Friday night at the Green Door Store rarely fails to impress. Not only is the crowd in party mood for the beginning of the weekend, but bands usually bring their top game to the stage. With it being the cassette launch for Projector’s double A-side single, they went the…
It was celebration all round for Norway’s Pom Poko as they descended to Brighton’s Prince Albert on a rainy Monday night. Not only were they playing their “first proper gig outside of Norway” but they were celebrating their one-year anniversary since their first ever gig. Only one year since their…
With a live show based largely on vocals and samples, local duo GAPS have been described as an electro-folk fusion. This doesn’t go all the way to describing the breadth of their influences, or the richness of their sound. They draw from a diverse palette that is guaranteed to…
Bombay Bicycle Club were always at the vanguard of the UK indie scene. With every new release came a set of expansive new ideas and a development in their sound, and the brains behind this was chief songwriter Jack Steadman.
Phoenix rockers, The Maine, have found themselves a long way from home this evening. Yet on their visit to Brighton’s The Haunt, they’ve also found themselves surrounded by one of the most excitable, dedicated fanbases that I’ve come across in an awfully long time. Prepare yourself and your…
Flyte are somewhat an anomaly of a band. They’ve been together for three years now, they’re signed to a huge label in Island Records and they’ve got a pretty ardent fan-base, but they’ve never really made it to the ‘big time’. This is partly due to the lack of…
The last night of a tour is sure to bring fatigue to any band or artist, with touring largely consisting of drinking, travelling and performing. For both Younghusband and H. Hawkline, who were playing their final show of their week-long tour, it was made much worse as they’d been…
“Thank you for coming out tonight on a, erm, uh, Wednesday” chips in drummer, Gretchen. Chastity Belt arrive slightly flagged and dog-eared tonight. Gretchen has a broken shoulder, and Annie Truscott on bass has a broken foot. You’d expect this to completely derail a band’s set and open this…
Following their epic headlining of The East Wing venue for this year’s Great Escape Festival, I made it a priority to watch The Districts again. The alternative rockers possess the ability to make anything sound epic, as they turn venues into one large hotbed of euphoria. If coming-of-age album…
50 Song Memoir may not be strictly autobiographical, as The Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt has pointed out several times that there is a difference between autobiographies and the truth. As a peek into his world, it is both fascinating and revealing. Spread over five discs, this hugely…