Elbow The Take Off and Landing of Everything 4/5 There are a number of ways to describe everyday routine: through the wry, satirical wit of Arctic Monkeys and The Streets, or through the emotive celebration […]
Music | Album review – Foster the People
Foster the People Supermodel 3/5 Riding in on the same Nu-Wave movement which carried bands like MGMT and Phoenix, Foster the People’s dance-infused indie came to the music world’s attention with the catchy ’Pumped Up […]
Music | Little Comets Live
Little Comets The Cockpit 4/5 Little Comets play the kind of kitchen-sink indie that refuses to believe 2005 ever ended, all jaunty guitar riffs and anthemic choruses; their gig tonight at the Cockpit showcases the […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Har Mar Superstar, Imagine Dragons & Turin Brakes
Har Mar Superstar – Brudenell Social Club (5/5) Har Mar Superstar, an R&B singer-songwriter and legend of Minnesota, is well known for his sexy and confident stage presence. Having released 5 albums over the course […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Parquet Courts, Travis & The Pigeon Detectives
Parquet Courts – Brudenell Social Club (4/5) This is a gig for feedback junkies. Dirty guitar tones fluctuate towards pig squeals at almost every opportunity in this alternative punk showcase at the Brudenell. Locals Menace […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Portico Quartet, London Grammar & Jungle
Portico Quartet – Brudenell Social Club (5/5) There is an almost tangible buzz of anticipation in the Brudenell Social Club as Portico Quartet arrive onstage. With three albums now under their belts and […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Johnny Marr, PINS & Alunageorge
Johnny Marr – LMUSU (3/5) At NME’s ‘God Like Genius’ of 2013, Johnny Marr, played to a tiny 1,100 capacity crowd at Leeds Met Union last week. The expected more mature audience crowded in, adorned in […]