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 […]
It has been a long time since I’ve heard a piece of music which so effortlessly manages to intertwine itself with the natural world. Lauded by the likes of 6Music’s Marc Riley and Lauren Laverne, Low Chimes make such a feat look like second nature. Indeed, the Stroud-based quartet’s previous singles have earned the band […]
The prospect of going to watch a live band is typically formulaic. It is based on tradition and what has come before. But little is typical about an act whose almost annum-old debut single is titled to proclaim ‘We Are The Freaks’. Never was a freak so cool.
If serendipity calls, we must surely answer, right? For Mauwe a similar kind of providence became one of the defining factors that drew them forward to this here and now – where the newly-formed duo have released their dream into the world, taking strides with a transatlantic flavour, their Bristolian music tastes chart-worthy and feels […]
On a fine August evening, I sat down to interview Dom Ganderton, the eclectic mind behind recently re-invigorated Superfood. In 2013, they put out a well received Blur-esque rock album as a four-piece guitar band, but there were hints that something a little more idiosyncratic lurked beneath their Midlands rock-friendly exterior.
‘Rolling It Up’ is a mighty fine start from Manchester five-piece, Bowery.
Eager to find out how a band’s second ever release could be as gorgeous as The Golden Age Of TV’s ‘Dust’, Bitter Sweet Symphonies’ Zoe Peck spoke to the Leeds-based art-rock newcomers ahead of their BBC Introducing Stage set at this year’s Leeds Festival.
In an age of over-saturation, a track which is dedicated to exploring the depths of the moment and overriding that fear of ‘missing out’ really is welcome – the theme of the latest tune from Oddnesse; ‘Are You Down’.
Heir cut a reminiscent pop template of decades gone by, as they energetically blast The Castle Hotel’s tightly-packed capacity crowd back to the ’80s. It’s a fitting warm-up to prepare for long-awaited appearances at Reading & Leeds Festivals.
Their debut album ‘Singing For Strangers’ was released back in 2015, now after a two-year wait in bated breath, Irish folk duo Hudson Taylor finally return. Calling on a selection of signature rousing tropes, new single ‘Feel It Again’ is an enchantingly tuneful awakening. Furthering the exuberance of new music is the announcement of a […]
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 […]
Ireland’s Otherkin are riding a wave ready to hit fever pitch, with their debut album set to drop later in the month and another tour embarking at the tail end of September (that will see them through to the end of the year) – it’s certainly shaping up to be a rock stars life for […]
Leeds electro-pop trio Caro thump through frenetic new single, ‘Eyes On The Ground’ with a scratched-up pulse for jerking twists and shouts.
FLING frolic and folly in tipsy abandonment on new single ‘Annie’ – a tale of liberating desire that perfectly encapsulates the essence of younger years and after-party hangovers.
Now into its eleventh year, Bingley Music Live has become one of Yorkshire’s most celebrated music festivals and has been graced by some of music’s biggest names including Chic, Primal Scream, Happy Mondays, Echo & the Bunnymen to name a few. 2017 is no exception, with some huge headliners and a stack of other acts. […]
After watching London-based band JUDAS take to the Main Stage at Leeds Festival on the Bank Holiday weekend, for a second consecutive year running, Bitter Sweet Symphonies’ Zoe Peck caught up with the four-piece to talk about dreams, fear and festivals.
Genevieve Dawson’s debut EP ‘Things My Mother Tells Me’ – released 28 August – incorporates the personal poeticism often associated with the folk genre, but refreshingly throws off any kind of restraint. The first track title ‘I am on Something’ highlights this, pulling on pop culture and suggestive in its symbolism to show that Dawson does not shy […]