Wolf Alice live up to the occasion at Reading 2014
London band act like their Festival Republic spot is the biggest of their lives, but there’s more to come.
23rd August 2014
Reviews
Royal Blood come out of the black at Reading 2014
The raucous duo take their rightful place in the limelight on the NME / BBC Radio 1 Stage.
23rd August 2014
Chvrches cement themselves as the real deal at Reading 2014
This time last year Chvrches hinted at greatness — now they’ve seized that opportunity.
23rd August 2014
Ty Segall - Manipulator
4 Stars
Something of a Ty Segall greatest hits, but with all new music.
23rd August 2014
Maybeshewill - Fair Youth
4 Stars
Maybeshewill have never sounded better.
22nd August 2014
Basement Jaxx - Junto
2 Stars
Only some parts equal the dizzy heights of their much younger contemporaries.
22nd August 2014
The Orwells go beyond havoc during Reading 2014 set
Chicago troublemakers live up to their billing and then some on the R&L debut.
22nd August 2014
Vampire Weekend ease themselves into sunset slot at Reading 2014
New York sweethearts took it in their stride on the opening day of Reading.
22nd August 2014
Jamie T finds his rhythm again at Reading 2014
Returning gambit of a set relies on the oldies, but gives a taste of what’s to come.
22nd August 2014
Mozart’s Sister - Being
3 Stars
Mixed, fidgety, but rewarding.
21st August 2014
Merchandise - After The End
4 Stars
If the rhetoric around this record was about severe change, this is the rabbit in the hat, the proof that they don’t just talk the talk.
21st August 2014
Green Man 2014
As the notoriously cranky Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel puts it: ‘[Green Man] is a beautiful festival. Very humane.’
21st August 2014
The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader
4 Stars
Far more accomplished than a debut should be.
20th August 2014
Dry The River - Alarms in the Heart
4 Stars
An album that rarely dips below being immensely enjoyable.
20th August 2014
Cambio Sun - Weight of the World
Charlie Tait’s proving himself to be a producer that forces himself into brilliantly uncomfortable surroundings.
20th August 2014
Mark Lanegan Band - No Bells On Sunday
4 Stars
Lanegan has deftly whetted the appetite for the autumn release of ‘Phantom Radio’ with these five tracks.
19th August 2014
J Mascis - Tied to a Star
3 Stars
A release for the hardcore fans.
19th August 2014
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Lose
4 Stars
Their most accessible and celebratory record to date.
19th August 2014
Charli XCX - Break The Rules
Unashamedly massive. A marquee moment.
19th August 2014
Royal Blood - Royal Blood
4 Stars
When it comes to noise they’re surfing a soundwave straight out of the hellmouth.
18th August 2014
Cloud Nothings, Speedy Ortiz and Hookworms slay the Jabberwock
The bands play a last-minute DIY Presents date at the legendary 100 Club on London’s Oxford Street.
18th August 2014
Childhood, Oslo, London
Each colourful chord passes through the audience like a wave of caramel — if we weren’t so sticky it might have been quite romantic.
17th August 2014
Luke Sital-Singh - The Fire Inside
2 Stars
If he’s trying to say something significant, it’s all rather swamped by faux-poetics.
15th August 2014
JJ - V
3 Stars
A consistently strong listen, albeit a somewhat uneventful one.
15th August 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.