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In Conversation with… ALICE MERTON
Alice Merton released her breakthrough hit ‘No Roots’ in December of 2016, the debut song received a startling reaction from audiences across the globe—earning platinum sales statuses in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy and Poland, and achieving the number one spot in Billboard’s US Alternative chart (just a few of the many well-deserving accolades that […]
LIVE REVIEW: Freya Ridings at St George’s Church, London
It’s safe to say it has been a bit of a whirlwind year so far for singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. With her single ‘Lost Without You’ going viral after being featured on Love Island, touring across the UK and US, and her latest UK tour close to selling out, everything is looking up for the London […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Brown – ‘Bee Eater’
The 27 year old native to the Coachella Valley, Emily Brown, has promptly released her third studio album and it has found us like a little bird tensing for flight. Bee Eater is packed with a certain precision – one that both preserves and relinquishes the anxious romantics of being human in a beautifully poetic […]
LISTEN: George Ogilvie – ‘Nowhere’
Inspired by wanderings through the Isle of Harris, George Ogilvie’s newest track, plucked from his recently released EP, Nowhere, is a pleasant and temperate ditty.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Dead Naked Hippies – ‘Guillotine’
Hilariously, my first exposure to Dead Naked Hippies came a year ago at Live At Leeds 2017. My friend misread their name on the lineup as ‘Dead Naked Nipples’ and oh how we laughed. Dead Naked Nipples: what does it even mean? However after over a year, having finally got round to listening to the […]
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Live at Leeds 2018
Oh Leeds, you charmer you. A city that weaves and unwinds like an immense tapestry, revealing a thousand hidden gems, a thousand nooks and crannies, a minefield of cultural brilliance waiting to explode from under you at any given moment. And there is no better day to exemplify those most tantalising of features better than […]
Beautifully Unconventional: Wolf Alice Finds New Resonance on ‘Visions Of A Life’
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 […]
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Bestival 2017
Mud, madness and magic – Bestival delivers in spectacular style at its beautiful new Dorset home.
LISTEN: Illyin Pipes – ‘Waking Up’
Illyin Pipes unveil nostalgic summer hit as the first single off their debut EP ‘Spaces’.
FESTIVAL REVIEW: Citadel 2017
Victoria Park welcomed the magnificence of Citadel for a third year running.
TRACK OF THE DAY: Fling – ‘Just A Dog’
Fling: a short period of enjoyment of wild behaviour. You may think it’s lazy for a reviewer to use a dictionary definition to sum up a band’s ethos, and you’d be right. However, I shall continue regardless, because frankly, its been a while since I’ve written a review, and Fling’s latest track ‘Just A Dog’ has put […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: The Golden Age of TV – ‘Dust’
Leeds collective The Golden Age of TV are quickly becoming one of the city’s most beguiling new acts. Bringing a surprisingly direct pop edge, their latest single ‘Dust’ is bright, fierce and nostalgic.
ALBUM REVIEW: Happyness – ‘Write In’
After a busy 3 years of touring, Happyness return with a cheery, classically minded sequel to their exquisite debut. They haven’t been quiet by any means, dropping track after track in the wake of ‘Weird Little Birthday’, however, this marks the band’s first full LP-length collection of new songs since 2014.
LISTEN: Kane Strang – ‘Oh So You’re Off I See’
With a recipe that mixes the angular mannerisms of Interpol with the frank vocal delivery of Maximo Park, Kane Strang’s latest single ‘Oh So You’re Off I See’ ticks all the boxes for a contrasting cult hit.
LIVE REVIEW: Night Games at St. Pancras Clock Tower
The entrance to the right of the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel looks as unassuming as any other apartment building. The two doormen, still looking bewildered at the number of young and ‘clearly not wealthy enough’ people in their building, usher us to the lift. Two more flights of stairs and an enormous corridor later, you […]
TRACK OF THE DAY: Family Friends – ‘I’m Like You’
Family Friends, the aptly named brother-sister duo from London via Melbourne, have dropped a sunny cut from their upcoming EP in the form of ‘I’m Like You’.
LISTEN: Dorine Levy – ‘Feelings’
Dorine Levy releases her latest track ‘Feelings’ as a wickedly haunting second instalment from her new EP ‘Mima’.
LISTEN: Happyness – ‘Falling Down’
Cult trio Happyness are on fine form. They’ve been lapping up their growing popularity on their recent tour, and dropped an excellent new EP. Now, with the release of ‘Falling Down’, it seems the band are making the most of 2016’s last death-addled gasp to sneak a new track into the dizzying cluster of new […]
LIVE REVIEW: Lewis Del Mar at Deaf Institute, Manchester
First impressions are everything, particularly for live bands. The challenge is to communicate everything you represent in an instant, and convince any sceptics of your validity. It’s a tough trick to captivate a total stranger, but it’s one that Lewis Del Mar, on the final night of their UK tour, pull off with ease.