A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Sea When Absent
4 Stars
A Sunny Day in Glasgow feeling rosy cheeked, fresh-faced and wide-eyed for the first time in their career.
1st August 2014
Reviews
Foxygen - How Can You Really
It’s hard to imagine a song like this ever falling on hard crowds.
31st July 2014
Spoon - They Want My Soul
3 Stars
The sound of a band coming to terms with their current state, their distinct past and foggy future combined like never before.
31st July 2014
Talons - New Topographics
4 Stars
Not quite as loud, but just as enthrallingly intense.
30th July 2014
Summer Camp - Beyond Clueless OST
4 Stars
An album that doesn’t celebrate teenage culture, but exposes the cracks in its facade.
30th July 2014
Adult Jazz - Gist Is
4 Stars
A record of intriguing, ear-catching pop music.
29th July 2014
Secret Garden Party 2014
As the festival becomes less and less of a secret each year, it also seems to shines brighter with every outlandish endeavour.
29th July 2014
Owl John - Owl John
3 Stars
An interesting insight into a accomplished musician’s repertoire.
29th July 2014
Karen O - Rapt
A song that has its place, documenting a strange, scary and exciting time.
28th July 2014
Positivus 2014
People come from all over Eastern Europe to have a great time and discover some new music as well as catch some of their favourites.
26th July 2014
Flamingods - Hyperborea
3 Stars
The one thing that makes this album unique within its genre is probably what holds it back; it’s constructed solely via email.
24th July 2014
Nos Alive 2014
The Libertines’ set ends with a five-song encore and a bit of a cuddle — something that makes a few audience members so emotional that they decide to jump into the nearest bin.
24th July 2014
Girl Band - De Bom Bom
We’re witnessing one of the most exciting new bands experiencing one hell of a headrush.
24th July 2014
Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
3 Stars
If anyone is splintering hip-hop into a collage of strange pieces, shaping a genre into the complete opposite of a mirror’s image, it’s Shabazz Palaces.
23rd July 2014
Truck Festival 2014
There are no 20-minute dashes to mitigate line up clashes or forgotten booze. Everything is done at a stroll.
23rd July 2014
Lovebox 2014
The sound of the festival is either classic for some or nostalgic for others.
23rd July 2014
SBTRKT - New Dorp, New York (ft. Ezra Koenig)
This is a different Ezra. He’s a stranger to the city he loves.
23rd July 2014
The National, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
The performance tonight leaves smiles on the faces of the crowd.
22nd July 2014
The Black Keys close Latitude 2014
Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney play the festival out.
21st July 2014
Weezer - Back to the Shack
Here’s the thing. Weezer are brilliant. Weezer have always been brilliant.
21st July 2014
Damon Albarn closes day two of Latitude 2014
It just needs one song to win the day, and Damon’s got the best of them all.
20th July 2014
The Bohicas bring fizzy pop to Latitude 2014’s Lake Stage
Dominic McGuinness and co. upped the anti on Saturday afternoon.
20th July 2014
Bombay Bicycle Club grace the Obelisk Arena at Latitude 2014
The London band warm up the crowd ahead of Damon Albarn’s Saturday night headlining set.
20th July 2014
Phosphorescent brings the calm to Latitude 2014
Obelisk Arena is drawn to a beautiful hush on the Sunday afternoon.
20th July 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.