Live Review: Boy Pablo // Rockefeller, Oslo
Boy Pablo brings out the summer vibes in snow-covered Oslo. The Bergen band, fronted by Pablo himself, have quickly soared to the kind of indie-fame that opens up for both comical leeway and searing…
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Live Review: MGMT // Hammersmith Apollo, London
MGMT have already toured new album Little Dark Age once in the UK, around the time of its release earlier this year. Upon the record garnering critical acclaim (something that had eluded the Connectic…
Live Review: I Don’t Know How But They Found Me // O2 Academy Brixton, London
I haven't cried at a gig in years. I haven’t felt true musical-related hysteria at a gig in even longer. I can’t remember the last time I went to a gig and left completely besotted with a band. Ent…
Live Review: The Garden // Thekla, Bristol – 19/03/18
The Garden (consisting of Wyatt and Fletcher Shears) are perhaps the most unorthodox, and undefinable, musical offering around. Directing their stage-show to an excitable crowd in Bristol, the full-fr…
Live Review: Mac DeMarco // O2 Academy, Bristol – 26/11/17
As Mac DeMarco's most prolific year to date draws to a close, the second leg of the This Old Dog tour headed to Bristol's O2 Academy. With Montero in tow, the evening was filled with artistic excellen…
Live Review: Black Lips // Bierkeller, Bristol – 22/11/17
Black Lips are infamous for their onstage antics, including vomiting, chickens, nudity, and the incitement of riotous crowds. It's fair to say they've been around the block a few times, having formed …
Live Review: Autobahn // The Louisiana, Bristol – 08/11/17
Upon hearing that Autobahn had leaked their latest album, The Moral Crossing, on the Dark Web (meaning you have to download Tor Browser and delve into the unknowns of the internet), they had my attent…
Live Review: Hippo Campus // Gorilla, Manchester – 13.10.17
Hippo Campus only formed in 2013. It's a surprising fact that only becomes more shocking once one realises that in that time, they've already played slots at Reading & Leeds Festival, and supporte…
Live Review: Superfood // Thekla, Bristol – 04/10/17
Revived and rebranded, B-town fellows Superfood descended on the boat-cum-venue Thekla in Bristol to promote their comeback album Bambino. With support from Cousin Kula and whenyoung, the evening bega…
Live Review: alt-J // O2 Arena, London – 16.06.17
A conspicuous notice board at the top of North Greenwich tube station’s escalators promised that the throngs of people gathered around it – attracted by the fact the accompanying message was addressed…
