Hooton Tennis Club - Katy-Anne Bellis
A suitably reliable supply of simple, no-frills guitar pop.
2nd September 2016
Reviews
Bastille - Send Them Off!
It’s Match of the Day vibes meets Othello in the band’s latest.
2nd September 2016
Sleigh Bells - It’s Just Us Now
As disorienting as we could hope for from these two.
2nd September 2016
Angel Olsen - My Woman
4 Stars
‘My Woman’ is Angel Olsen’s most compelling record to date.
1st September 2016
Izzy Bizu – A Moment of Madness
3 Stars
Isobel Beardshaw seventeen-track debut is a delightful albeit exhausting trip.
1st September 2016
Sampha - Blood On Me
Sampha’s latest single is a vivid tale of a terrifying pursuit.
1st September 2016
SOHN - Signal
‘Signal’ rises and falls with grace like the very best moments of ‘Tremors’.
1st September 2016
Brandon Can’t Dance - 17
This Philadelphia musician is beloved in his hometown scene, and it’s easy to see why.
1st September 2016
The 1975 stake their headliner claim at Reading 2016
“We’re gonna come back and we’re gonna fucking headline Reading,” claims a bravado-filled Matty Healy. Thing is, he’s bang on.
29th August 2016
Biffy Clyro give a masterclass to close Reading 2016
Three years on from their first bill-topper, the Scots have got even more confident.
29th August 2016
Fall Out Boy light it up for Reading 2016 co-headline set
The band celebrated their huge slot with a firework-fuelled run through the hits.
29th August 2016
Rat Boy bring mischief to the final day of Reading 2016
Frontman Jordan Cardy is, of course, his mischievous self throughout the set.
29th August 2016
Stormzy draws a massive, manic crowd at Reading 2016
His last minute step up to the 1Xtra stage feels like a crowning moment.
28th August 2016
Red Hot Chili Peppers deliver at Reading 2016
An absurdly hit-packed set closes Saturday at Reading.
28th August 2016
Basement point to a blossoming future at Reading 2016
Drawing a huge crowd to the festival’s biggest tent, all reunion chatter is finally behind them.
28th August 2016
Two Door Cinema Club up the euphoria levels at Reading 2016
The trio made a triumphant return to the NME / BBC Radio 1 stage last night.
28th August 2016
Will Joseph Cook answers the hype in Reading 2016 set
A big splash of rain also helps the newbie’s cause
28th August 2016
The Magic Gang go above and beyond at Reading 2016
Anything looks possible from here for the Brighton lot.
28th August 2016
Beach Slang crash into life at Reading 2016
The band career towards the release of ‘A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings’.
28th August 2016
Spring King bring ‘The Summer’ to a very rainy Reading
At odds with the gale force storms raging outside, there’s no dampening Tarek and co.
28th August 2016
Savages steal the show at Reading 2016
Jehnny Beth plays the daring game, and wins.
28th August 2016
A$AP Rocky brings overblown spectacle to Reading Festival
His stage decor includes a giant stack of inflatable dollar bills — natch.
28th August 2016
Disclosure bring more than bangers to Reading’s main stage
This is a set exploring another side of Disclosure; with lengthy forays into drawn out, clubbier climes.
27th August 2016
Foals headline Reading 2016 with a set for the ages
A set honed over years of climbing to the top is joined by an old friend on the Reading main stage.
27th August 2016
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.