It’s hard to believe that The Maccabees have been on the scene for over a decade now, and a fourth album from the indie rock band proves to be unmarked territory for them. Marks To […]
Somersault Festival
Somersault Festival promises a weekend of “stripped-back happiness” with “Summer sounds and outward bounds”. It definitely delivered. After a sold out début last year, touting big names such as Ben Howard, Jack Johnson and Nick […]
Futuresound Competition Winners Announced
The Futuresound Competition, in which the winning acts earn themselves a slot at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival, has announced its winners. Forty bands battled it out at The Wardrobe over the last month, […]
Born In The Echoes by The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers were one of two bands closing Glastonbury this year – the other being The Who. Similarities between the rock juggernauts and the dance pioneers are more abundant than you might think, both feature two […]
Barn on the Farm 2015
While walking down the track of Over Farm, the last thing you’d expect to come across is a festival which has boasted headline sets from the likes of Ed Sheeran and Ben Howard. The 1,500 capacity festival […]
Leeds Festival announce Relentless Stage line-up
Leeds Festival has announced the line-up for Relentless Stage, featuring some of the biggest names in the current dance and electronic music scene. Positioned in its usual location between the Orange and Red campsites, the […]
Lost Worker Bee EP by Elbow
Elbow, the Mancunian born and bred band and national treasure, released their first EP since rewarding their dedicated fans with their brilliant sixth studio album, The Take Off and Landing of Everything. Guy Garvey, the […]
ME!ME!ME!: The Coraline for Anime Fans
It’s hard to introduce people to ME!ME!ME!. How do you even begin to describe it without sounding like an utter pervert, bearing in mind it chiefly depicts the mesmerising physics of breasts and the gyrating […]
Homesick by Matrixxman
Charles McCloud Duff’s musical career under various acronyms has flirted with all things four on the floor. His debut LP as Matrixxman, Homesick, has however confidently pinpointed his style, taking the Detroit school as a […]
Work It Out by Lucy Rose
Lucy has clearly made a sincere attempt to create a defining and diverse image of herself in this album. After being a backing singer for Bombay Bicycle Club for so long, this should have been […]
New Day by Satoshi Tomiie
Dance music can be disorientating, often repetitive and by nature familiar. Satoshi Tomiie’s sophomore album is a perfect example of why this need not be a problem. The aptly named “Last Night (In this dream […]
Amy
With an intimate collection of home videos and interviews, Asif Kapadia’s biopic has reopened discussions of one of the most unique and misunderstood voices of our generation. But we don’t need a film to understand […]