Sundara Karma headline War Child’s Safe & Sound show
Alfie Templeman and Phoebe Green also wowed the crowd.
29th August 2019
Reviews
BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER
4-5 Stars
Their most mature and concise work to date.
26th August 2019
Foo Fighters close out Reading Festival 2019 with a monumental headline set
Chvrches, Kim Petras and Sundara Karma send the weekend off in style too.
26th August 2019
Billie Eilish rules Day 2 of Reading Festival
Slowthai, Sports Team and Peace also bring the party.
25th August 2019
Jay Som - Anak Ko
4-5 Stars
Full of enough variety and adventure to make any generalisations moot.
23rd August 2019
Tropical Fuck Storm - Braindrops
4 Stars
These are strange, strange times and here you have a band strange enough to capture that.
23rd August 2019
Modern Nature - How To Live
4 Stars
A compelling piece of work.
23rd August 2019
The 1975 - People
A melding pot of Death From Above, Refused and even a touch of Primal Scream.
22nd August 2019
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won’t Hold
4-5 Stars
By far their most stylised, radio-friendly work to date.
16th August 2019
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
4-5 Stars
There are a fair few legendary bands out there that were never quite as good as The Murder Capital are right now.
16th August 2019
Press Club - Wasted Energy
4 Stars
It retains the sheer power of their stage presence.
16th August 2019
Ride - This Is Not A Safe Place
3-5 Stars
The highlights are worth the entry fee alone.
16th August 2019
Shura - forevher
3-5 Stars
A confident second album that showcases why Shura should be on everyone’s radar.
16th August 2019
Friendly Fires - Inflorescent
3-5 Stars
Akin to gobbling an entire pack of Fruit Pastilles; colourful, maybe a little sickly, but you sure as hell want to experience it again.
16th August 2019
The Hold Steady - Thrashing Thru The Passion
3 Stars
Seven albums in, The Hold Steady are very much a band for their existing fans.
16th August 2019
The National, Fontaines DC, and Spirtualized bring the magic to Ypsigrock 2019
Whitney, Boy Azooga and Let’s Eat Grandma also impress.
14th August 2019
“This is my city”: Kano brings a sense of occasion to London’s Royal Albert Hall
It’s a show of epic proportions — moments of intimacy neighbour flashes of pure ecstasy and playful musicianship.
10th August 2019
Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
4-5 Stars
Not so much Marika 3.0 as the Marika who was always there, but tougher, stronger and more triumphant than ever.
9th August 2019
Crushed Beaks - The Other Room
3 Stars
A thrilling and energetic, if unvaried, return from the garage rockers.
9th August 2019
Fionn Regan - Cala
3 Stars
There’s a sort of stately, rolling beauty to the pace of the album.
9th August 2019
The Regrettes - How Do You Love?
3 Stars
A listen that encapsulates that Polaroid summer we’re all after.
9th August 2019
Why? - AOKOHIO
3 Stars
Yoni drops his sometimes coy, sometimes inscrutable persona of the past in order to let us in on a period of anxious self-reflection.
9th August 2019
Bon Iver - i,i
5 Stars
An emotional tour-de-force that displays an unparalleled understanding of the power of music.
8th August 2019
Ty Segall - First Taste
3-5 Stars
An album steeped in killer rhythms.
2nd August 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.