This very ordinary Sunday night became a big pen mark in many people’s calendars when it was announced as a date in support of LCD Soundsystem’s comeback album, the fantastic ‘American Dream’. Held at The Warehouse Project in Manchester, this was a very intimate show for a band with such an intense following. Joe Goddard […]
Cosmo Calling’s single release shows are becoming something of a hot ticket in Manchester. Their debut single show for ‘On The Wire’ hosted by New Street Records was a triumphant evening, and the same has to be said of their Soup Kitchen performance with Scruff Of The Neck. The band are crafting their conquest of […]
Hailing from Ontario, Canada, garage-rock two-piece Phono Pony come out swinging on their long overdue return to the studio.
Reaching a pivotal marker in her career, Siv Jakobsen released debut full-length ‘The Nordic Mellow’ in August 2017. The glacial collection of ten takes in moments of exquisite voice, narration of great intimacy, and forever emotive evocation. The stories aren’t tales of the imagined, they are photo-frames of the eternally alive – once lived, can’t […]
A dishevelled landmark, a prospective reassuring vibrancy, standing on the toes of its far trendier brother, Shoreditch, Dalston displays many of the traits the youth have grown to love about the borough of Hackney. It appears even for somewhere so close to the Islington border, Dalston cannot escape gentrification. Living side by side with those […]
Bitter Sweet Symphonies’ Zoe Peck speaks to Wolf Alice lead guitarist Joff Oddie, ahead of the release of much anticipated second album ‘Visions Of A Life.’ Conceived in the silence succeeding a two-year world tour, the album is the alt-rockers’ answer to their hugely successful 2015 debut album – ‘My Love Is Cool’ which reached #2 […]
Little Grim strikes gold on contagious new single ‘Infectious’.
After succeeding triumphantly as the crowned winners in the last edition of #BitterSweetPlaylist, we now satisfy our promise by gifting an exclusive chat with Norway’s Great News. The song which landed them here, ‘Wonderfault’ – is the first treat to be lifted from their debut album, and just one of the irresistible moments that the band […]
With the wintery weather creeping up on us, there’s nothing better than Fai Baba’s new track ‘Can’t Stop Loving You’ to get you through the summer withdrawals.
Fresh from headlining Reading & Leeds’ BBC Introducing Stage, London’s Honey Lung treat us to another absolute banger.
Mud, madness and magic – Bestival delivers in spectacular style at its beautiful new Dorset home.
The end of summer generally also marks the end of festival season. This year, Bingley Music Live returned at the start of September to round off another year of excellent festival entertainment. Boasting a refreshingly eclectic line-up for a small festival – from legendary arena-sized acts to tomorrow’s indie leaders – it seemed like a […]
Music is a transcendent force. A harbour for expression and reflection, a collage of sound and texture, a conduit for further thinking – it wields the power to resonate and can sometimes even shift a person’s outlook. We continue to be intrigued, astonished and drawn into these worlds in which the artist creates, none more […]
Ahead of Goose Island’s infamous LDN Block Party on 23rd September, I spoke with Dan Baker of Basildon’s disco provocateurs, Courts, to discuss the band’s genesis and their visions for the future. Now in its second year, this party is renowned for bringing beer and music lovers together for a night which transports the spirit […]
With so much great new music coming our way daily, we’ve compiled our favourites into an easily accessible format, aptly titled: #BitterSweetPlaylist. The idea is, once fully consumed, everyone has their shot at voting for their favourite track by means of the poll at the bottom of the page. We’ll tally up the votes and […]
Courtney Marie Andrews has been playing the music game for a good while. Andrews is no novice when it comes to both writing and performing, having put out six LP’s since 2008, but it’s the latest of these, ‘Honest Life’, that’s seen Andrews really breakthrough worldwide.
RUNAH is a Manchester artist creating sound with a boundary-breaking quality as she uncovers contemporary themes and proves that both reflection and resonance can be conveyed in a single song. ‘This Silence’ is her latest, focusing on society’s need to sufficiently consider mental health – exploring the themes of self-control and struggle in an impressive piece […]
OTHERKIN are the garage punks making rock music cool again for the streaming generation. The four-piece aren’t in need of warning flares when they have scorching tunes like ‘AY AY’ and ‘Bad Advice’ that set the hype machines a’chattering for them. News of their glorious debut album has been soon to follow, seeing release on […]
Fins Ara, the breathtaking musical guise of Barcelona-born Sergi Cunill, debuted ‘Veer’ in early May promising a trilogy of musical moments to continue throughout the summer. The conclusive piece in this three-song journey culminates with appropriately titled ‘Lagom’ (a Swedish term meaning “just the right amount”).
‘24-7 Rock Star S**t’ is the latest release from The Cribs and sonically it is their rawest offering to date. With Steve Albini on production duties, it’s no surprise really. Tonight’s album launch show is at Belgrave Music Hall. The everlasting beauty of The Cribs’ live shows is that they basically sound like the records […]