Pond - Stung!
4 Stars
Blending evolution within their artistry, while still keeping in touch with their otherworldly roots.
19th June 2024
Reviews
O. - WeirdOs
4 Stars
An album that cements the pair as one of the UK’s most intriguing newcomers.
19th June 2024
Been Stellar - Scream From New York, NY
4 Stars
A chronicle of the harsh, unrelenting mechanics of New York, but also an ode to its emotion and human connection.
19th June 2024
The Mysterines - Afraid Of Tomorrows
4 Stars
In venturing into the shadows, they’ve made their boldest move yet.
19th June 2024
Kate Nash - 9 Sad Symphonies
4 Stars
A needed return from Britain’s most emotionally deft and comedically deadpan pop artist.
19th June 2024
Queens of the Stone Age provide the perfect, hit-packed festival headline set despite Download 2024’s middling reception
Amidst a day of rain and mud, Josh Homme and co. shone through.
18th June 2024
DITZ, Gallus, and Cosmorat bring the energy to SON Estrella Galicia’s latest micro-festival
The three bands took to the stage of Two Palms for the second night of the ‘Soundhood Hackney’ double header.
17th June 2024
Fräulein - Sink Or Swim
4 Stars
Urgent and huge, ripe for both sweat-soaked club rooms and larger stages.
12th June 2024
Cola - The Gloss
4 Stars
Not quite a reinvention, but they’re still seeking new horizons.
12th June 2024
John Grant - The Art Of The Lie
4 Stars
His signature duality of musical buoyancy and lyrical wretchedness is in full flow.
12th June 2024
Florrie - The Lost Ones
3 Stars
There’s no denying Florrie’s songwriting and vocal talents, but everything feels a little too polished.
12th June 2024
Walt Disco - The Warping
4-5 Stars
A testament to the glorious multifacetedness of existing beyond the binary.
12th June 2024
Kneecap - Fine Art
5 Stars
Totally unique, totally committed and totally thrilling.
12th June 2024
Taylor Swift kicks off UK leg of her Eras Tour with breathtaking first show at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium
Across her epic three and a half hour show, she offers up a masterclass in pop performance.
8th June 2024
Eels - Eels Time!
3-5 Stars
Those who love E at his most contemplative will find plenty to like.
7th June 2024
AURORA - What Happened To The Heart?
4-5 Stars
Monolithic in nature, an album on which hurt is both resisted and overwhelmingly embraced.
7th June 2024
Swim Deep - There’s A Big Star Outside
3-5 Stars
For those indie kids who grew up with them, this introspective Swim Deep will feel just right.
7th June 2024
Peggy Gou - I Hear You
3 Stars
There’s a clear intention to create something beyond what she is typically renowned for, yet it doesn’t always quite hit.
7th June 2024
Alfie Templeman - Radiosoul
4-5 Stars
A technicolour triumph.
7th June 2024
Goat Girl - Below The Waste
5 Stars
Outward looking yet markedly personal, it considers the relationships humans have both with the world, and with each other.
7th June 2024
Orlando Weeks - LOJA
4-5 Stars
Having his time in the sun in more ways than one.
6th June 2024
Charli XCX - BRAT
5 Stars
An unmistakable representation of her very core.
4th June 2024
Danny Brown’s absurd and captivating rollercoaster runs right through Manchester’s Ritz
Breathless, reckless and impossibly fast throughout.
3rd June 2024
You Me At Six’s final festival set is a true full circle moment at 2024’s Slam Dunk North
Despite wet weather and muddy conditions trying to get in the way, the Leeds pop-punk all-dayer is one of its best outings in recent years.
1st June 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.