Swim Deep were once synonymous with the 'B-town' scene of years gone by. After a rejig of their line up and a couple of years without releases, the indie popstars have come back with a bang. Invigorat…
Suited and booted, Dublin punk outfit The Murder Capital performed at Bristol’s Exchange to a sold-out crowd crammed in a tiny dark room. Arriving on stage like mobsters there to settle some debts, th…
Many of us in the UK won’t realise quite how big Young The Giant are. The Californian quintet sell-out arena shows and threatens the upper rows of festival posters in the US, whilst remaining almost …
It's 2011. I'm (admittedly only just) getting over my Cheryl Cole, Fight For This Love phase, and I will not listen to anything other than the music that I deem to be "cool". The small amount of money…
2019 sees SWMRS returning to Reading Festival for the fourth time, graduating to a slot on the Main stage after packing out the BBC Radio One tent during their 2018 visit. It's fair to say that the Q…
Against The Current are a 3-piece alternative rock group for New York consisting of Chrissy Constanza, Will Ferri and Dan Gow. Following tours with Fall Out Boy and Good Charlotte, Against The Curren…
It’s a pessimistic way to start a review, but most concerts aren’t ‘special’, it’s a fact. When a circuit act, doing the rounds of middle England, perform an not-quite sold out show on a Tuesday ni…
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20 years since releasing The Soft Bulletin, The Flaming Lips have unveiled their 15th long-player. King's Mouth is a technicolour dreamscape, peppered with buoyant electronica and gliding guitars. To …
As Florence + the Machine emerge on Saturday evening for their headline set, it seems like London is doing its very best to make sure their High as Hope tour finishes on a high. From the sunset in the…
Rounding the European leg of their second, and probably last, farewell tour with a series of UK shows, Kiss arrived in London for a sold-out show at the O2 Arena. Clad in their iconic makeup and costu…
