Grandson, Pinkshift – Manchester Academy: Live Review
Live – Grandson, Pinkshift and Manchester Academy as one.
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Waldo’s Gift – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
The Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Waldo’s Gift dish out a psychedelic delight at Manchester Albert Hall.
Peter Gabriel – In The Big Room: Live Review
Real World Studios’s Big Room plays host to an intimate set from Peter Gabriel.
Paddy Boyle – The Sup; Songs About the Drink: Album Review
Irish folk singer Paddy Boyle accomplishes that rarest of things: He’s produced a collection of drinking songs that puts melody and craft before boisterousness. With stunning results…
Maz O’Connor – Love It Is A Killing Thing: Album Review
Spooky spectral sounds spiral into saturation for this exquisite new chapter for Maz O’Connor. Love It Is A Killing Thing marks a momentous return.
Jo Quail: Interview
Jo Quail has another busy year already on the go. She is currently on tour in Europe and has a special show at ArcTanGent Festival slated for August 2026.
Rosa Faenskap – Ingenting Forblir: Album Review
Norway’s Rosa Faenskap return with the powerful new album “Ingenting Forblir” (Norwegian for “nothing lasts”). The album, like the band is “a declaration of love for – as well as a declaration of war against – black metal itself.
Sierra Veins – Aatma, Manchester: Live Review
French darkwave artist Sierra Veins arrives in Manchester armed with an arsenal of huge songs that get the crowd moving.
Holly Clarke – Wild, Feral & Fierce: Album Review
As someone once said of Holly Clarke, man, she can sing, and this assured solo debut nails that case proven!
Keo – O2 Ritz Manchester: Live Review
Fast rising indie rockers, Keo, blow the roof off O2 Ritz Manchester with a mix of top notch songs and a perfectly measured cover version.
The Delines – The Set Up: Album Review
And the prize for the best soundtrack is……….. Or will be, when it’s made. The Delines do The Set Up.
Snake Eyes – Cash Rich: Album Review
Debut album from Brighton-based ‘grit-pop’ duo, Snake Eyes. Cash Rich tackles subjects as diverse as headaches, confidence and heartbreak – with a hefty dose of self-effacing humour thrown in for good measure.
Lorenzo Bedini – Do You Wonder…?: Single Review
Lorenzo Bedini forms a ‘Progressive Rock Supergroup’ for Do You Wonder…? – a charity single to raise funds for Amnesty International.
Satori – Walking: Single Review
Slovenia’s ‘Special Accordionist,’ Jure Tori puts a new band together and ventures into jazz and soul for his new project. Walking, by Satori, is an instant earworm.
Rose Cousins – Cold: Single Review
Rose Cousins celebrates the extremes of the Nova Scotian winter with her new single – a shimmering version of Annie Lennox’ Cold.