Death From Above 1979 - Trainwreck 1979
It struts, it growls, it raises its trunk to heaven and sounds its charge.
7th July 2014
Reviews
Lorde, Brixton Academy, London
Tonight confirms Lorde is far more than a flag bearer for the misfits.
6th July 2014
Foxes in Fiction - Shadow’s Song
Owen Pallett-featuring number can be applied to anyone’s life, however fractured.
4th July 2014
Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell
4 Stars
Every speck of this record is all about supporting a vocal.
3rd July 2014
Astronomyy - Nothin On My Mind
Astronomyy’s always kept things simple.
2nd July 2014
The Acid - Liminal
4 Stars
A record that operates in the alloy of anaesthetised lethargy and paranoid agitation.
1st July 2014
Sound issues plight Connan Mockasin’s Glastonbury set
Despite substantial delays and an impromptu Elvis cover, Connan Mockasin plays an electrifying — if brief — set on the Park Stage
29th June 2014
Dolly Parton brings the party to Glastonbury
It’s Dolly-bury at the Pyramid Stage on Sunday afternoon.
29th June 2014
St Vincent Shreds The Park Stage
Rolling around in a flat-cap and burning her fretboard with every solo; Annie Clark is all engrossing at Glastonbury
29th June 2014
Brontide - Artery
3 Stars
Both inherently melodic and genre-spanning.
27th June 2014
Parquet Courts, ULU, London
The headliners’ post-punk racket is taught as hell.
27th June 2014
Remember Remember - Forgetting The Present
2 Stars
Remember Remember choose to teeter on the edge of epic rather than fiercely indulging in it.
26th June 2014
Camden Crawl 2014
Often choosing who are you are going to see is a bit of an overwhelming prospect.
26th June 2014
Years & Years, Village Underground, London
It’s clear that Years & Years are an act in bloom.
26th June 2014
Phantogram - Voices
3 Stars
A fearless, hands-on approach to the rebirth of trip-hop through the eyes of two New Yorkers.
24th June 2014
George Ezra - Wanted On Voyage
4 Stars
He could be singing his shopping list, and it would still sound charged with pure emotion.
24th June 2014
Ballet School - Cherish
‘Cherish’ has this strange ability to reach another level, over and over again.
24th June 2014
FKA Twigs - Two Weeks
A deep, dark and visceral being.
24th June 2014
Jamie xx - All Under One Roof Raving
It represents the idea that music can build movements, from the underground and beyond.
23rd June 2014
How To Dress Well - What Is This Heart?
4 Stars
An artist who is more determined than ever.
19th June 2014
Download 2014
The massive heavy rock festival hosts bands from the ear-splittingly loud to the, well, a bit less loud.
19th June 2014
Alt-J - Hunger of the Pine
‘Hunger of the Pine’ maintains their ability to surprise, and then some.
19th June 2014
Broods - Mother & Father
Broods express their family connection with brilliant honesty.
19th June 2014
Eaux - Plastics
3 Stars
An album which blurs the line between retro and futuristic techno.
18th June 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.