When music or cultural historians look back at 2018, what will they see? Chances are, it is the sounds of the disaffected and enraged that will resonate for the longest. Another band who sit firmly in that camp are Sisteray, who kicked off their UK headline tour with a…
Brighton may have to wait until they support The 1975 in the new year to see them again, but indie favourites of the moment, Pale Waves, dropped in just up the South Coast and showed why they have been provoking so much love and attention recently. Bringing two other bands…
The three year gap between 2015’s Double Down and this year’s 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart (which we called “a triumphant return”) has caused a decline of sorts for Darwin Deez. Having played at Concorde 2 on the Double Down tour, they hit…
The theatrical glamour of the Duke of York’s Picturehouse is the perfect setting this evening. Eventually the curtains draw back on the screen as a short video begins, the photography and narrative telling a story about a girl who goes to China and doesn’t want to get married. The locals…
We’ve been so impressed with Brighton’s Lacuna Bloome here at Brightonsfinest. With a spectacular 2018 that has seen them play a brilliant set at Isle of Wight Festival, play fantastic support slots with the likes of Black Honey at The Hope & Ruin for This Feeling TV as well as…
“That’s where I found my feet,” Lily Moore stated of our very own Brighton in our exclusive interview with the up-and-coming starlet. “I think you need to do it. It’s a really safe place to experiment, and try songs out. No one is going to watch you for too…
It’s a rare joy to see an act with such a following perform in such an intimate venue, but that’s exactly the opportunity Nordoff Robbins have been giving fans, bringing huge performers to smaller venues across the UK as part of Get Loud Sessions. For one night only these…
It’s often strange seeing a band we’ve seen adorn so many of our small venues over the years become a genuine nationwide institution. This has happened to Brighton’s The Magic Gang seemingly overnight. From playing in front of little to no people, to releasing their debut album and winning over…
It’s been over four months since Chloé Bodur’s last gig, which came at The Great Escape festival. Time has been kind to the Brighton-based BIMM artist, though, as her new “reworked” set was dynamic, lively and brimming with exotic soul. There’s always been a lowkey nature to Bodur – since…
It’s been a few months since I first saw experimental and alternative singer Conner Youngblood. He last played Brighton as part of The Great Escape festival back in May at The Prince Albert and happened to be the last artist I saw over TGE weekend. His abstract, worldly sound…