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Slam Dunk Festival 2025: A Day of Discoveries, Nostalgia, and Powerhouse Performances
There’s something about the first summer festival of the year that hits differently. The sun is (mostly) out, the air’s buzzing with adrenaline and Monster Energy, and the Slam Dunk crowd is ready to scream, sweat, and skank their way through one of the most stacked lineups in the UK…
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Splitbox EP Review
There’s no pretending here – Splitbox aren’t reinventing the wheel, and they’re not trying to. Instead, they’re greasing the wheels with beer-soaked melody, chunky guitar riffs and a heap of nostalgic honesty. Formed in 2023 by a trio of long-time mates and musicians from York and the East of England,…
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EP REVIEW: Finn Forster – Embers
It’s not often you hear a voice and feel the tectonic plates shift beneath your feet. But from the first fractured syllables of Embers, it’s obvious that Finn Forster isn’t just releasing an EP – he’s announcing his arrival. The Middlesbrough lad with the voice of weathered gold delivers four…
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Jamie Webster Returns with Euphoric Festival Anthem ‘Across The River’
Fresh from a whirlwind global tour and with a huge summer ahead, Jamie Webster unleashes his first new music of 2025 – Across The River – a rousing, sun-drenched anthem for the festival season. With lyrics full of defiance, escapism and collective joy, the Liverpool singer-songwriter once again proves himself…
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KAISER CHIEFS ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF ‘EMPLOYMENT’ + MASSIVE OUTDOOR TOUR
Get your blazers out the wardrobe and turn up the volume — Kaiser Chiefs are celebrating two decades of Employment, and they’re throwing one hell of a party to mark the occasion. Dropping July 18th, the China Anniversary Edition of the band’s iconic debut album comes in three seriously collectible…
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The Fratellis Bring ‘Costello Music’ Back to Life for 20th Anniversary Tour
Two decades, one legendary debut, and now… a victory lap for the ages. It’s been almost 20 years since Costello Music crashed onto the airwaves and straight into indie rock folklore. This February, The Fratellis are taking it back to where it all began—with a full UK tour celebrating the…
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Review: The Royston Club – ‘Glued To The Bed’
The Royston Club are back, and they’re not just dipping their toes in the water; they’re cannonballing straight into the deep end with a gritty, heart-on-sleeve single and a massive new album announcement. ‘Glued To The Bed’ lands as the third cut from the upcoming LP Songs For The Spine…
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Gimme a Break, Katy Hurt. Exclusive Interview & Album Review
“It feels like I’ve been carrying this album around with me for years,” Katy Hurt says with a breath of relief, just hours after being able to hold the vinyl version of her long-awaited debut record. “Now that it’s finally here, I can breathe again.” Katy’s journey to this milestone…
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LIVE: Glass Caves kick off the “Back To Earth” Tour in York
It’s a special kind of magic when a band returns to the city where it all began, and tonight (22.05) at York Crescent, Glass Caves delivered a homecoming show that felt both nostalgic and newly electric. With a packed crowd buzzing for the long weekend, the band, kicking off their…
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REVIEW: Backwards – Eades
If the rumble of Leeds’ backstreets had a soundtrack, it might just sound like Eades’ new single ‘Backwards’. With dust-kicking twang and emotional excavation, the five-piece return in their most introspective and sonically evolved form yet, and it’s not just a detour, it’s a full reroute. WATCH HERE | STREAM HERE Out now…
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Pomona Park – ‘Do Not Disturb’ Review
Manchester’s indie-pop outfit Pomona Park are steadily becoming one of the North West’s most promising new exports. With a knack for writing instantly catchy choruses wrapped around tender, coming-of-age lyricism, their latest single Do Not Disturb sees the band doubling down on what they do best, blending emotional vulnerability with…
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thistle. – ‘wishing coin’ + it’s nice to see you, stranger EP Preview
thistle. might still be without a debut album, but based on their trajectory so far, it’s only a matter of time. The Northampton trio are making serious noise with their raw, lo-fi take on alt-rock, the kind that spills emotion through blown-out amps and cracked vocal cords. Their upcoming EP…
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RADAR Festival 2025 Preview: A Progressive Paradise Returns
If there’s one event in the UK live music calendar that refuses to sit still, it’s RADAR Festival. Award-winning, genre-agnostic and unrelentingly progressive, RADAR is back for its fourth full-scale edition in 2025 , and it’s already shaping up to be the most expansive and exhilarating yet. After firmly planting…
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Harri Larkin – Slowburn EP Review
Sheffield’s Harri Larkin returns with a genre-blurring triumph in the form of new EP Slowburn, out now via Golden Robot Records. It’s a project that leans into emotional nuance without ever losing its melodic punch, equal parts alt-pop, jazz, soul, and gritty indie energy. Clocking in at four tracks, it’s…
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Amy Jo Clough: Bucking Trends and Belting Hooks – The UK Country Pop Star You Need to Hear Now
You know that feeling when you see an artist live and just know they’re on the edge of something good? That’s exactly what we felt watching Amy Jo Clough command the stage at 45 Vinyl. An intimate café-bar steeped in musical nostalgia, it’s the kind of venue that feels like…
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The Australian Music Scene’s Brightest Breakouts at The Great Escape
Australia’s music scene is having a moment – and we’re here for it. With a wave of genre-defying artists breaking through and a DIY spirit driving some of the most exciting sounds in the world right now, the land Down Under is producing future global stars at a rapid pace.…
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LIVE: Soccer Mommy – Project House, Leeds
On a cool May night in Leeds, Soccer Mommy turned Project House into a softly spinning dreamworld. Touring in support of her 2024 release Evergreen, Sophie Allison delivered a performance built on understatement, introspection, and the quiet power of songs that ache more than they explode. Opening with the glacial…
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LIVE: The K’s @ O2 Academy Leeds
Back in 2019, The Front Row caught The K’s at Hit The North Festival in Newcastle. A tight bar crowd barely scraping thirty heads. Sweaty walls. Warm pints. The kind of night that made your shoes stick to the floor and your head ring the next day. But from the…
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REVIEW: Nothing’s As It Seems – The Clause
The Clause are finally ready to claim their crown. The Birmingham four-piece — long regarded as one of the UK’s most exciting live acts, have today announced their debut album Victim of a Casual Thing, due for release in October. And they’ve kicked off the next chapter with their most…
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REVIEW: Bohemian Clutter – pencil
Romantic, wonky, and awash with dream-state surrealism, Bohemian Clutter is a debut that feels like it’s been carefully torn out of someone’s notebook and then reassembled in a daze. London quintet pencil offer something refreshingly different from the jagged post-punk edges that have dominated the UK scene in recent years,…
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