Controversial word-smith Azealia Banks is back with her first new project since the release of her first official LP Broke With Expensive Taste in 2014. An LP which had some great beats, flow and structure on […]
Heir @ 360 Club 12/3/16
Playing to a sold out 360 club packed full of family, friends and fans, Heir’s launch of their debut EP When The Lights Went Out was certainly a night not to be missed. Bursting onto […]
Post Pop Depression by Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop’s latest release, Post Pop Depression, sees him forming a supergroup with the likes of guitarist and producer Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Heldens and QOTSA/The Dead […]
Suicide Songs by Money
Manchester-formed Money were quickly characterized by their varying sonic landscape which permeated the critically acclaimed debut The Shadow of Heaven. Fast forward a little over two years and the departure of bassist Scott Beaman, their […]
The Wizards of Oz
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” It took a tornado to whisk Dorothy away to the fictional world of Oz – and a pair of magic red shoes to bring her back […]
The Strypes @ Belgrave Music Hall 10/3/16
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 […]