Album, Single, EP and Live Reviews

  1. Why?

    Live Reviews: Why? @ Union Chapel, London 24.10.11

    As Why? shuffle on stage in front of an anticipant Union Chapel crowd, Yoni Wolf - front man, and chief mischief maker promises something different. Not just an atmospheric set in an unusual venue, but a showcase of entirely new material. With a 5th album on the horizon this is most definitely a test run but Why? sound like they've been playing these songs for longer than half a tour.

    Posted on Oct 28th, 2011

  2. The Skull Defekts

    Live Reviews: Sŵn Festival @ Various Venues, Cardiff 20-23.10.11

    Now in its fifth year, Cardiff’s answer to South by Southwest is going from strength to strength.

    Posted on Oct 27th, 2011

  3. DJ Scotch Egg

    Live Reviews: Supersonic Festival 2011 @ Custard Factory, Birmingham 21-23.10.11

    For eight years, Birmingham’s Supersonic has provided a safe festival haven for those with a more alternative taste in music. For people unafraid of the avant-garde, the electronic and the extraordinarily loud, as well as those who are more than happy to try something without having heard it before, Supersonic has provided a unique experience in the UK, and built a dedicated following because of it.

    Posted on Oct 27th, 2011

  4. Other Lives

    Live Reviews: Other Lives @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 18.10.11

    Other Lives’ recent Tamer Animals album is a sweeping and filmic work, evoking John Ford Westerns; contemporaries such as Midlake and Fleet Foxes; and the pulsing minimalism of modern composers such as Philip Glass. A rather odd triple-bill saw them play most of it, sandwiched between underwhelming electro-pop duo Elephant, and gloom-mongers turned electronic dabblers Chapel Club. But while their peers seem determined to recreate every last atom of the 1980s, the band have more in common with the 1880s.

    Posted on Oct 24th, 2011

  5. City and Colour @ The Roundhouse, London 19.10.11

    Live Reviews: City and Colour @ The Roundhouse, London 19.10.11

    Dallas Green's last visit to the UK was the memorable Royal Albert Hall performance; but is it possible to stun and empower the British audience again?

    Posted on Oct 24th, 2011

  6. Shield Your Eyes - Volume 4 (Function)

    Albums: Shield Your Eyes - Volume 4 (Function)

    A welcome fourth record from Shield Your Eyes.

    Posted on Oct 24th, 2011

  7. Flashguns - Passion Of A Different Kind (Humming/Rough Trade)

    Albums: Flashguns - Passion Of A Different Kind (Humming/Rough Trade)

    Well worth the wait!

    Posted on Oct 24th, 2011

  8. Vile Imbeciles - D Is For W (Tea Vee Eye)

    Albums: Vile Imbeciles - D Is For W (Tea Vee Eye)

    Putting the 'good' back into the phrase 'weird, but in a good way.'

    Posted on Oct 24th, 2011

  9. Boys Noize

    Live Reviews: Boys Noize @ The Manchester Warehouse Project 14.10.11

    Alex Riddah (aka Boys Noize) is in the perfect place tonight. Despite having already played Manchester several times in the past (Parklife Festival and previous Warehouse Projects), Riddah has never taken the stage as a headline act.

    Posted on Oct 23rd, 2011

  10. Apparat @ The Haunt, Brighton 16.10.11

    Live Reviews: Apparat @ The Haunt, Brighton 16.10.11

    Expanded to a 4-piece for this well-paced set at Brighton's newest venue, Berliner Sascha Ring – aka Apparat – raised the temperature nicely on a blustery South Coast evening, charming a decent-sized crowd with relaxed style despite a dash to play in Slovenia in between this and his previous UK outing.

    Posted on Oct 20th, 2011

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