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Wet Leg – Bristol Beacon
Despite the truly horrendous weather hammering Bristol all evening, the sold-out crowd at Bristol Beacon packed the venue to the rafters for Wet Leg’s return to the city. Any damp spirits were immediately lifted by support act Faux Real, whose playful, off-kilter performance brought exactly the kind of eccentric energy a night like this thrives on. Their choreographed art-pop set was clever, funny and unexpectedly tight - the ideal warm-up for what was to come.
Mac DeMarco – The Prospect Building, Bristol
On a bleak, rain-lashed Thursday night in Bristol, you’d think enthusiasm might dip — but not for Mac DeMarco. Hours before doors opened, a patient line of fans stretched around The Prospect Building, huddled under umbrellas and fully committed. It set the tone for a sold-out show that felt equal parts warm, communal, and joyfully loose.
Album Review: Good Health Good Wealth – This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires
“This time next year Rodney, we’ll be Meal-ee-on-airs” so regularly prophesied Del Boy on the much revered Only Fools and Horses. Adopting this aspirational mantra for their debut album, Good Health Good Wealth, are however, giving more just than just a soundbite - these are stories about a life, full of grind, graft, heartache, anxiety, poor choices, peppered with glory, euphoria and quick wins on a beautiful gloomy urban backdrop.
RØRY – O2 Guildhall Southampton
There’s something uniquely powerful about a hometown show, and RØRY’s return to Southampton Guildhall was one of those rare nights that felt bigger than music.
Bush + Volbeat – Utilita Arena Cardiff
There was a proper charge in the air at Cardiff’s Utilita Arena long before the headliners even thought about stepping on stage. Three bands with completely different approaches to heavy music, and a crowd that arrived ready to lose themselves in all of it. Witch Fever ignited things, Bush delivered a powerhouse masterclass, and Volbeat closed the night with the kind of big-hearted, riff-driven spectacle only they can.
Interview: Y
From supporting Fat Dog and Warmduscher to appearing at festivals all over the country, London collective Y are…
Keo – The Louisiana, Bristol
“Yeah, we loved it, but we’re all so shattered," Keo frontman Finn Keogh said after their performance at the Louisiana in Bristol.
CKY – The 1865
I found myself travelling to a gig comprising a Numetal opener to a headline of CKY. I also find myself surprised it's not 2003 and I’m not 18… And here was to start my review full of nostalgia and comparing old vs new. The gig was filled with a surprising wide range of ages, and a band synonymous with skating and gaming being relevant today really appealed to that nostalgia after 25 years of music. However, having left the gig I was left confused as to why I wasn’t swept up in a haze of rose-tinted sentimentality. But considering the aftermath, the reasons all come together.
Interview: The Rions
Australian indie-rockers The Rions are heading back to the UK for their latest tour, bringing their infectious energy across the pond once again. The band’s debut album, Everything Every Single Day, recently hit number one on the Australian Albums Chart and has been nominated for Album of the Year by Triple J, marking a huge milestone for the four-piece.
Gallery: The Royston Club – O2 Forum Kentish Town
The Royston Club bought their Songs For the Spine UK tour to London on the 31st October, and our photographer Dennis Halfhide-Smith was there to capture the action.