Francobollo (translating to postage stamp in Italian) are the London via Sweden four-piece that put the weird and wonderful in indie music. Francobollo released their debut album Long Live Life in July, collaborating with the […]
Sleaford Mods Say It How It is @ Beckett SU, 25/10
Prior to their headline show at Leeds Beckett Students’ Union, a tweet from the Sleaford Mods twitter account reads: “Town today awash with homeless folk. Desperate. Every time I go in it breaks my fuckin […]
Brooders Storm The Lending Room Stage with New Single ‘Amnesia’
Last Friday marked the release of Brooders’ latest single – ‘Amnesia’ – with the band playing a hometown release show the night before at the Lending Room. Most bands experience some anxiety over the potential […]
Gryph Picks: Halloween 2017
Here it is: what you’ve all been waiting for to get your Halloween festivities started. Us music writers have collaborated to create for you the most diverse collection of bloodcurdling boogies – the only playlist […]
Society Spotlight: Jazz and Blues Society
Fancy yourself the next Miles Davis or Dizzy Gillespie? The current Musical Director of LUU Jazz and Blues Society tells Society how you can get involved whilst at Leeds. The Jazz and Blues Society fills […]
Rationale @ Brudenell Social Club
Imagine soulful tunes mixed with R&B and then add some funky dance moves and voila! You get Rationale. After seeing this raw talent perform as a support act for Bastille last year, I knew his […]
Gary Numan @ O2 Academy Brixton
The widespread influence of Gary Numan in modern music is perhaps best illustrated by the variety of genres played over the house sound system as throngs of fans fill the Brixton Academy on Saturday night; […]
Meet your Music Editors
Intrigued as to who’s editing your articles this year? Want to know a bit more about the people that are offering out all the juicy content each week? Then look no further… Meg Firth […]
Lorde @ Alexandra Palace, 27/09/17
There’s an awkward kind of restlessness amongst the Lorde crowd at Ally Pally tonight. Everyone’s excited, but no-one really wants to show it. It’s a whole different story when the lights go down though – […]
Baby Strange @ Headrow House, 23/09/2017
For a band that started in 2012, around the same time as similar sounding bands Palma Violets and Slaves, Baby Strange have managed to create an impressive following and body of work in not very […]
HighRise Opening Party 2017 – Review
HighRise really needs no introduction. With an incredible level of popularity amongst students, and a status like no other club event in Leeds, this year’s Opening Party saw tickets selling out in minutes, with revellers […]
What’s in a Name?
In the mosaic of qualities that give a piece of music meaning the last thing which often figures is what an artist calls their work. This seems appropriate: if something sounds abysmal it doesn’t […]