EP Review: Kid Sistr – Kid Sistr
Gritty, witty, and provocative, Kid Sistr’s self-titled EP challenges the hypermasculinity of alt rock with a tongue-in-cheek...
Festival Review: British Summer Time – Feat. Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks,...
British Summer Time festival kicked off in 2013 as a string of one-day festivals in London's Hyde Park and this year the closing day...
Review: End Of The Road Festival
This year saw the sixth incarnation of EOTR, and my fourth year in succession. This festival offers a nicely relaxed vibe at the tail end...
Review: Twenty-One Crows – Sons Of Liberty
Sons Of Liberty is the debut album from Brighton four piece Twenty-One Crows
As the artwork suggests, there's a dockside feel to this record, opening...
Review: First Aid Kit – Club Academy, Manchester
Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, aka First Aid Kit, have been firm favourites for a number of years, yet this evening would be...
Review: The Chieftains – Voice Of Ages
With their new album Voice of Ages, the Chieftains celebrate their 50th anniversary as the archetypal Irish folk band. For those that don’t know, the...
Review: Africa Express – Manchester
On Wednesday night, The Africa Express rolled into Manchester, surrounded by a great deal of excitement and anticipation. Gathering a huge amount of interest...
Review: The Staves + Luke Sital-Singh – The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Fresh from their mammoth tours with Bon Iver, which saw the three Staveley-Taylor sisters - Emily, Jessica and Camilla - support the genius Wisconsin band...
Review: Paper Aeroplanes – Little Letters
I’ve listened to Little Letters, the third album by Welsh duo Paper Aeroplanes over and over, and enjoyed it. But I’ve procrastinated writing a...
Album Review: Bella Hardy – With The Dawn
Bella Hardy’s seventh album, With The Dawn, is her first since being awarded the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer Of The Year award. The...