Rhys Buchanan

Album Review

Kasabian - The Alchemist’s Euphoria

The most authentic this band have sounded in a long time.

12th August 2022, 12:00am

Kiwi Jr - Chopper

The band wear their influences well, flitting between the melancholic indie-pop of The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart and the gleeful abandon of Jonathan Richman.

12th August 2022, 12:00am

The Big Splash: Wet Leg

Wet Leg’s instant classic debut album arrives next month to prove that you really can believe the hype. DIY finds the pair clinging onto each other through the whirlwind career trajectory of dreams.

7th March 2022, 12:00am

Miso Extra: “”The Misoverse’ is a world I wish I had growing up”

Fusing her Japanese and English heritage into her own unique “Misoverse’, with only a handful of singles out in the world, Miso Extra is already stepping up as an inspiring new voice.

28th February 2022, 12:00am

Lovers vs Fighters: Death From Above 1979

Nearing twenty years in the game, Death From Above 1979 are taking total control for the first time and pulling their genre-shredding approach forward with menace.

29th March 2021, 11:59am

Squirrel Flower - I Was Born Swimming

An accomplished first full-length.

30th January 2020, 7:54am

Field Music - Making A New World

There are enough ideas in the tank here.

9th January 2020, 7:54am

Anna Calvi talks ‘Hunter’: “I wanted to capture a combination of beauty and ugliness”

No stranger to being shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize, she talks us through her visceral third album.

17th September 2019, 12:00am

IDLES talk their Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’

The incredible Joe Talbot opens up about the band’s spectacular last twelve months.

17th September 2019, 12:00am

Declan McKenna is back and he’s got something important to say

Releasing his first new music since 2017, Declan is making a statement.

19th August 2019, 12:00am

YOWL-ing at the moon

These Londoners are proving there’s value in being young and pissed off.

20th November 2017, 12:00am

Arcane Roots - Melancholia Hymns

Buffed-up and overly layered.

15th September 2017, 7:50am

The War On Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

Filled with enough to satisfy any existing fans.

25th August 2017, 7:50am

Public Service Broadcasting believe in progress

Back with album three, the trio delve deep into the history of mining communities in South Wales with ‘Every Valley

13th July 2017, 12:00am

Theo Verney - One Small Piece

A fitting introduction.

6th July 2017, 3:36pm

Thumpers on their slick, confident new album

Rounding off edges with their second album ‘Whipped & Glazed’, the duo talk progression and pushing boundaries with Rhys Buchanan.

9th June 2017, 12:00am

Feature

Park Life: the Glastonbury stage’s greatest secret sets

With Emily Eavis promising plenty of treats for The Park Stage’s 10th birthday, we pick out its most memorable surprise moments.

27th October 2016, 12:00am

PAWS: “we needed the space to get our shit together”

Touring burned out this Glasgow band, but they return stronger than ever with third record ‘No Grace’.

6th June 2016, 12:00am

JAWS: The Art Of Simplicity

Keen to trade in their beachy, sunny-side-up sound for something more concrete, JAWS don’t just tighten up on their second album. ‘Simplicity’ is a total reinvention.

11th April 2016, 12:00am