New Order are back with an album that sees a return to their classic electronic pop style. Music Complete sees […]
Rub By Peaches
On first listen, Rub is a frightening mixture of confident electronic beats and aggressively sexual lyrics; unashamedly attention seeking, the album boasts tracks titled ‘Vaginoplasty’, ‘Dumb Fuck’ and ‘How you like my Cut’ to name […]