Contributor Liam Konemann
Beck brings two turntables, a microphone and hit after hit to Electric Ballroom show
The man’s got more bangers than a sausage factory.
October 14, 2017 5:03pm
Teenage witch: Suzi Wu
Suzie McDermott is a bold and brazen 19 year-old mixing real life with witchcraft.
October 2, 2017 1:52pm
(Not-so) Angry Young Men: King Nun
They hid away for three years before charging out on a cross-country offensive with their Dirty Hit labelmates. Now the rock-but-not-punk foursome are ready to take over the world.
June 16, 2017 10:00am
Theme Park: Something Good
Four years after releasing their debut, the London band are back, and charged with energy.
May 5, 2017 10:54am
Future Islands - The Far Field
It moves between trauma and joy in the same breath.
April 7, 2017 7:58am
Real Estate - In Mind
This is classic laid-back Real Estate, and while there is comfort in the familiar, at times it can feel a little lax.
March 17, 2017 10:18am
Circa Waves - Different Creatures
Loud and swaggering, the defiance of youth compressed into song format.
March 10, 2017 7:58am
Methyl Ethel - Everything is Forgotten
An enigmatic record.
March 3, 2017 7:56am
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Flying Microtonal Banana
Rich, imaginative, and more than a little strange.
February 24, 2017 7:56am
Novella - Change of State
A deeply reflective album, both current and unmoored.
February 17, 2017 8:01am
Meat Wave - The Incessant
A brutally honest record.
February 17, 2017 8:00am
Tegan and Sara, Roundhouse, London
Infectious synth pop designed for catharsis.
February 15, 2017 12:00pm
Surfer Blood - Snowdonia
An emotional affair.
February 3, 2017 8:00am
Pixies roll out the classics at second Brixton Academy date
They power through like some kind of alt-rock jukebox.
December 5, 2016 10:55am
Yak tear it up at London Scala show
Here at the Scala, Yak more than live up to their reputation.
October 31, 2016 11:04am
When it Started: CRX
Best known for shredding guitar in The Strokes, Nick Valensi took things back to the bare bones for his new band.
October 27, 2016 2:42pm
Crocodiles - Dreamless
Guitars take a backseat on Brandon Welchez and Charles Rowell’s new album. But attempts to reinvent are unsuccessful.
October 20, 2016 1:05pm
Rat Boy swirls the Forum to a pit-filled frenzy at biggest headline yet
Sweat-soaked casualties throughout, it’s a night of hyperactive buzz.
September 27, 2016 12:47pm
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
Nick Cave’s lyrics have always dealt with love and grief - on ‘Skeleton Tree’ they’re more pronounced than ever.
September 20, 2016 11:44am
Against Me!: Baby, I’m a gender anarchist
Love may be one of the most universal inspirations in all of music, but for Against Me!’s new album ‘Shape Shift With Me’, Laura Jane Grace is looking at it from a whole new perspective.
September 16, 2016 11:55am