Album Review: I Am Easy To Find // The National
Albums by The National tend to be instantly recognisable because the vast majority of their work has tended to occupy such an idiosyncratic space in history’s musical landscape. Whether it’s frontman …
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Live Review: Franc Moody // Heaven, London
Holy Shit, Franc Moody are really out here playing gigs. This was my second time seeing Franc Moody live. The first time I saw them I had never heard of them and they were opening for Chic and Nile…
Live Review: Loyle Carner // House Of Vans, London
It’s a little hard to believe that Loyle Carner’s full-length debut, Yesterday’s Gone, was released two years ago. With a neo-jazz infused sound that is still peaking in his native South London and hi…
Live Review: Girli // The Haunt, Brighton – 13.04.19
GIRLI is all about the message. A PSA blares loudly over the speakers - abuse or assault will not be tolerated - this is a safe space. The announcement sets the tone for the rest of the evening. Mi…
Live Review: Hot Chip // Trinity Centre, Bristol
Hot Chip rounded off their brief and intimate UK tour this week with a blistering show at Bristol’s Trinity Centre. Having released new single Hungry Child a couple of days before, one could reasonabl…
Album Review: The Drums // Brutalism
Since releasing their rather dark offering, Abysmal Thoughts, in 2017, a lot has happened in the world of The Drums. Line-up changes, break-ups, and personal growth have birthed their latest creation,…
Live Review: Post Malone // O2 Arena, London – 14.03.19
Post Malone is the product of an Insta-famous generation. Having shot to fame in 2015 after the YouTube release of his video for 'White Iverson', Malone hit one million views within a month, and was p…
Live Review: Twenty One Pilots // Wembley Arena, London
Twenty One Pilots. I don’t think I have read a bad review about them. Anyone who seems upset with this band has completely misinterpreted them as something a lot more threatening than they are. The on…
Album Review: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 // Foals
“I said I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting”, Yannis Philippakis laments in the chorus of Exits - the lead single from the new album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1. The apology is not u…
Live Review: Scott Bradlee’s Post Modern Jukebox // O2 Academy Oxford
Oxford came out in their vintage looks in their masses to form maybe the biggest queue I have ever seen in Oxford in anticipation for Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox. I never knew that Oxford had …
