Lisa Wright
Karen O & Danger Mouse: Celestial Beings (14th March 2019, Features)
Day two of SXSW’s cross-continental highlights, feat Body Type, NOTHING and more (13th March 2019, Reviews)
Karen O & Danger Mouse - Lux Prima (12th March 2019, Reviews)
Liverpool’s next pop hope: Zuzu (9th March 2019, Neu)
Serge Pizzorno’s The S.L.P: Fantastic Playroom (7th March 2019, Features)
HEALTH, Crows, Lady Bird and more storm All Points East at DIY and Jager Curtain Call’s Jagerhaus takeover (6th March 2019, News)
The Futureheads’ London comeback show proves there’s more to their return than just nostalgia (6th March 2019, Reviews)
Foals: Four horsemen of the apocalypse (1st March 2019, Features)
Blonde Ambition: Du Blonde (25th February 2019, Features)
Du Blonde - Lung Bread For Daddy (22nd February 2019, Reviews)
Ex Hex are embracing the unfashionable (18th February 2019, Features)
Anemone - Beat My Distance (15th February 2019, Reviews)
Fur - Fur (14th February 2019, Reviews)
Let There Be Light: Sundara Karma (8th February 2019, Features)
Yak - Pursuit of Momentary Happiness (5th February 2019, Reviews)
Cherry Glazerr - Stuffed & Ready (1st February 2019, Reviews)
10 albums we can’t wait for in 2019 (30th January 2019, Features)
Laurel, Art School Girlfriend, Lucy Lu and Ellie Bleach cap off Hello 2019 with a night of discerning, classy thrills (30th January 2019, News)
Tim Presley’s White Fence - I Have To Feed Larry’s Hawk (25th January 2019, Reviews)
FUR, Caro, Ugly and Talk Show bring diverse guitar kicks to night three of Hello 2019 (23rd January 2019, News)
The 1975’s O2 show is creative, innovative proof of just what bands can – and should – be doing with an arena gig (21st January 2019, Reviews)
Lenny: “I’d like to show young people that anything is possible” (15th January 2019, Features)
Happy Endings: Blaenavon (11th January 2019, Features)
LICE, 404, Squid and Haze kick off Hello 2019 in hedonistic, sweaty style (9th January 2019, News)
Kylie delivers pop perfection, plus Miley Cyrus, The Cure and more highlights from Sunday at Glastonbury (7th January 2019, Reviews)
Mark Ronson: Pop’s Reluctant Superstar (7th January 2019, Features)
DIY’s albums of the year 2018 (4th January 2019, Features)
“I remember thinking, these people have backed the right horse” - Metronomy’s Joe Mount looks back on the surprise breakthrough and enduring influence of ‘Night’s Out’ (3rd January 2019, Features)
Tracks: the best of 2018 ft The 1975, Arctic Monkeys, Deafheaven & more (31st December 2018, Features)
12 Months of ‘18: July, August & September (23rd December 2018, Features)
Minimalism is the order of the day for Lily Allen’s engaging if slightly low-key London homecoming (20th December 2018, Reviews)
12 Months of ‘18: January, February & March (20th December 2018, Features)
Class Of 2019: Amyl and the Sniffers (19th December 2018, Features)
New Tricks: Stephen Malkmus (13th December 2018, Features)
Class Of 2019: Whenyoung (12th December 2018, Features)
Here comes trouble: Albert Hammond Jr (3rd December 2018, Features)
Raw power: Nadine Shah (27th November 2018, Features)
Crowdsurfers, mosh pits and general carnage are the order of the day at Yowl’s celebratory Jäger Curtain Call headline show (19th November 2018, Reviews)
Mumford & Sons - Delta (16th November 2018, Reviews)
The Good, The Bad and The Queen - Merrie Land (16th November 2018, Reviews)
Toast of Perth: Psychedelic Porn Crumpets (16th November 2018, Features)
David Byrne, Jarvis Cocker and Clockenflap’s leftfield stars top a bill that’s anything but staid (15th November 2018, Reviews)
Power of III: Demob Happy hit the road with Jack White (15th November 2018, Features)
Shame, Shame, Shame: that’s the name (9th November 2018, Features)
St. Vincent, Chemical Brothers, Reykjavíkurdætur and more make Slovakia’s Pohoda Festival a leftfield gem (7th November 2018, Reviews)
The pursuit of pleasure: Unknown Mortal Orchestra (4th November 2018, Features)
Looking back on Kings Of Leon’s ‘Aha Shake Heartbreak’ (1st November 2018, Features)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra - IC-01 Hanoi (26th October 2018, Reviews)
B.E.D - B.E.D (26th October 2018, Reviews)
Willie J Healey - 666 Kill (19th October 2018, Reviews)
Flaming MØ (17th October 2018, Features)
CHAI - PINK (12th October 2018, Reviews)
Class Of 2019: YOWL (12th October 2018, Features)
Orlando Weeks on The Gritterman, new material and his Christmas egg sandwich tradition (12th October 2018, Features)
Class Of 2019: Stella Donnelly (12th October 2018, Features)
BTS’ first ever London show is a genuine game changer for pop music (10th October 2018, Reviews)
His Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy: John Grant (10th October 2018, Features)
Metronomy: From ‘Summer ‘08’ to Summer ‘18 (8th October 2018, Features)
Yowl and Drahla lead the charge for a feral first night of Hello 2018 (1st October 2018, Reviews)
Looking back on Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled debut album (1st October 2018, Features)
Mini Mansions - Works Every Time (28th September 2018, Reviews)
Tracks: The Japanese House, Robyn, Westerman, Yaeji & more (28th September 2018, Features)
Bringing sexy back: Marika Hackman (21st September 2018, Features)
Jungle - For Ever (13th September 2018, Reviews)
Mind Control: Pale Waves (13th September 2018, Features)
Karma chameleons: Sundara Karma (10th September 2018, Features)
Skegss - My Own Mess (7th September 2018, Reviews)
Peace, Black Honey, IDLES and more lead the charge at Liverpool Sound City (5th September 2018, Reviews)
Looking back on The Long Blondes’ ‘Someone To Drive You Home’ (5th September 2018, Features)
IDLES - Joy As An Act Of Resistance (31st August 2018, Reviews)
Pip Blom - Paycheck (31st August 2018, Reviews)
The Lemon Twigs - Go To School (24th August 2018, Reviews)
Blood Orange - Negro Swan (24th August 2018, Reviews)
Finn Wolfhard’s Calpurnia are an infectiously brilliant new indie band in their own right (24th August 2018, Features)
Shame, The Horrors, Confidence Man and more bring the noise to the idyllic surrounds of Ypsigrock 2018 (14th August 2018, Reviews)
Miles Kane - Coup De Grace (10th August 2018, Reviews)
No More Heroes: Slaves (6th August 2018, Features)
Arctic Monkeys lay waste to the Royal Albert Hall with an effortlessly perfect return to the UK (6th August 2018, Reviews)
Meet Canshaker Pi, the Stephen Malkmus-produced Amsterdam hotshots (5th August 2018, Features)
Tracks: Robyn, CHVRCHES, Interpol & more (3rd August 2018, Features)
FIDLAR give an update on their third album (1st August 2018, Features)
Fighting Talk: Miles Kane (30th July 2018, Features)
Tracks: Pale Waves, Charli XCX, Jungle & more (27th July 2018, Features)
Someone threw a fish at Liam Gallagher on stage, plus the best of the rest from Day Four of Benicassim (24th July 2018, Reviews)
Metronomy, The Horrors, Pet Shop Boys and more lead the Saturday charge at Benicassim (22nd July 2018, Reviews)
The Killers bring gold suits and theatrical showmanship to Day Two of Benicassim (21st July 2018, Reviews)
Two Door Cinema Club, J Hus, Pale Waves and more kick off Benicassim 2018 (20th July 2018, Reviews)
Queens of the Stone Age rally against the authorities and Nine Inch Nails get down and dirty on the final day of Mad Cool Festival (15th July 2018, Reviews)
Arctic Monkeys bring ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino’ to Mad Cool for a celebratory Day Two headline set (14th July 2018, News)
Kasabian, Tame Impala, Slaves and more kick off Day One of Mad Cool with a mighty bang (13th July 2018, Reviews)
Bill Ryder-Jones on weighty new LP ‘Yawn’: “It’s a really good time for people to hear musicians being honest” (11th July 2018, Features)
BODEGA - Endless Scroll (6th July 2018, Reviews)
Daydream Believers: Black Honey (6th July 2018, Features)
Matt Maltese: A different kind of love song (6th July 2018, Features)
No phones allowed, but the thrill’s in the moment as Jack White delivers the goods at Hammersmith Apollo (3rd July 2018, Reviews)
Full house: Sports Team (26th June 2018, Features)
Slaves, The Horrors, Dream Wife and more bring celebratory sets to Hull’s 53 Degrees North (14th June 2018, Reviews)
CHAI are the Japanese dance-pop group bringing NEOKawaii to the masses (11th June 2018, Features)
Lily Allen - No Shame (8th 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)
The 1975: Resistance Is Futile (1st June 2018, Features)
Father John Misty - God’s Favorite Customer (1st June 2018, Reviews)
Jo Passed - Their Prime (25th May 2018, Reviews)
Switched on, turned up: Parquet Courts (21st May 2018, Features)
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)
TT - Lovelaws (18th May 2018, Reviews)
Bodega: “We want to inspire a little more fearlessness” (15th May 2018, Features)
LIFE bring new track ‘Niceties’ and more to the Manchester leg of Jäger Curtain Call (10th May 2018, News)
The Big Moon, Superfood, Yowl and more bring the noise for Jager Curtain Call at All Points East (6th May 2018, Reviews)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Sparkle Hard (4th May 2018, Reviews)
Gaz Coombes - World’s Strongest Man (4th May 2018, Reviews)
Arctic Monkeys - Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (27th April 2018, Reviews)
Shame are ferocious, vital and near-perfect at celebratory Electric Ballroom show (20th April 2018, Reviews)
Fontaines DC find beauty in hardship (10th April 2018, Features)
Goat Girl - Goat Girl (6th April 2018, Reviews)
Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile (6th April 2018, Reviews)
The Voidz - Virtue (30th March 2018, Reviews)
The Second Coming of Kate Nash (29th March 2018, Features)
Jack White - Boarding House Reach (23rd March 2018, Reviews)
Stella Donnelly, Shame and more of the best things we saw at SXSW 2018 (19th March 2018, Reviews)
Welcome to rock school, with Demob Happy! (19th March 2018, Features)
Albert Hammond Jr - Francis Trouble (16th March 2018, Reviews)
LIFE, Our Girl & Francobollo lead the charge on DIY’s SXSW stage at the British Music Embassy (13th March 2018, Reviews)
Flip/reverse: alt-J (10th March 2018, Features)
IDLES, Black Honey and Young Fathers shine at Scotland’s Electric Fields (9th March 2018, Reviews)
“We got rid of all the half measures” - Peace are powering back up (27th February 2018, Features)
Franz Ferdinand enter a triumphant new phase at glorious Brixton comeback (26th February 2018, Reviews)
Public Access TV - Street Safari (23rd February 2018, Reviews)
Fight! Fight! Fight! Meet Slaves’ favourite new band, Lady Bird (20th February 2018, Features)
What’s Going On With… Demob Happy? (20th February 2018, Features)
The Orielles - Silver Dollar Moment (16th February 2018, Reviews)
Anything But… with The Cribs (16th February 2018, Features)
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus (9th February 2018, Reviews)
MGMT - Little Dark Age (9th February 2018, Reviews)
Lady Bird: “The time to bury your head in the sand is gone.” (8th February 2018, Features)
Queens of the Stone Age battle on-site problems, but still emerge as the victorious kings of Finsbury Park (7th February 2018, Reviews)
Nature Boys: Gengahr (3rd February 2018, Features)
Playing For Keeps: The Vaccines (26th January 2018, Features)
Nick J. D. Hodgson - Tell Your Friends (26th January 2018, Reviews)
Ty Segall - Freedom’s Goblin (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)
Starcrawler - Starcrawler (19th January 2018, Reviews)
Looking back on The White Stripes’ ‘Elephant’ (16th January 2018, Features)
Back to work: Mini Mansions (10th January 2018, Features)
Bad Witches: Dream Wife (2nd January 2018, Features)
Ho ho ho, it’s Father Cribsmas! (22nd December 2017, Features)
The DIY List 2017: we wanna be in their gang (21st December 2017, Features)
The DIY List 2017: most notable first steps of the year (20th December 2017, Features)
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