Liima - 1982
4 Stars
Like playing an 8‑bit video game on a 2017 console.
3rd November 2017
Reviews
Autobahn - The Moral Crossing
3 Stars
An evolution for the Leeds five-piece.
3rd November 2017
Omar Souleyman - To Syria, With Love
3 Stars
His own personal ode to the land.
3rd November 2017
Converge - The Dusk in Us
3 Stars
There’s a vitality here that reminds us that Converge are exactly the sort of band we can hardly afford to do without.
3rd November 2017
Jaws of Love. – Tasha Sits Close To The Piano
3 Stars
Often an engaging listen.
3rd November 2017
Hookworms - Negative Space
The band return with a track you can’t help but dive head first into.
2nd November 2017
Joan As Police Woman – Warning Bell
Joan Wasser returns with a starkly emotional track about regret.
2nd November 2017
Weaves, LIFE, Yak and more set Amsterdam ablaze at London Calling
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the always-on-point event did itself proud
31st October 2017
Harry ‘styles’ it out at a euphoric Hammersmith Apollo
Dodging stray kiwis and the trappings of misplaced “authenticity”, Harry Styles finds his identity post-One Direction.
31st October 2017
Spinning Coin bring Glaswegian indie pop to Liverpool Music Week
The group manage to encapsulate every aspect of modern day life.
30th October 2017
Mirrors 2017
The festival’s third edition is scattered across the area’s buzziest venues.
30th October 2017
Weezer mine back catalogue at hit-packed Wembley Arena show
There’s not a syllable or guitar lick that doesn’t go without a singalong.
30th October 2017
Weezer - Pacific Daydream
4 Stars
A band at play.
27th October 2017
Julien Baker - Turn Out The Lights
4 Stars
A crushingly sad album.
27th October 2017
Prides - A Mind Like The Tide: Part One
4 Stars
The trio-turned-duo feel like genuine contenders once more.
27th October 2017
Daniele Luppi & Parquet Courts - Milano
3 Stars
Its rough-and-ready sonic approach does justice to the underground movement that it aims to serve as homage to.
27th October 2017
George Maple - Lover
3 Stars
George is at her most relatable when she’s at her most melancholic.
27th October 2017
Slaughter Beach, Dog - Birdie
2 Stars
A frustratingly disappointing album from a writer we’ve all heard do so much better.
27th October 2017
Yellow Days - Is Everything OK In Your World?
3 Stars
Less a cohesive body of work and more a stepping stone.
27th October 2017
The Horrors get iconic at intimate Liverpool date
Artfully dishevelled and shrouded in a thick fog, the frenetic figures of the band thrash through song after song, with no discernible trough or slowdown.
26th October 2017
Tune-Yards – Look At Your Hands
A danceable return with a reflective message from Merrill Garbus and co.
24th October 2017
The Big Moon celebrate 2017 in stratospheric style at joyous KOKO gig
Here’s to ‘Love In The 4th Dimension’: an album that believes in the sheer, joyful power of positivity. And here’s to The Big Moon.
23rd October 2017
Bully - Losing
4 Stars
Both timely and cathartic.
20th October 2017
Catholic Action - In Memory Of
4 Stars
The sound of Catholic Action setting their sights on success.
20th October 2017
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.