What a year it’s been for Normanton Street and QM Records. From countless sold-out show, excellent singles, and a style and musical diversity that has generated a genuine scene in Brighton, both the band and label have grown from strength to strength in 2018. Their show at Pop Brixton -…
Often an artist comes around that so wildly captivates the hearts and minds of teenagers, that it’s wildly impressive in its own right. Camden Town’s Bakar is one such artist who sold-out his Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar show instantly and, at said show, sent his dedicated following into hysteria. However,…
On the independent venue live circuit right now, there really isn’t anyone like Skinny Pelembe. Born in Johannesburg, but raised in South Yorkshire, he makes “Hazy afro-tipped soul with psychedelic tangents” and his set at Green Door Store, which was surprisingly packed-out considering the niche appeal of his music, was…
Having spent the majority of the year on tour and not looking like they’re due to slow down any time soon, Crown The Empire took to The Haunt this week with support from Volumes and Coldrain. 2018 has seen them support bands such as Black Veil Brides and Asking…
Sometimes it all just comes together for one special night. For an artist that has actually released precious little material (just two solo albums in 11 years), Jose Gonzalez remains a figurehead of an entire sub-genre of acoustic, emotive singer-songwriters. Tonight, back in Brighton, a city that clearly holds…
Three barbershop singers and a nun walk into a bar, specifically, on Wednesday 19th at the Green Door Store. Slug are touring their second album, HiggledyPiggledy, and they’re really grateful to be there. Entering alongside deliberate static from the PA, their outfits were kitschy, unexplained and entirely unnecessary – and…
Lost Horizons isn’t a redemption of such for Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas, but it is certainly a second go at doing something they dearly love: playing, creating, and touring music again. Raymonde told us in our exclusive interview that, “We both realised we would like to do it, just…
Brighton-based Loyal describe themselves as, “A band, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma” and that’s certainly the appeal of the band of many, many members. Racking up over ten million plays on Spotify, as well as little social media and interview presence, Loyal let their music do the talking…
Just what are they putting in the water in London? From Tom Misch to Puma Blue and Ezra Collective, young musicians have been exploring the jazz genre, and turned it into a malleable, popular commodity. Another in the long line of jazz revivalists is Oscar Jerome, a classically trained guitarist…
Danish post-punk six-piece Iceage, who are currently touring their new release Beyondless, treated the ears of their dedicated fans at The Haunt. They had support from Josiah Konder, who also travelled a similar distance for the show. Now, I wish not to be mean, but Josiah Konder made a mistake…