Fuzz Lightyear - Zero Guilt
3-5 Stars
Well poised to remain on course to becoming a true cult band.
19th November 2025
Reviews
Girl Group, Max Baby, and Annie-Dog go for gold at The Great Escape’s First Fifty launch
To help officially launch TGE 2026, MOTH Club’s glitzy confines play host to three of pop’s most exciting new players.
17th November 2025
Picture Parlour - The Parlour
4 Stars
A commendable debut, demonstrating conceptual richness and hinting at immense potential.
12th November 2025
Celeste - Woman Of Faces
4-5 Stars
A fearless, defiant display of sonic scale.
12th November 2025
It’s a poignant moment as Turnstile take on London’s Alexandra Palace
Even this 10,000+ capacity space isn’t quite big enough for their appeal.
10th November 2025
Freak Slug - Loose Tooth And A Short Skirt
4 Stars
A wonderful example of an artist showcasing some welcome sonic exploration.
6th November 2025
piri & tommy - magic!
3-5 Stars
Here, they prove themselves far more in tune with their proposition and future than ever before.
6th November 2025
She’s In Parties - Are You Dreaming?
4 Stars
A marked step away from the shoegaze textures of their earlier work, nudging the band further into dream-pop territory.
6th November 2025
Hatchie - Liquorice
3 Stars
A mixed bag… Liquorice Allsorts, maybe?
6th November 2025
Sorry - COSPLAY
4-5 Stars
‘COSPLAY’ lands as simultaneously their broadest and best album to date — unpredictable, unnerving and all-encompassing.
5th November 2025
Danny Brown - Stardust
4 Stars
His ambition remains undimmed as he opens this new chapter.
5th November 2025
Stella Donnelly - Love and Fortune
4 Stars
Stella’s most expressive and vulnerable work to date.
5th November 2025
Del Water Gap - Chasing The Chimera
3 Stars
Much of ‘Chasing The Chimera’ pulls back as Del Water Gap takes on isolation, confusion and regret.
5th November 2025
Westerman - A Jackal’s Wedding
4 Stars
Laced in a satin-like sheen throughout, Westerman’s balmy croon is the star of the show third time around.
5th November 2025
Orville Peck - Appaloosa
3-5 Stars
There’s always trickling hope beneath all the arid gravel.
3rd November 2025
Lily Allen - West End Girl
5 Stars
Breathtaking and heartbreaking in so many different ways.
31st October 2025
Daniel Avery - Tremor
4-5 Stars
His most accessible and most idiosyncratic record to date.
31st October 2025
Cat Burns - How To Be Human
3-5 Stars
A powerful songwriter with a bright future.
31st October 2025
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream
4-5 Stars
A resounding, cathartic exhalation.
31st October 2025
Snocaps - Snocaps
4 Stars
At once nostalgic and enchanting.
31st October 2025
The Orchestra (For Now) - Plan 76
4-5 Stars
Playful, theatrical, gigantic post-rock.
31st October 2025
Etta Marcus - Devour
4 Stars
Both intimate and untamed.
31st October 2025
The Bug Club, Heavy Lungs, Opus Kink & more celebrate all things psych-rock for Down Stokes 2025
Now firmly into its third year, it’s easy to feel how the Bristol event has grown into a well crafted space for music lovers.
30th October 2025
Queens Of The Stone Age’s one-of-a-kind Catacombs Tour circles back to its Parisian home
Reunited with the city that birthed their Alive In The Catacombs film, QOTSA revolutionise their live show with an orchestra and deep cuts to completely floor Le Grand Rex.
30th October 2025
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.