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Isle of Wight Festival – Review
More than 50 thousand people descended upon Newport’s Seaclose Park as the Isle of Wight Festival returned for…
Album Review: Yungblud – Idols
Yungblud’s Idols is a bold, beautifully messy first chapter in a two-part story. It’s not afraid to get…
Loyle Carner – hopefully ! – Review
Loyle Carner is one of the UK’s most beloved and creative artists, and with the release of his…
Wunderhorse – O2 Academy Birmingham
Words & Photos courtesy of Kieran Craven Long anticipated and arriving just in time, Wunderhorse’s return feels nothing…
Album Review: Self Esteem – A Complicated Woman
How could Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, possibly follow up on the sheer barnstorming odyssey of pop honesty of 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure?
The answer is with abundant ease upon the release of her third album, A Complicated Woman, on Polydor Records that summons the themes and styles that pushed the Self Esteem cream to the top - a blend of spoken word mantras, and alt-dance pop.
Album Review: Divorce – Drive to Goldenhammer
With a name like Divorce and a debut album title like Drive to Goldenhammer, you would be forgiven…
Album Review: Sam Fender – People Watching
The gifted songwriting of Sam Fender has long enriched the UK indie music scene, and his influence continues…
Album Review: bilk – Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll
With their album Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll scheduled for release on the 24th of January 2025, indie rock trio Bilk are ready to get back on the road and back on the stage. Tickets are flying for their UK and EU tours, and the anticipation for the new album is only getting stronger. Hailing from Essex, frontman Sol Abrahms started Bilk in 2018 and was later joined by Luke Hare (bass) and Harry Gray (drums).
Album Review: Lambrini Girls – Who Let The Dogs Out
There was a club night in Brighton I used to frequent at The Gloucester (now the North Laine Brewhouse). It was a Tuesday night indie/punk/ alternative night. The walls were stained yellow with cigarette smoke, your converse would stick to the floors, a pint was £3.10 and the cloakroom was free. What a time to be alive.
Review: Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight
Public Service Broadcasting, with the ultimate corduroy laden supplier teacher pastiche are back for another excellent lesson. Their 5th album, The Last Flight recounts the story of pioneering female “aviatrix” Amelia Earhart. Earhart was the highest solo flying woman at 25, and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans before disappearing somewhere over the Central Pacific in 1937 attempting to circumnavigate the globe.