Teenage Fanclub – Do Not Dare To Dream: Album Review
The Fannies get ever more timeless, free of any genre beyond their own, adding vintage psychedelia to their jangly languor.
Matilda Mann – Academy 2, Manchester: Live Review
Matilda Mann and Sophie May light up Manchester Academy 2.
Clare Sands – They Tried To Bury Us: Album Review
A record you might dig deeply, especially as it starts to grow. Powerful presentation from Belfast based singer and fiddler Clare Sands.
The Hu – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
The Hu and Skáld pack Manchester’s O2 Apollo for a heady and heavy combo of French/Nordic/Mongolian Metal
Krallice – Scour Order: Album Review
Krallice are one of the most prolific black metal bands of the last two decades. Scour Order is their latest LP, released via Profound Lore Records.
Profanation – Ultra-Noise Warfare: Album Review
Violent, unpredictable and utterly corrosive, Profanation weaponise grindcore’s past, dragging it into darker territory and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Amon Amarth w/ Orbit Culture & Soilwork – O2 Apollo, Manchester: Live Review
Amon Amarth kick off their UK/EU jaunt in support of their latest album, The Allfather Awakens. Support comes from Orbit Culture and Soilwork.
The Lemonheads – Albert Hall, Manchester: Live Review
A lot of life left in the band yet – we catch The Lemonheads at Manchester’s Albert Hall.
The Bracknall – Waiting For The Lights To Change: EP Review
Indie guitar-powered four-piece, The Bracknall, continue their rise to power and prepare for their biggest UK tour to date with five new songs on their EP, Waiting For the Lights to Change.
Genesis – From Genesis To Revelation: Album Review
The fledgling Genesis, all safely gathered in, remixed and remastered.
Sam Sweeney & Grace Smith – Morning Of May: Album Review
13 bangers and smashes, mainly from the past, couped and curated into perfection by a fiddling A team of Sweeney and Smith.
Laura Cortese – Lucky Water: Album Review
Cortese wows effortlessly in a completely individual way, providing an unexpected triumph. Ambient Americana, anyone?
Good Habits – Better For Now: Album Review
Cosmic folk duo Good Habits make their long-awaited return and celebrate a new direction with their most emotionally expansive and sonically ambitious album so far.
Maria Taylor – Story’s End: Album Review
Maria Taylor overcomes personal adversity and finds solace in her innermost thoughts with Story’s End, her new album.
Fletchr Fletchr – Lion’s Den, Manchester: Live Review
We’re at Lion’s Den in Manchester for the new EP launch by Fletchr Fletchr – plus full supporting cast.