It’s been a bumpy road for Alex Cameron and his friend and business partner, Roy Molloy, thus far as they plough through their worldwide tour for second album, Forced Witness. They’ve played to empty rooms and had to share beds but, now, there appears to be a changing of the…
Let’s be honest, Mac DeMarco is really at the top of his game these days both on stage and in the studio. He’s aware of his triumph as well, quite frankly it’s unavoidable. He’s gotten to the point where he has his own cult of Mac, so to speak. His…
“This thing in here, this room, it’s beautiful!!” So said (or more accurately, roared) Keith Buckley during an incendiary show at Concorde 2. It was hard to disagree with the Every Time I Die frontman and lyricist after a show that will live long in the eardrums, hearts and souls…
Childhood have reinvented themselves for their sophomore effort Universal High. It’s been over three years since their indie-rock 90s throwback debut LP and the London band has ditched the giddy melodies for something a lot more soul-infused. Playing a set made up of tracks mainly from the July release, they’ve…
Photo by Jamie MacMillan Like an outsider coming up on the rails, Enter Shikari are rapidly propelling themselves into the running as one of the biggest bands in the country – and if they provide many more nights like this one, that will surely become a foregone conclusion. On an…
Back in 2006, The Kooks’ debut, Inside In/Inside Out, could easily be described as the sound of a generation. Almost every track on that record holds a special place in the hearts of many and when the band play their smash, sell out show at the Brighton Centre tonight,…
“I had a dream,” frontman Zsa Zsa Sapien opens up Meatraffle’s gig at The Joker with. “I had a dream about Nick Cave. I got him in a headlock, slapped his big forehead and said ‘you’ve done some bad deeds’. Excuse the pun”. Whether or not this has anything to…
Syd Arthur, the Kent band that get their name from both Syd Barrett and Arthur Lee, are a band that you don’t see too often nowadays. 60s revivalists with a big foot in the modern, they combine 60s psychedelia with jazz, funk and indie-rock. Their show at the recently-opened Bau…
The man himself, a 00s superstar, turned meme, turned back into musician, James Blunt has certainly had quite the career. After well over a decade of being in the public light, when this artist plays Brighton’s largest venue, it’s definitely an interesting night, to say the least.
An Icelandic five-piece to be watching, Mammút are a group who thrive on a twisted and darkened sound whilst including the reliability and serene melodies which really sets them apart from the many. Tonight, accompanied by the fantastic Broen, the group put on a truly spectacular performance.