Marc Rebillet brings his improvised live show to Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen on a freezing January evening and has the sold-out crowd warmed up without a moment’s hesitation. His increasingly popular brand of beat-driven […]
The Gryphon’s Best Albums of 2018
Ask a crowd of 500 people what their favourite album of 2018 was and you’ll get 500 different answers, because there was just that much good music which came out this year. From the return […]
In The Middle with Parcels
Parcels are a band renowned for their style, sincerity and, above all, their song-writing. Tom Paul got the chance to chat to the Aussie collective on the penultimate stop in the UK stretch of their […]
In the Middle with Miles Kane
It’s been five years since Miles Kane released his sophomore solo album, Don’t Forget Who You Are, and two since reuniting with long-term chum Alex Turner as The Last Shadow Puppets. Now, he’s back with […]
Natalie Prass Brings The Future and The Past to Brudenell, 02.11.18
Country singer H.C. McEntire gets the night off to a genuinely spellbinding start, settling into a set of stripped-back guitar ballads blanketed in just the right amount of reverb. It’s an uncommonly moving support slot […]
The Music Modernization Act: Music as Politics, Politics as Music
Kanye West made front page news last month with his crazed rant during a meeting with President Donald Trump, going on a tirade about alternate universes and “iPlanes”. What you might have missed was that […]
Parcels Release Self Titled Debut
A compelling and energetic live act, Australian indie-funk band Parcels have made their name on danceable disco hits that prioritise fun. On their self-titled debut, however, the band offer up an inconsistent collection of tracks […]
An Ode to Favourite Worst Nightmare
Favourite Worst Nightmare, Arctic Monkeys’ sophomore album, is celebrating its tenth birthday this month. A decade on from its release, which promptly followed the band’s record-breaking debut, it remains as thrilling a listen as ever. […]
Single Review: ‘In Cold Blood’ by alt-J
alt-J have stated that this latest single was something they “began writing in our Leeds days” – who’s to say that Joe Newman’s crooning about how “your G&T is empty” wasn’t inspired by a late […]
Bowie’s Blackstar: a closeted LGBTQ superstar
Most music fans are no doubt already familiar with David Bowie’s pioneering stage personas and continual reinvention. More dedicated followers will be well versed in how these traits encouraged fearless self-expression and pride throughout the […]