“When the day is born and life is ending. But it’s neither created nor destroyed. There’s way to quiet all...
A windswept vista can be heard, and then a gentle melody begins, as vocalist Nick Laird-Clowes sets the scene, “A...
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Meryl Streek has had the benefit of a huge word-of-mouth campaign spreading the gospel about his debut album 796, a...
There can’t be that many bands that can play both the 400-capacity Stoke Sugarmill and the 11,000 seater arena in...
New discoveries are always exciting, which is exactly what Leeds-based DIY thrash band Pest Control were to me this time...
After encouraging women to play the kora (a West African stringed instrument previously reserved only for male performers) on 2017...
If the words “I wanna stay young” mean anything to you, then you should have been in the MOTH Club...
Formed in 2013 on the Scottish Hebridean Isle of Eigg by the inimitable Johnny Lynch, Lost Map Records has become...
Having flirted with the jump to the big stages for much of their career, Enter Shikari have always remained of...
Sonically, Belgian five-piece Whispering Sons inhabit a mutually respectful headspace between the self-titled debut by Tindersticks and The National‘s High...
“I wish I had a dollar for each time I took a chance.” Listening to Tom Waits sing the opening line from One...
There’s been a lot in the news recently about the plight of grassroots music venues in the UK, and quite...
These are two questions actually: “Where have we been?” and “Where do we go from here?” Let’s start from the...
BRITs Week 24 for War Child launched last night with Pop Punk/ Alt- Rock Royalty You Me At Six, playing...