Aloe Bacc Lift Your Spirit 3/5 Most people will remember the soulful lamenting of Aloe Blacc from his 2010 smash hit ‘I Need A Dollar’; an infectious burst of R&B layered with poignant lyrics and […]
Music | Paper Aeroplanes live
Paper Aeroplanes Belgrave Music Hall 4/5 For soft, indie-acoustic numbers, there is a dangerously fine line between a truly captivating performance and a truly dreary one. Fortunately, last week’s performance at Belgrave by Paper Aeroplanes […]
Music | Why were the Brits so boring?
As the nation sat down for the 37th year running to gorge themselves on this February’s recreation of the Brit awards, it became clear that something was strikingly off. While we were up all night […]
Music | Album review – Warpaint
Warpaint – Warpaint (4/5) It has been a long, arduous few years since Warpaint last poured their entrancing and often fragile style into record form with The Fool. As the appeal of the California girls’ sound has […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Billy Bragg, Crystal Fighters, Barenaked Ladies & Múm
Billy Bragg – Leeds Town Hall (3/5) Twenty five years into his career, punk rocker come political activist Billy Bragg still manages to find something to rant about. Despite a desire not to be dismissed […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Vampire Weekend & Savages
Vampire Weekend – First Direct Arena (4/5) As the current music scene leaves us aching for new bands to present an original and unpretentious sound, it is a relief to hear Vampire Weekend moving from […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Future of the Left, Department M & Bears Den
Future of the Left – Belgrave Music Hall (4/5) Have you read any of the reviews of Future of the Left’s latest album? If you have, you will doubtless know that Future of the Left […]
Music | Live in Leeds – Bastille, Clean Bandit & Daughter
Bastille – The O2 (4/5) The phenomenal demand posed on Bastille’s 2013 autumn tour has guaranteed us a sell-out show. The O2 is crammed with a keen, female-dominated arrangement in the front and a seemingly […]