Bity Booker – There’s No Song About A Stone: Album Review
Bity Booker turns on the charm and adds dustings of humour and wicked glee on There’s No Song About a Stone – her “first non-debut album.”
Ed Harcourt & James Walsh – The Strines Nightingale, Stockport: Live Review
Ed Harcourt and James Walsh head down into the woods on the outskirts of Stockport. We follow in their tracks .
Sofia Isella w/ Seb Lowe – The Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
We catch American singer-songwriter Sofia Isella at The Albert Hall in Manchester with a top support set from Seb Lowe.
The Lottery Winners – Leigh Sports Village Stadium: Live Review
It’s an emotional and joyous rollercoaster of a gig as we join The Lottery Winners on their home turf.
Dàna – The Deep End: Album Review
The deep end is where this plucky new quartet Dàna belong, swimming proudly and wildly. Music not for paddling; immerse fully!
Dutch Elm – Dutch Elm: Album Review
After gaining a reputation as a thrilling live band. Newcastle based Dutch Elm release their stunning self titled debut album.
Quick Takes – May 2026: Album Reviews
A bumper crop of Quick Takes all caught in our monthly appraisal of albums
Singles Selection – Issue #12
Welcome to Issue #11 of Singles Selection. With Singles Selection, we take a look at some of the brand new singles that have pricked our ears.
Bleech 9:3 – YES, Manchester: Live Review
We’re back at YES in Manchester for an electric set from Bleech 9:3.
Kraftwerk – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
It’s more fun to compute. Kraftwerk bring their Multimedia tour to Manchester – the first visit from the German pioneers in the city in nearly ten years.
August Gladstone – The Golden West: Album Review
August Gladstone blends surrealism, intimacy, humour and political activism in ten poetic statements on his debut album, The Golden West
Rob Clarke – Opiope: Album Review
Full of psych-pop and droll Liverpudlian observation, Rob Clarke once again reminds us nothing is serious – and nothing is sacred – on Opiope.
Adam Ross – Bring On The Apathy: Album Review
Go further, seize the apathy, as Ross bares his soul with melodious maudlin charm and wit on Bring On The Apathy.
Funebrarum – Beckoning The Void Of Eternal Silence: Album Review
A festering return from one of death metal’s most criminally overlooked bands, Funebrarum rise once more to drag the genre back into its most putrid, abyss‑dwelling depths.
Desertfest Festival 2026 Day Three – Camden, London: Live Review
Desertfest delivers an absolutely top class line up of stoner rock, doom and desert rock across three stacked days in the capital. Here is our day one round up.