Independent Record Store Day is right around the corner and the selection of great vinyl is mind-numbingly large. It can be hard to navigate such an eclectic and vast amount of records so I’ve put […]
George Ezra delivers the perfect sophomore album with Staying At Tamara’s
After the wild success of his debut album Wanted on Voyage, George Ezra only had himself to live up to with his second and much-anticipated release Staying at Tamara’s. After ‘Don’t Matter Now’ was lapped […]
The Bellrays bring the soul to Brudenell Social Club
Rock and punk have always gone hand in hand, and soul music definitely isn’t something you’d think of throwing into the mixture. This particular blend of all three genres reinforces that oh so rich sound […]
Alvvays hit new heights at Church
Seeing Alvvays at the aptly named church was a religious experience that I am not going to forgetful a very long time. The saccharine sweet quintet danced with sentimentality but somehow managed to never be […]
Jellyskin: Six Degrees Of Local Leeds
They say that no matter who you are, you’re only six people away from everyone else in the world. With odds like that, your new favourite band could be right around the corner… or just […]
InTheMiddle with The Wailers
The Wailers are currently touring the world-renowned album Legend around the UK. Three of our readers were lucky enough to win pairs of tickets to their gig at Leeds O2 Academy, so Music Editor Clare […]
GoGo Penguin hit shoot for the moon with new album A Humdrum Star
With each new release, the music of GoGo Penguin seems to climb to new heights in both scope and execution. Following their recent UK tour in which the Manchester-based trio played their own take on […]
2018: Ones to Watch
In celebration of the New Year, we have compiled our top 10 artists and bands to look out for over the next twelve months. Sigrid Everybody’s favourite Scandipop sensation Sigrid is practically guaranteed to make […]
‘The Golden Age Of Not Even Trying’ by Dead! is rock and roll at its finest.
After watching the Isle Of Wight scene collapse around them, Dead! was borne out of four guys’ need to bring punk back to their community, and they haven’t slowed down since. ‘The Golden Age Of […]
Porches ‘The House’: beautiful, vulnerable, striking.
Immediately after the completion of his critically-acclaimed 2016 album Pool, Aaron Maine, aka Porches, got to work on The House, his new full-length release. Indeed, a sense of continuity is clear, with the minimalism and […]
Of Mice and Men’s ‘Defy’ will make you “punch your fist in defiance”.
Over the course of a career that has thus far spanned almost 10 years, Of Mice and Men have undergone a number of line-up changes, with the roles of band-members constantly shifting; the most recent […]
Beat Up by Late Night Legacy
2017 is finally over (almost). As we limp towards the new year, saddled with exam revision and any straggling unsubmitted essays, it might be hard to face the new year with anything but the weary […]