Y Not Festival 2022
Sports Team, Yard Act and Easy Life are among the weekend’s big-hitters as the beloved indie bash returns after two years.
4th August 2022
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4th August 2022
1st August 2022
Superorganism: “Our band is an exploration of the grey area”
We chat to Orono and Harry following the release of ‘World Wide Pop’.
1st August 2022
Phoebe Bridgers, O2 Academy Brixton, London
She sees out her four nights at Brixton Academy with a bang, and a new song.
1st August 2022
29th July 2022
Maggie Rogers: Can You Feel It At All?
The last three years left Maggie Rogers hungry for feeling, connection and humanity. Her new album ‘Surrender’ is a kicking, screaming call to arms that embraces being alive.
29th July 2022
Beyoncé — Renaissance
4 Stars
A masterclass in reinvention.
29th July 2022
Maggie Rogers — Surrender
4 Stars
Somehow both modern and instilled in the past.
29th July 2022
King Princess — Hold On Baby
4 Stars
A vulnerable musical experiment that stays true to her roots of authenticity.
29th July 2022
28th July 2022
renforshort: “It’s your duty to be honest”
On debut album ‘dear amelia’, the grungy singer-songwriter delves into the dark parts of life, love and her inner world with more vulnerability and focus than ever.
28th July 2022
27th July 2022
Enumclaw: “We’re making music that people can see themselves in”
The wildly ambitious Washington quartet aiming to shake up the grunge-rock landscape with a scintillating combination of bangers and bravado.
27th July 2022
22nd July 2022
Welcome To The Underworld: Viagra Boys
Conjuring up a freakish cast of sordid specimens for third album ‘Cave World’, Viagra Boys are putting an injection of surreal humour back into punk.
22nd July 2022
Rico Nasty - Las Ruinas
4 Stars
Maybe she’s not as Nasty as she’d have us all believe.
22nd July 2022
Jamie T — The Theory of Whatever
5 Stars
Proof that you can grow up gracefully with every inch of your vibrancy still intact.
22nd July 2022
Oh Wonder — 22 Make
3-5 Stars
While it’s not exactly straying too far from familiar sonic territory for the duo, it’s a heart-warming sentiment all the same.
22nd July 2022
TRAAMS — personal best
4 Stars
It’s one for the late night coach rides; for the wee, contemplative hours spent staring through black windows.
22nd July 2022
Montreux Jazz Festival 2022
The sixteen-day Swiss event boasts a haven of musical nooks and crannies to explore.
22nd July 2022
Tracks: Billie Eilish, Muse, Lucy Dacus and more
A round-up of the biggest and best new music this week.
22nd July 2022
21st July 2022
Lauv: Shine Bright
Processing his sudden rise to fame and coming out the other side with increasingly honest and connected second LP ‘All 4 Nothing’, Lauv is learning as he goes along.
21st July 2022
20th July 2022
Sam Fender, Finsbury Park, London
If this is the outpouring of respect and adoration he can evoke still so early in his career, what comes next is going to be something truly special to witness.
20th July 2022
19th July 2022
Exit Festival 2022
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Honey Dijon and Blond:ish also made for a memorable weekend at the Petrovaradin Fortress.
19th July 2022
18th July 2022
Rise & Shine: Katy J Pearson
On second album ‘Sound of the Morning’, Katy J Pearson is shedding ill-fitting genre tags and simply aiming to make beautiful, strong songs. Mission emphatically accomplished.
18th July 2022
Pohoda Festival 2022
Black Country, New Road, The Libertines and Confidence Man were also highlights at Trenčín Airport this year.
18th July 2022
15th July 2022
Lizzo — Special
4 Stars
Lizzo’s breakthrough came in a blast of glitter-soaked celebration, then its follow-up might be more complex but it’s almost certainly the right move for the superstar to have made.
15th July 2022
Beabadoobee — Beatopia
4-5 Stars
The land of ‘Beatopia’ is a far better world for letting others in.
15th July 2022
black midi — Hellfire
4 Stars
Halfway between unhinged madness and art rock precision.
15th July 2022
Mabel — About Last Night…
4 Stars
It whisks us through the highs and lows of the best night out, and Mabel is the perfect party guide.
15th July 2022
Superorganism — World Wide Pop
4-5 Stars
Maximalist pop for the terminally online.
15th July 2022
Tracks: Young Fathers, Sorry, The Big Moon and more
It’s time for another weekly roundup of the biggest and best new releases.
15th July 2022
Interpol — The Other Side of Make Believe
3 Stars
This is an album that asks for patience, and only on occasion is it duly rewarded.
15th July 2022
Working Men’s Club — Fear Fear
4 Stars
WMC already have a signature viewpoint all of their own — the fun is in seeing how they continue to play with it.
15th July 2022
13th July 2022
One In A Million: Flo Milli
Flo Milli may have started her career with a series of viral moments, but heading into debut LP “You Still Here, Ho?’ the rapper is aiming for progress, success and longevity.
13th July 2022
12th July 2022
Carly Rae Jepsen, Somerset House, London
It may be a short set, but it’s undeniably sweet.
12th July 2022
11th July 2022
Sunday, Mad Cool 2022
Local pop hero Nathy Peluso and Two Door Cinema Club also hit home runs on the festival’s final day.
11th July 2022
10th July 2022
Saturday, Mad Cool 2022
With Royal Blood, Pixies and Leon Bridges in tow, Day Four lands with an almighty bang.
10th July 2022
9th July 2022
Friday, Mad Cool 2022
Elsewhere on the bill, alt‑J, Phoebe Bridgers and Haim all lined up for the bumper Madrid event.
9th July 2022
8th July 2022
Thursday, Mad Cool 2022
Foals, St. Vincent and Sigrid also graced the Madrid stages last night.
8th July 2022
Katy J Pearson — Sound of the Morning
4 Stars
An album teeming with life — brimming with the joy of human connection.
8th July 2022
Viagra Boys — Cave World
4 Stars
Akin to dipping your whole body in murky, warm sea water.
8th July 2022
7th July 2022
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: “Each show this year has felt like the first one back”
We catch up with the band ahead of their set at this year’s Pohoda Festival.
7th July 2022
Willow Kayne: “If I can change the direction that pop can be that’s what success sounds like”
Creating a multi-sensory, ‘90s-soaked world, Willow Kayne’s already bagged an Ivor Novello and is only aiming higher from here.
7th July 2022
Wednesday, Mad Cool 2022
The five-day festival also played host to Creeper, Placebo and more on its opening night.
7th July 2022
6th July 2022
Coach Party: “What’s new is that we’re a stadium band now!”
We catch up with the Isle of Wight indie band ahead of their set at EXIT Festival.
6th July 2022
Get To Know… Irenegarry
The rising Spanish artist plays Mad Cool festival this weekend!
6th July 2022
4th July 2022
The Neu Bulletin ( Cryalot, Keg, Regressive Left and more!)
DIY’s essential, weekly (ish) guide to the best new music.
4th July 2022
Open’er Festival 2022
Glass Animals, Måneskin, Little Simz and Years & Years are among the standout sets at the Polish festival.
4th July 2022
30th June 2022
Biffy Clyro on “levitating” feeling returning to live shows ahead of Open’er Festival set
We catch up with the band’s James Johnston before they head to Poland this weekend.
30th June 2022
29th June 2022
Feeling The Fantasy: Mabel
Based around the highs and lows of one big party, Mabel’s forthcoming second LP ‘About Last Night’ started as fantastical escapism but wound up connecting the singer to her past.
29th June 2022
27th June 2022
Sunday, Glastonbury 2022
From Diana Ross to Jack White, Sunday’s final day was a celebratory end to the festival’s 50th year.
27th June 2022
Leisure 2022
The one-day event takes place at the seaside town’s Dreamland venue.
27th June 2022
26th June 2022
Saturday, Glastonbury 2022
Elsewhere across the Saturday, Olivia Rodrigo cements her status as a pop superstar, while Glass Animals and Self Esteem hit home runs.
26th June 2022
25th June 2022
Friday, Glastonbury 2022
From The Libertines to Phoebe Bridgers, it’s a glorious patchwork as ever at Worthy Farm.
25th June 2022
24th June 2022
MUNA — MUNA
4 Stars
A celebratory expression of queer love that loses none of the trio’s magic.
24th June 2022
NY State of Mind: Been Stellar
New York’s next-in-line to the indie throne are branching out of America and taking on the world.
24th June 2022
Thursday, Glastonbury 2022
The iconic festival is welcomed back with a slew of enticing sets on the Thursday night.
24th June 2022
Soccer Mommy — Sometimes, Forever
4 Stars
She veers from one sonic pole to another in thrilling fashion.
24th June 2022
23rd June 2022
MUNA: Express Yourself
Having switched camps from a major label to Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory and with a new self-titled LP in tow, MUNA are releasing their most confident outpouring to date.
23rd June 2022
20th June 2022
Biffy Clyro announce UK and Ireland arena tour
The group are hitting the road this November.
20th June 2022
Momma: “We need to be Jack Black’s best friend”
LA bezzies channelling “90s alt-rock into a heart-on-sleeve yet tongue-in-cheek new form.
20th June 2022
No Small Feelings: Soccer Mommy
On new album “Sometimes, Forever’, Soccer Mommy is leaning into the darkness and the light in equal measure.
20th June 2022
Harry Styles, Wembley Stadium, London
He’s simultaneously a stadium rock god and perfect pop star.
20th June 2022
Omar Apollo, KOKO, London
He’s a bonafide people-pleaser.
20th June 2022
17th June 2022
Foals — Life Is Yours
4 Stars
A celebration of their status as UK indie rock’s elder statesmen.
17th June 2022
Baby Strange — World Below
3-5 Stars
There’s a real sense of eclecticism.
17th June 2022
Harkin — Honeymoon Suite
4 Stars
After years of collaborating, Katie Harkin is proving she has plenty to say on her own terms.
17th June 2022
Nova Twins — Supernova
5 Stars
The duo are at the centre of a brightly burning, ever-expanding sonic explosion, all of their own making.
17th June 2022
Sky Ferreira, Southbank Centre, London
Although she carries herself with the same resignation as the previous weekend’s performance, on stage her art comes to life.
17th June 2022
Tracks: Lizzo, FKA twigs, Biig Piig and more
It’s time for another weekly roundup of the biggest and best new releases.
17th June 2022
Beck, Brixton Academy, London
A showcase of everything Beck has been, and is.
17th June 2022
Perfume Genius - Ugly Season
3-5 Stars
An album in its truest form, a record to sit with and take in as one whole.
17th June 2022
16th June 2022
George Ezra: The Pursuit Of Happiness
On third album “Gold Rush Kid’, the UK’s favourite happy-go-lucky hitmaker is taking stock and looking for something a little deeper.
16th June 2022
15th June 2022
Choose Life: Foals
Bunkering down from the chaos to make an album full of light, “Life Is Yours’ was written as a rousing statement of hope. Back with thousands of fans once more, Foals are ready to reap its rewards.
15th June 2022
14th June 2022
No Holds Barred: Nova Twins
Carving out a singular space in the rock landscape, Amy Love and Georgia South have resolutely done it their way. Now, with the advent of Nova Twins’ “Supernova’, their potential feels limitless.
14th June 2022
Long Division 2022
Sea Power, Venus Grrrls and Yusuf Yellow are among those entertaining the West Yorkshire city’s crowds.
14th June 2022
Sports Team announce ‘UK, IE, USA Friendship tour’
A heft of new ammo for pint-flinging, moshpitting chaos on the dancefloor.
14th June 2022
Billie Eilish, The O2, London
Her history-making Glastonbury headline set will surely be a walk in the park.
14th June 2022
13th June 2022
Cassyette: “I’ve been on such a journey musically but it always started with rock music”
Meet the Essex singer whose genre-blending vision is turning heads across the rock world.
13th June 2022
The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Dua Lipa come out on top at a stacked second weekend of Primavera Sound 2022
The Barcelona mega-fest concluded its double event with a heavy-hitting, all star lineup.
13th June 2022
10th June 2022
Once In A Blue Moon: Moonchild Sanelly
South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly is a walking, talking message of sexual liberation and female empowerment. With new album “Phases’, she’s trying to change the world, one female orgasm at a time.
10th June 2022
George Ezra — Gold Rush Kid
3-5 Stars
Another charming record that’s hard not to love.
10th June 2022
Jack Flanagan — Rides The Sky
3 Stars
It’s clear Jack has a lot to say and he’s in a place where he’s ready to say it; for that alone, the album is worth a listen.
10th June 2022
Joyce Manor — 40 oz. to Fresno
3-5 Stars
Their rough-around-the-edges punk still strikes the right chords.
10th June 2022
Lethal Bizzle - Lethal B v Lethal Bizzle
4 Stars
A solid collection that shows why he’s been missed.
10th June 2022
Moonchild Sanelly — Phases
4 Stars
Having reclaimed her identity, Moonchild Sanelly celebrates every aspect of herself in all her technicolour glory.
10th June 2022
Sinead O’Brien — Time Bend And Break The Bower
4 Stars
An experience worth immersing yourself in.
10th June 2022
Will Joseph Cook — Every Single Thing
3 Stars
A distillation of all at the core of what Will Joseph Cook is about.
10th June 2022
Liss — I Guess Nothing Will Be The Same
4 Stars
Rejoicing and elated: a respectful commemoration of a lost talent.
10th June 2022
9th June 2022
LIFE on “revitalising” return to live shows and upcoming Long Division performance
We catch up with frontman Mez Green ahead of their set in Wakefield this weekend.
9th June 2022
Time After Time: Sinead O’Brien
On debut album “Time Bend And Break The Bower’, the Irish musician and poet stretches her sound to thrilling new places, and continues her grippingly restless journey.
9th June 2022
8th June 2022
New Dawns: mxmtoon
Ditching the ukulele in favour of a broader, more diverse palette, mxmtoon is expanding both sonically and personally on second LP “rising’.
8th June 2022
Vibe Check: Sigrid
Returning with second album “How To Let Go’, Sigrid is chomping at the bit to pick up where her debut left off and take her rightful place back on the stage.
8th June 2022
7th June 2022
Calm Within The Storm: Working Men’s Club
Exorcising his demons via the agitated wares of second album ‘Fear Fear’, Working Men’s Club’s Syd Minsky-Sargeant is learning how to release life’s pressure valve.
7th June 2022
6th June 2022
Jack White: A Life Less Ordinary
From his days at the helm of The White Stripes, throughout a career that’s seen him build his own distinct world, we meet Jack White on home turf with his creative fires burning bright blue.
6th June 2022
2nd June 2022
Lauran Hibberd talks festivals & Live at Leeds in the Park: “See as much as you can”
Ahead of the inaugural edition of Live at Leeds’ new venture, we chatted to the Isle of Wight singer ahead of her set.
2nd June 2022
1st June 2022
Big Joanie release new single, ‘Happier Still’
It comes ahead of festival appearances, plus St Vincent support dates.
1st June 2022
27th May 2022
Sorry talk “incoming” new songs ahead of Wide Awake festival
We have a quick chat with Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen before they hit London’s Brockwell Park this weekend.
27th May 2022
Moonage Daydreams: Alfie Templeman
From a period of inner turmoil and self-questioning, Alfie Templeman’s debut “Mellow Moon’ emerges as a document of an inquisitive young mind with a world of sonic options at his fingertips.
27th May 2022
Just Mustard: “We had time to experiment”
Years on from acclaimed 2018 debut “Wednesday’, the Dundalk five-piece have finally emerged from slumberous hibernation, recharged and revitalised.
27th May 2022
Tate McRae — I Used To Think I Could Fly
4 Stars
Her arsenal of jagged pop weapons is extensive, and can be expertly wielded when she wants.
27th May 2022
Just Mustard — Heart Under
4-5 Stars
Swampy and tumultuous like a month’s worth of rain.
27th May 2022
Alfie Templeman — Mellow Moon
4 Stars
He’s found a means of discovering himself and a means to cope. It makes for something incredibly promising.
27th May 2022
26th May 2022
Sports Team: Let Them Entertain You
Having conquered the UK with their debut, Sports Team are looking to the rest of the world with “Gulp!’. Kicking things off with an impromptu NYC run, we join them to let the sweaty good times roll:
26th May 2022