YAK are back and are sounding as mighty as ever, elevating their sound to something bigger and darker. Live, their new sound shines through creating chaos at the Green Door Store.
The recent string of incredible gigs happening at The Joker continues and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. This time it was Australian mellow melody makers Good Morning filling out the upstairs of the London Road pub on Friday night.
Electronic five-piece, Vessels, are at the very height of their game right now, with their latest record The Great Distraction containing some of the strongest intricacies within the electronic scene and featuring appearances from the likes of The Flaming Lips, Harkin and John Grant. When the Leeds boys…
So Saturday is on and tonight’s show is set out as a ‘battle of the bands’ joint headliners set. There’s two of the biggest ‘about to breakthrough’ Brighton bands on the bill tonight. On the one hand you have Penelope Isles, who have been building their sound and following for…
After the politicians, came royalty. Days after the Brighton Centre hosted Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party, it was the location for a dazzling display from one of pop’s brightest lights – one Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, known to us mere mortals as Lorde. At an age where…
DUDS are a band that captured an intense level of excitement among my friends. After what I hear was an incredible set at End of the Road Festival this year, they made it clear missing their Brighton show would be a fool’s move. A band that can capture that…
Emerging into the indie-folk scene in 2010 (becoming the very first signing to Communion Music’s label), Matthew And The Atlas have always gone about business in a minimal, no-fuss manner. A series of EP’s and two critically-praised albums (including last year’s Temple) have slowly built a reputation for…
The XCERTS have been knocking on the door of stardom for several years now. Throughout that time many things have changed: their style, their label, even the place they call home. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is their fans faithful, wholehearted dedication to them. In many ways, their…
After 33 years, 16 studio albums and countless line-up changes, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have made it to arenas. Many were critical of the move to a more anaemic, corporate and soulless setting, especially because of his last album, the sombre, tenebrous masterpiece Skeleton Tree – which this…
Celebrating the ten year anniversary of their hit debut, A Lesson In Romantics, Florida pop-punk rockers Mayday Parade are still going proud and strong. Huge sounds, a mess of flailing hair and a torrent of crowd chanting are all in stock tonight and brought a sold out Concorde…