L.S. Dunes - Violet
4 Stars
A fresh, vital take on what post-hardcore can sound like in 2025.
30th January 2025
Reviews
Circa Waves - Death & Love Pt. 1
2-5 Stars
A frustratingly safe exercise in walking well-trodden paths.
30th January 2025
FKA twigs - EUSEXUA
5 Stars
The hazy underground equivalent of BRAT summer with a massive injection of purified sex.
24th January 2025
CATTY, Paige Kennedy, MAY and Yuneki bring pop brilliance for Hello 2025 Night 3
The Old Blue Last played host to a euphoric takeover tailor-made for the girls, gays, and theys.
23rd January 2025
ESNS 2025: An eclectic celebration of underground European talent
The continent’s biggest showcase festival once again kick-starts the industry calendar with gusto.
22nd January 2025
ALT BLK ERA - Rave Immortal
3-5 Stars
An indelible statement of “we are here”.
22nd January 2025
Mogwai - The Bad Fire
4 Stars
Some of the most euphoric music they’ve made in a while.
22nd January 2025
DITZ - Never Exhale
4 Stars
A gripping exercise in textured menace.
22nd January 2025
jasmine.4.t - You Are The Morning
4-5 Stars
A record brimming with folksy warmth and vivid storytelling.
15th January 2025
Kele - The Singing Winds Pt. 3
3-5 Stars
Interesting enough so long as you’re only seeking bops as a bonus.
15th January 2025
Victoria Canal - Slowly, It Dawns
4-5 Stars
A gorgeous debut.
15th January 2025
Sophie Jamieson - I Still Want To Share
4 Stars
She balances between intimacy and expanse.
15th January 2025
Jasmine.4.t, The Pill, deary and Fuzz Lightyear bring the heat for Night 1 of Hello 2025
The four ones-to-watch made sure the first in our January gig series went down a storm.
9th January 2025
Ethel Cain - Perverts
4 Stars
Another layer in an already haunting catalogue of writings, musings and visuals.
8th January 2025
Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out?
4-5 Stars
A debut which holds absolutely nothing back.
8th January 2025
Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear
4-5 Stars
A band still brimming with ambition.
8th January 2025
Moonchild Sanelly - Full Moon
3-5 Stars
Continuing on her playfully explicit, brilliantly brazen trajectory.
8th January 2025
Paul McCartney at London’s O2 Arena: A wonderful Christmastime with the world’s greatest living songwriter
Ringo and Ronnie Wood, snow and fire — The Beatles legend brings it all and more.
20th December 2024
Stella Rose - Hollybaby
3 Stars
Neo-goth elements are peppered throughout this short-but-sweet EP.
11th December 2024
Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Alison Mosshart and more lead a magical, moving tribute to Mark Lanegan at Camden’s Roundhouse
Two-and-a-half years after the legendary musician’s death, his nearest and dearest offer up a musical farewell
9th December 2024
Lauren Mayberry - Vicious Creature
4 Stars
An album that manages to be poignant and pointed without sacrificing any of its unabashed sparkle.
6th December 2024
Babymorocco - Amour
3-5 Stars
It carries popularising noughties nostalgia with proud sexual fluidity.
5th December 2024
Haley Heynderickx - Seed Of A Seed
4-5 Stars
Harnessing a uniquely spellbinding and sensitive power.
4th December 2024
IDLES at Liverpool Arena: Love and defiance from the stadium-shaking heroes
The Bristol favourites deliver a career-spanning set as they continue their arena-storming run off the back of their chart-topping album ‘TANGK’.
2nd December 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.