Last-minute Lily Allen triumphs at Latitude 2014
After Two Door Cinema Club were forced to cancel their headlining slot, Lily Allen steps up to the plate.
18th July 2014
Reviews
White Fence - For the Recently Found Innocent
3 Stars
Presley isn’t trying to reach new listeners or incorporate new genres, opting to keep things simple instead.
17th July 2014
Alvvays - Alvvays
4 Stars
With each effort packing at least half a dozen unique hooks, it’s difficult for anything to come off remotely dull.
16th July 2014
T in the Park 2014
Luckily, alongside the #byebyebalado hashtag to celebrate this farewell, they’d also racked up quite a bill for Balado’s final hosting duty.
16th July 2014
Jamie T - Don’t You Find
It’s clear that Jamie T doesn’t work by the rules.
16th July 2014
Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
4 Stars
A short, sharp record that is as emotionally pummelling as it is incessantly catchy.
15th July 2014
Perfume Genius - Queen
Mike Hadreas doesn’t so much accept the crown as snatch it out from the air.
15th July 2014
GEoRGiA - Digits
‘Digits’’ abrasive, all-everything assault might even come Kanye-approved if it fell into the right hands.
15th July 2014
Trash Talk, Le Pub, Newport
Due to the chaotic, anarchic nature of their live shows people often forget the quality of Trash Talk’s performances.
14th July 2014
Future Islands, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
A tirade of euphoric hand clasping, chest-thumping, guttural roars, slightly uncomfortable pelvic thrusting, and even mime routine.
11th July 2014
King Creosote - From Scotland With Love
4 Stars
A record which triumphs whether you’re a Scot or not.
10th July 2014
Twin Peaks - I Found A New Way
The Chicago band do seem to have found a slightly new way of doing things.
10th July 2014
Morrissey - World Peace Is None Of Your Business
3 Stars
Infinitely more concise, and musically more defined.
9th July 2014
Woman’s Hour - Conversations
4 Stars
Whereas some precise electronic pop records come off cold, this one has a genuine soul.
9th July 2014
Saint Pepsi - Fiona Coyne
Orgies of delay pedals and Stratocasters have taken place all over the sonic park.
9th July 2014
Jungle - Jungle
4 Stars
Jungle aren’t stuck sweating in the Amazon.
8th July 2014
Owl John, Oslo, London
Hutchinson turns up with his acoustic guitar and a (metaphorical) six pack and it’s all smiles.
8th July 2014
Visions Festival 2014
When it comes to collecting some of the most exciting and eclectic new acts of the moment, Visions is up there with the best of them.
8th July 2014
Blink-182, Brixton Academy, London
These aren’t just cobwebs that need blowing off; they’re hairline fractures which threaten to crumble the whole operation.
8th July 2014
Jack White, Hammersmith Apollo, London
This isn’t a ‘Lazaretto’ tour, not even a Greatest Hits set; it’s ‘an evening with Jack White’.
7th July 2014
Alt-J - Left Hand Free
The exciting sound of a band that are completely liberated.
7th July 2014
Death From Above 1979 - Trainwreck 1979
It struts, it growls, it raises its trunk to heaven and sounds its charge.
7th July 2014
Lorde, Brixton Academy, London
Tonight confirms Lorde is far more than a flag bearer for the misfits.
6th July 2014
Foxes in Fiction - Shadow’s Song
Owen Pallett-featuring number can be applied to anyone’s life, however fractured.
4th July 2014
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.