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Live: Tom Grennan – Leadmill, Sheffield
Having seen singer-songwriter Tom Grennan live 7 times over the past 18 months, I’ve had plenty of time to see our favourite Bedford lad develop his music and grow his audience. While currently noted for his collaborations with Chase and Status (All Goes Wrong) and Bugzy Malone (Memory Lane), solo…
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Live: Martha Phillips – Northern Quarter, Huddersfield
Having seen one of our more innovative and interesting local bands The Elephant Trees live a couple of times over recent months, I was keen to contrast it to lead singer Martha Phillips strutting her stuff solo. That she was playing at a new music venue in Huddersfield (the Northern…
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roves // Always
It’s of course amazingly easy for any wannabe music reviewer to throw a few verbal grenades while sheltering safely behind a laptop. However, one broad criticism I have of many new and emerging bands is that in their anxiety not to “mess it up”, their first few tracks do just…
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The Covasettes – Wondering Why
Guitar music is dead. That seems to be the message coming from “industry experts” recently. There is now no home for guitar music on our airwaves apparently…fake news!!! Manchester band The Covasettes very clearly did not get this memo as they recently released their brand new single Wondering Why proving exactly…
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Avalanche Party // Porcelain
There are a few heavy indie bands on the live circuit at the minute that laugh loudly in the face of crazy with a sweaty, crowd surfing, get-dirty-with-the-locals performance. Avalanche Party are one of those providing a service more gratifying than sex and their efforts are clearly designed to ensure their…
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Flocking to see Germany’s Giant Rooks
The Eurovision Song Contest and European tourist bars leave a lot to answer for. Unless you scratch a little deeper you might be forgiven for thinking the music of continental Europe is largely about ropy five year out of date dance music or jingly jangly feel good pop music; of…
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2000trees FESTIVAL 2018 third announcement is here!
The third 2000trees Festival 2018 announcement is here, and as ever it selects some of the finest new bands, welcomes back some of the events very favourites and says howdy to some incredible festival newbies, both up and coming and established. This line up announcement was also announced by our incredible Saturday headliners ENTER…
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L.A. Witch showcase debut album at forthcoming Leeds’ Headrow House gig
Attitude? Admittedly it’s usually not a great attribute in a work office environment (trust me) but in music, attitude is a most welcome trait. Luckily Los Angeles based (there’s a clue in the name) punk band L.A. Witch have attitude to spare. Dirty, moody, heavy, surfy and confident can be…
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Live: Brian Fallon and the Howling Weather – Beckett SU, Leeds
With 2018 marking the 10th anniversary of arguably The Gaslight Anthem’s best record The ’59 Sound, most fans of the band are waiting eagerly for their reunion shows in July. For those who have followed the career of frontman Brian Fallon since then though, were excited to see the New Jersey singer…
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Citrus Heights // Lovers Single Review
From the first time I heard Citrus Heights, I wasn’t sure I understood the direction they wanted to take their music. I liked what I heard, but the vast array of influences and genres clashed and weren’t defined as well as they should have been. 2018 though, feels like a…
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Twist Helix // Ouseburn Single Review
“Born out of the hip bars and rundown rehearsal rooms of Newcastle’s Ouseburn Valley, synth-pop band Twist Helix are fascinated with the exploration of place and its relation to creativity and identity.” Last year, one of the breakout synth-pop bands in the North of England was Geordie outfit Twist Helix; now they’re…
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LELO offers a breath of fresh air on new single “Breathing”
Leeds is, by all accounts, a fairly stagnant area when it comes to the music scene. Bar a few stand out artists such as Northern Comfort or Sounds Like a Storm, much of the music that’s coming out of the city is very similar and ordinary. Halfway 2 Nowhere has…
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Meet the North set to bring the North East’s top talent to the big stages in May
2017 saw the debut of Newcastle’s newest festival, Hit The North. A resounding success, the event was opened by the fantastic Meet the North event which brought the best of the upcoming regional artists perform on some of Newcastle’s premier stages, giving them a taste of what may be yet…
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British Sound Project back for 2018
One of the gigs of 2017 was without doubt the Friday night British Sound Project gig with Mallory Knox, Twin Atlantic, Deaf Havana and more gracing two stages at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse. This year the guys over at BSP have already raised the bar with the first of their announcements. Now…
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Purple Thread // Glitter
It’s still winter in my neck of the woods so a bit of Glitter from Leeds band Purple Thread offers a very welcome bit of sparkle to my speakers. Released on 2nd March, Liz Mann’s vocals have much of the nonchalant hard-arse sass of peak Blondie Debbie Harry, complete with…
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Far Caspian // Holding On // Single Review
This past few weeks saw promising Leeds band Far Caspian celebrate the release of their new single Holding On (the first track from their forthcoming debut EP due to be released in the summer). The track extends Far Caspian’s growing reputation for producing well woven dream pop with complex melodies,…
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Georgie // Live Review + Q&A // Leeds Grand Theatre
It’s no easy task opening an acoustic show. That is for certain no matter who’s show it is. When the show is that of probably the best acoustic musician in the UK right now, Jake Bugg, that only makes the task harder. Taking on that responsibility on Bugg’s UK run…
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Embrace – Love is a Basic Need // Album Review
“20 years into their recording career, Embrace have returned with their seventh studio album “Love is a Basic Need”. With three previous Number One albums, six Top 10 singles, sold out arena shows and over two million album sales behind them, Embrace returned three years ago with their Top 5…
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Q&A with Glass Mountain
One of the most exciting and innovative EP’s of 2018 so far has been the excellent Wow and Flutter released by Glass Mountain. We took this opportunity to catch up with Will and Harry from the band to discuss the release, what’s to come from the band in 2018 and…
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Tramlines Festival Announces Second Wave of Acts for 10th Edition
Once again proving itself to be a musical feast, Tramlines Festival today announces a second wave of acts to play its celebratory 10th edition, including Clean Bandit, Mystery Jets, Rat Boy, Milburn, Everything Everything, Shed Seven, The Big Moon, Nina Nesbitt, Lewis Capaldi, Fickle Friends, High Hazels and Oddity Road. Taking place at the new…
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The Setlist & The Script 