Emma Swann

Slaves, The Horrors, Dream Wife and more bring celebratory sets to Hull’s 53 Degrees North (14th June 2018, Reviews)
Fontaines DC are furious and fantastic at DIY x First Fifty show (12th June 2018, Neu)
M.I.A. brings ferocious headline set to Bestival 2018 (8th June 2018, News)
Chaka Khan, Songhoy Blues and a packed line-up on DIY’s House Of Vans stage bring Bestival 2018 to a stunning close (8th June 2018, Reviews)
Spring King close Bestival 2018 with a riotous set on the DIY stage at House Of Vans (8th June 2018, Reviews)
David Byrne, Depeche Mode and Young Fathers lead an eclectic day two at Open’er 2018 (7th June 2018, Reviews)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds close All Points East with a deeply powerful, hypnotic finale (with added Kylie!) (6th June 2018, Reviews)
Out Of The Cage: Spring King (6th June 2018, Features)
Declan McKenna is greeted like a superstar at The Forum (4th June 2018, Reviews)
Björk, Father John Misty, Beck and more give the inaugural All Points East an eclectic send-off (28th May 2018, Reviews)
The xx and Lorde bring emotional hammerblows to an electrifying second day of All Points East (27th May 2018, Reviews)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs make a crushing return and LCD Soundsystem cover Chic on the first ever day of All Points East (26th May 2018, Reviews)
The Great Escape 2018 comes to a thunderous close with help from Demob Happy, Bully, ALASKALASKA and more (20th May 2018, Reviews)
Phoebe Bridgers, Bodega, Gengahr and more shine on a jam-packed second day at The Great Escape 2018 (19th May 2018, Reviews)
Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! (18th May 2018, Reviews)
Pale Waves, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy and more start The Great Escape 2018 with a smash (18th May 2018, Reviews)
alt-J end their world tour with a striking, immersive Royal Albert Hall show (11th May 2018, Reviews)
Thundercat serves up idiosyncratic brilliance at Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)
Riffs and singalongs dominate The Xcerts’ House of Vans set at Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)
Superfood’s House Of Vans set at Bestival is a brilliantly danceable smash (8th May 2018, Reviews)
Grace Jones, Shame, Confidence Man & more bring brilliance in different forms to Saturday of Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)
Mike Skinner gives Bestival a final night surprise on the DIY stage at the House Of Vans (8th May 2018, Reviews)
Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds kick off brilliant first day at Open’er 2018 (7th May 2018, Reviews)
The Big Moon, Superfood, Yowl and more bring the noise for Jager Curtain Call at All Points East (6th May 2018, Reviews)
Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll (4th May 2018, Reviews)
Anything But… with Zac Farro (3rd May 2018, Features)
London is open: Drenge bring their Grand Reopening to Islington Assembly Hall (27th April 2018, Reviews)
Dive into the weird and wonderful world of A House In The Trees (19th April 2018, Features)
Arcade Fire reclaim their throne at outrageous Wembley Arena gig (13th April 2018, Reviews)
The Canadian conveyor belt of great music shows no signs of stopping at a jam-packed Pop Montréal (10th April 2018, Reviews)
Mark Ronson & Diplo introduce house-centric Silk City project to Friday night of Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)
Kurupt FM, Mura Masa & more round off a scorching day at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)
Black Honey offer up their brand of dark disco rock at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)
First Aid Kit cover Kate Bush and shine in the sun at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)
Out Of The Woods: Peace (5th April 2018, Features)
The Magic Gang throw an almighty debut album party (22nd March 2018, Reviews)
Stella Donnelly, Shame and more of the best things we saw at SXSW 2018 (19th March 2018, Reviews)
LIFE, Our Girl & Francobollo lead the charge on DIY’s SXSW stage at the British Music Embassy (13th March 2018, Reviews)
IDLES bring compassion and ferocity to Bestival 2018 (8th March 2018, Reviews)
Whenyoung are your new favourite indie band (28th February 2018, Features)
Rex Orange County incites hysteria at biggest show to date (22nd February 2018, Reviews)
Fight! Fight! Fight! Meet Slaves’ favourite new band, Lady Bird (20th February 2018, Features)
End come too soon: Wild Beasts get the perfect send-off at Hammersmith Apollo (19th February 2018, Reviews)
Building Bloxx (19th February 2018, Features)
Stand and deliver: Snail Mail (13th February 2018, Features)
Lady Bird: “The time to bury your head in the sand is gone.” (8th February 2018, Features)
Liam Gallagher brings a truckload of world-beating anthems to huge London show (7th February 2018, Reviews)
Queens of the Stone Age battle on-site problems, but still emerge as the victorious kings of Finsbury Park (7th February 2018, Reviews)
Anteros turn sorrow into something you can dance to (5th February 2018, Features)
Nature Boys: Gengahr (3rd February 2018, Features)
Dream Wife - Dream Wife (26th January 2018, Reviews)
Horsey and Whenyoung canter ahead on the third night of Hello 2018 (24th January 2018, News)
Superorganism, Iceage, Canshaker Pi and more head up the charge at Eurosonic 2018 (23rd January 2018, Reviews)
Boy Azooga, Sports Team and more toast night two of DIY’s Hello 2018 (18th January 2018, Neu)
Fall Out Boy get their heroes’ welcome as they showcase new material at Electric Brixton (18th January 2018, Reviews)
It’s not so ‘Fake Happy’ as Paramore delight London’s O2 Arena (15th January 2018, Reviews)
Lost in Orchestration: Bastille (5th January 2018, Features)
The DIY List 2017: political moments that gave us hope (20th December 2017, Features)
Class of 2018: Yonaka (16th December 2017, Features)
Class of 2018: King Nun (12th December 2017, Features)
Class of 2018: Her’s (8th December 2017, Features)
Flying Vinyl Festival welcomes summer with open arms (4th December 2017, Reviews)
Accept no substitute: Dead Pretties (4th December 2017, Features)
Two Door Cinema Club bring the indie disco to Alexandra Palace (2nd December 2017, Reviews)
Wolf Alice cement their place at indie’s top table at celebratory Alexandra Palace show (27th November 2017, Reviews)
Five horsemen of the apocalypse: Queens of the Stone Age are the thunderous kings of Wembley Arena (20th November 2017, Reviews)
Pineapple Express: Glass Animals (13th November 2017, Features)
It’s new bands ahoy as Mondo.NYC marks its second year (10th November 2017, Reviews)
Harry ‘styles’ it out at a euphoric Hammersmith Apollo (31st October 2017, Reviews)
Weezer mine back catalogue at hit-packed Wembley Arena show (30th October 2017, Reviews)
Weezer - Pacific Daydream (27th October 2017, Reviews)
The Big Moon celebrate 2017 in stratospheric style at joyous KOKO gig (23rd October 2017, Reviews)
Bleachers covers Tom Petty and brings euphoria to KOKO (20th October 2017, Reviews)
St Vincent brings daring isolation to Brixton Academy (18th October 2017, Reviews)
Beck brings two turntables, a microphone and hit after hit to Electric Ballroom show (14th October 2017, Reviews)
The Dubliners: Hare Squead (29th September 2017, Features)
LCD Soundsystem bring their ‘American Dream’ to London at euphoric Alexandra Palace gig (23rd September 2017, Reviews)
Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold (15th September 2017, Reviews)
Death From Above - Outrage! Is Now (8th September 2017, Reviews)
Game for a laugh: Matt Maltese (6th September 2017, Features)
Could it be magic? The Magic Gang team up with Felix Maccabees’ Yala! Records (3rd September 2017, Features)
INHEAVEN - INHEAVEN (1st September 2017, Reviews)
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream (29th August 2017, Reviews)
Muse close Reading 2017 with fireworks, lasers and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson (28th August 2017, Reviews)
Wolf Alice blast away the cobwebs during their early secret set at Reading 2017 (26th August 2017, Reviews)
INHEAVEN make their dreams come true at Reading 2017 (26th August 2017, Reviews)
Deap Vally bring ‘Femejism’ to London for second Fluffer Pit Party of 2017 (24th August 2017, Reviews)
Sea change: Ghostpoet (23rd August 2017, Features)
Creeper up the intensity with the Theatre of Fear at biggest London headine show (12th August 2017, Reviews)
Rat Boy - Scum (11th August 2017, Reviews)
PWR BTTM: Austin PWRS (5th August 2017, Features)
Nothing To Hide: Sälen (2nd August 2017, Features)
Lana Del Rey commands and excites at unpredictable Brixton Academy show (25th July 2017, Reviews)
Milk Teeth: Nice Up Your Life (25th July 2017, Features)
Declan McKenna - What Do You Think About the Car? (21st July 2017, Reviews)
Lao Ra: Pineapples are in her head (19th July 2017, Features)
Foo Fighters & Green Day bring the noise to Mad Cool Festival 2017 (18th July 2017, Reviews)
Class of 2018: Nilüfer Yanya (12th July 2017, Features)
Lost in Paris: Blaenavon (4th July 2017, Features)
Arcade Fire and Lorde shine on day one of Rock Werchter 2017 (30th June 2017, Reviews)
The Best of the Rest at Glastonbury 2017 (25th June 2017, Reviews)
Charli XCX opens Glastonbury’s Other Stage with a pink, streamer-filled celebration (23rd June 2017, Reviews)
No Joke: Her’s (23rd June 2017, Features)
Paramore reign supreme with brilliant Royal Albert Hall show (20th June 2017, Reviews)
alt-J bring masterful, spellbinding show to 20,000-strong O2 Arena (19th June 2017, Reviews)
(Not-so) Angry Young Men: King Nun (16th June 2017, Features)
Get your goat: Goat Girl (4th June 2017, Features)
One Step Closer to Heaven: Sundara Karma (2nd June 2017, Features)
Bastille talk festivals: “I’m like a kid in a fucking sweet shop!” (26th May 2017, Features)
Uh-huh, Honey: Pale Waves (22nd May 2017, Features)
The Big Moon, Sorry and more close The Great Escape 2017 in celebratory style (21st May 2017, Reviews)
The best things we saw at The Great Escape 2017, Day Two (20th May 2017, Reviews)
The Magic Gang, Abattoir Blues and more toast day two of The Great Escape 2017 (20th May 2017, Reviews)
The best things we saw at The Great Escape 2017, Day One (19th May 2017, Reviews)
It’s a Dirty Hit! (15th May 2017, Features)
The best things we saw at Primavera Sound 2017, Day Three (6th May 2017, Reviews)
Theme Park - Is This How It Starts? (5th May 2017, Reviews)
Diet Cig: Put Your Lighters Up (4th May 2017, Features)
Rex and the City: Rex Orange County (25th April 2017, Features)
Will Joseph Cook - Sweet Dreamer (14th April 2017, Reviews)
Foo Fighters, The Avalanches and Warpaint close Rock Werchter 2017 (7th April 2017, Reviews)
To Infinity and Beyond: The Big Moon (31st March 2017, Features)
Skott: Glitter and Gloss (27th March 2017, Features)
Dream Wife, Partybaby and more close SXSW 2017 in style at DIY’s Maggie Mae’s showcase (19th March 2017, Reviews)
The best things we saw at Primavera 2017, Day Two (6th March 2017, Reviews)
Where The Wild Things Are: Circa Waves (24th February 2017, Features)
VANT - Dumb Blood (17th February 2017, Reviews)
VANT: Reign in Blood (17th February 2017, Features)
VANT bring a flurry of riffs to Roundhouse Rising (14th February 2017, Reviews)
Catholic Action lead the charge at Roundhouse Rising opening night (13th February 2017, Reviews)
Charli XCX, Bonobo and Frank Carter bring firepower to day three at Rock Werchter 2017 (7th February 2017, Reviews)
The best things we saw at Primavera Sound 2017, Day One (6th February 2017, Reviews)
Circa Waves get hot and sweaty for tiny DIY Presents show (6th February 2017, Reviews)
The Big Moon and Dream Wife point to the future at Live at Leeds 2017 (5th February 2017, Reviews)
On the Same Page: Maggie Rogers (2nd February 2017, Features)
The Heart of it all: Japandroids (30th January 2017, Features)
Eurosonic 2017 (16th January 2017, Reviews)
It’s a full MUNA at their ‘Thriller’ of a Heaven Halloween headline (11th January 2017, Reviews)
Nothing can stop Yellow Days (11th January 2017, Features)
Eurosonic 2016 (10th January 2017, Features)
Sundara Karma - Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect (6th January 2017, Reviews)
16 albums that shaped 2016 (17th December 2016, Features)
Class of 2017: Liss (15th December 2016, Features)
Icy cool: Estrons (14th December 2016, Features)
Radge against the machine: Eat Fast (13th December 2016, Features)
Diving in: Declan McKenna (12th December 2016, Features)
Class of 2017: Blaenavon (12th December 2016, Features)
Parquet Courts bring many guises - and a mammoth 22-song setlist to London’s Forum (10th December 2016, Reviews)
A class of her own: Jorja Smith (10th December 2016, Features)
Swet Shop Boys turn up the heat at breathtaking London outing (28th November 2016, Reviews)

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Emma Swann

Slaves, The Horrors, Dream Wife and more bring celebratory sets to Hull’s 53 Degrees North (14th June 2018, Reviews)

Fontaines DC are furious and fantastic at DIY x First Fifty show (12th June 2018, Neu)

M.I.A. brings ferocious headline set to Bestival 2018 (8th June 2018, News)

Chaka Khan, Songhoy Blues and a packed line-up on DIY’s House Of Vans stage bring Bestival 2018 to a stunning close (8th June 2018, Reviews)

Spring King close Bestival 2018 with a riotous set on the DIY stage at House Of Vans (8th June 2018, Reviews)

David Byrne, Depeche Mode and Young Fathers lead an eclectic day two at Open’er 2018 (7th June 2018, Reviews)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds close All Points East with a deeply powerful, hypnotic finale (with added Kylie!) (6th June 2018, Reviews)

Out Of The Cage: Spring King (6th June 2018, Features)

Declan McKenna is greeted like a superstar at The Forum (4th June 2018, Reviews)

Björk, Father John Misty, Beck and more give the inaugural All Points East an eclectic send-off (28th May 2018, Reviews)

The xx and Lorde bring emotional hammerblows to an electrifying second day of All Points East (27th May 2018, Reviews)

Yeah Yeah Yeahs make a crushing return and LCD Soundsystem cover Chic on the first ever day of All Points East (26th May 2018, Reviews)

The Great Escape 2018 comes to a thunderous close with help from Demob Happy, Bully, ALASKALASKA and more (20th May 2018, Reviews)

Phoebe Bridgers, Bodega, Gengahr and more shine on a jam-packed second day at The Great Escape 2018 (19th May 2018, Reviews)

Parquet Courts - Wide Awake! (18th May 2018, Reviews)

Pale Waves, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy and more start The Great Escape 2018 with a smash (18th May 2018, Reviews)

alt-J end their world tour with a striking, immersive Royal Albert Hall show (11th May 2018, Reviews)

Thundercat serves up idiosyncratic brilliance at Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)

Riffs and singalongs dominate The Xcerts’ House of Vans set at Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)

Superfood’s House Of Vans set at Bestival is a brilliantly danceable smash (8th May 2018, Reviews)

Grace Jones, Shame, Confidence Man & more bring brilliance in different forms to Saturday of Bestival 2018 (8th May 2018, Reviews)

Mike Skinner gives Bestival a final night surprise on the DIY stage at the House Of Vans (8th May 2018, Reviews)

Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds kick off brilliant first day at Open’er 2018 (7th May 2018, Reviews)

The Big Moon, Superfood, Yowl and more bring the noise for Jager Curtain Call at All Points East (6th May 2018, Reviews)

Peace - Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll (4th May 2018, Reviews)

Anything But… with Zac Farro (3rd May 2018, Features)

London is open: Drenge bring their Grand Reopening to Islington Assembly Hall (27th April 2018, Reviews)

Dive into the weird and wonderful world of A House In The Trees (19th April 2018, Features)

Arcade Fire reclaim their throne at outrageous Wembley Arena gig (13th April 2018, Reviews)

The Canadian conveyor belt of great music shows no signs of stopping at a jam-packed Pop Montréal (10th April 2018, Reviews)

Mark Ronson & Diplo introduce house-centric Silk City project to Friday night of Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)

Kurupt FM, Mura Masa & more round off a scorching day at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)

Black Honey offer up their brand of dark disco rock at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)

First Aid Kit cover Kate Bush and shine in the sun at Bestival 2018 (8th April 2018, Reviews)

Out Of The Woods: Peace (5th April 2018, Features)

The Magic Gang throw an almighty debut album party (22nd March 2018, Reviews)

Stella Donnelly, Shame and more of the best things we saw at SXSW 2018 (19th March 2018, Reviews)

LIFE, Our Girl & Francobollo lead the charge on DIY’s SXSW stage at the British Music Embassy (13th March 2018, Reviews)

IDLES bring compassion and ferocity to Bestival 2018 (8th March 2018, Reviews)

Whenyoung are your new favourite indie band (28th February 2018, Features)

Rex Orange County incites hysteria at biggest show to date (22nd February 2018, Reviews)

Fight! Fight! Fight! Meet Slaves’ favourite new band, Lady Bird (20th February 2018, Features)

End come too soon: Wild Beasts get the perfect send-off at Hammersmith Apollo (19th February 2018, Reviews)

Building Bloxx (19th February 2018, Features)

Stand and deliver: Snail Mail (13th February 2018, Features)

Lady Bird: “The time to bury your head in the sand is gone.” (8th February 2018, Features)

Liam Gallagher brings a truckload of world-beating anthems to huge London show (7th February 2018, Reviews)

Queens of the Stone Age battle on-site problems, but still emerge as the victorious kings of Finsbury Park (7th February 2018, Reviews)

Anteros turn sorrow into something you can dance to (5th February 2018, Features)

Nature Boys: Gengahr (3rd February 2018, Features)

Dream Wife - Dream Wife (26th January 2018, Reviews)

Horsey and Whenyoung canter ahead on the third night of Hello 2018 (24th January 2018, News)

Superorganism, Iceage, Canshaker Pi and more head up the charge at Eurosonic 2018 (23rd January 2018, Reviews)

Boy Azooga, Sports Team and more toast night two of DIY’s Hello 2018 (18th January 2018, Neu)

Fall Out Boy get their heroes’ welcome as they showcase new material at Electric Brixton (18th January 2018, Reviews)

It’s not so ‘Fake Happy’ as Paramore delight London’s O2 Arena (15th January 2018, Reviews)

Lost in Orchestration: Bastille (5th January 2018, Features)

The DIY List 2017: political moments that gave us hope (20th December 2017, Features)

Class of 2018: Yonaka (16th December 2017, Features)

Class of 2018: King Nun (12th December 2017, Features)

Class of 2018: Her’s (8th December 2017, Features)

Flying Vinyl Festival welcomes summer with open arms (4th December 2017, Reviews)

Accept no substitute: Dead Pretties (4th December 2017, Features)

Two Door Cinema Club bring the indie disco to Alexandra Palace (2nd December 2017, Reviews)

Wolf Alice cement their place at indie’s top table at celebratory Alexandra Palace show (27th November 2017, Reviews)

Five horsemen of the apocalypse: Queens of the Stone Age are the thunderous kings of Wembley Arena (20th November 2017, Reviews)

Pineapple Express: Glass Animals (13th November 2017, Features)

It’s new bands ahoy as Mondo.NYC marks its second year (10th November 2017, Reviews)

Harry ‘styles’ it out at a euphoric Hammersmith Apollo (31st October 2017, Reviews)

Weezer mine back catalogue at hit-packed Wembley Arena show (30th October 2017, Reviews)

Weezer - Pacific Daydream (27th October 2017, Reviews)

The Big Moon celebrate 2017 in stratospheric style at joyous KOKO gig (23rd October 2017, Reviews)

Bleachers covers Tom Petty and brings euphoria to KOKO (20th October 2017, Reviews)

St Vincent brings daring isolation to Brixton Academy (18th October 2017, Reviews)

Beck brings two turntables, a microphone and hit after hit to Electric Ballroom show (14th October 2017, Reviews)

The Dubliners: Hare Squead (29th September 2017, Features)

LCD Soundsystem bring their ‘American Dream’ to London at euphoric Alexandra Palace gig (23rd September 2017, Reviews)

Foo Fighters - Concrete and Gold (15th September 2017, Reviews)

Death From Above - Outrage! Is Now (8th September 2017, Reviews)