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Album Review: Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
Music is better when it blends euphoric post-punk sounds with deeply wry yet hopeful spoken-word observations about the bleakness of human existence. Step forward the lads from Leeds, Yard Act.
Album Review: Life – Abstract/Natural
About two weeks ago I had not heard of Life until a musically wandering friend of mine picked them out as one of his favourite gigs of the recent and most excellent Great Escape Festival (cheeky Wyld Stallyns reference for the fans). Shortly following that, this absolute beauty of an album dropped into my inbox a week later. So, if like me, you know little about them but are openly Life-curious then let me offer you some nest feathering facts to get you up to speed.
Olivia Dean – The O2 Arena, London
London's soul-pop superstar turned The O2 into a love letter for the ages on Thursday night!
Album Review: Big Special – O’Joy!
For a collection of songs originally left off BIG SPECIAL’s first two records, O’JOY! never feels like a collection of leftovers. Instead, it acts as a companion piece in the truest sense: a chance to spend a little more time inside the world that vocalist Joe Hicklin and drummer Callum Moloney have spent the last few years building.
Mary in the Junkyard tell us about their ‘weird and wonderful’ debut album
Mary in the Junkyard have a lot to look forward to this year - from a headline tour across the UK, Europe and North America, to the release of their debut album, the London trio are making the most of their rising popularity.
The Lemon Twigs – Manchester Academy 2
We’re nearing the end of possibly the warmest week of the year in Manchester as everyone makes their way into Academy 2. There are collective sighs of relief as we reach the cool venue, in a matter of hours this room shifts to a packed-out crowd that are dancing, singing and toe-tapping along to every word as we celebrate the band's new album and their eighth time in Manchester.
Kiefer Sutherland – Tramshed, Cardiff
Kiefer Sutherland brought his Love Will Bring You Home Tour to a packed Tramshed Cardiff, transforming a warm bank holiday night in the Welsh capital into a relaxed, feelgood celebration of Americana-tinged rock and storytelling. Supported by Irish singer-songwriter Colin Andrew, the evening delivered a strong balance of charm, musicianship and easy-going crowd connection from start to finish.
Album Review: Bleachers – everyone for ten minutes
Bleachers have always had a gift for making nostalgia feel cinematic, and on ‘everyone for ten minutes’, Jack Antonoff leans into that strength beautifully. The band’s fifth studio album feels hopeful, romantic and reflective all at once - a collection of songs that don’t rush to demand attention, but instead slowly pull you into their world layer by layer.
The Hoosiers on their new album ‘Compassion,’ and the importance of keeping positive
Ahead of a UK tour in promotion of their new album, Erazer caught up with The Hoosiers’ Andy Sharland to speak about the joys of the touring lifestyle, being an independent band, and the rapidly approaching 20th anniversary of their classic record The Trick to Life.
Irish duo Lemoncello on their new record ‘Perfect Place’
Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella overlooked the Skellig Islands, off the southwest coast of Kerry, as the concept behind their second studio album was born.