After reaching colossal heights, fresh faced American new comers, Against The Current (ATC), have become one of the most talked about bands on the planet. Their infectious concoction of synth-pop-rock has gathered huge followings across the globe and on Wednesday night they played at The Haunt.
Jagwar Ma occupy a unique space within their own acidic-infused psych arena and this is evident in their gigs; not quite a full band, not quite a DJ set, it’s hard to pinpoint what environment suits their live show best. Nevertheless, the morphed, twisted and elongated live versions…
When reviewing The Hundredth Anniversary’s new album Sea State Pictures, I referred to them as being a band who can soothingly send you into a state of ‘musical euphoria’. After seeing the same album performed live at tonight’s album launch show at The Hope & Ruin, I can…
For anyone who’s witnessed an Idles live show before, they will confirm it’s an enticing and equally threatening spectacle to behold. Joe Talbot’s politically-charged lyrics sung under the backdrop of instantaneous raw punk is brought to further life on stage and the sold out Prince Albert crowd lapped it…
It’s been a breakthrough year for Swedish psychedelic pop artist Josefin Ohrn and The Liberation. Her second release, the 2016 album Mirage, garnered plenty of media attention and led to airplay on radio stations across the UK, including in Brighton, where her re-edited single ‘Sister Green Eyes’ took the…
On the second night of a seven-night residency at Brixton Academy, The xx delivered a show of such quality that it is hard to believe that anything or anyone could better it this year. Billed as a homecoming, the band have taken over several venues in Brixton and curated…
My Mum is a Meilyr Jones fan. I think she first heard him on Cerys Matthews radioshow and since then has become obsessed with his début album 2013, playing it whenever she gets the chance and to whomever will listen. It's refreshing to have your Mum still turning you…
Returning to their hometown on a Saturday night was visibly a big deal for White Lies. Despite the dark aesthetics and morbid topics of their songs, the band couldn’t hide their joy at playing this grand, full to-the-brim East London venue. After catching them numerous times during their first two…
With last year’s Cardinal, Pinegrove created a rare debut you feel compelled to tell everyone who is willing to listen to you about. This is evident by the countless live sessions on YouTube and the hundreds of thousands of views that they’ve racked up, some with a full live…
“It’s great to be playing in the same venue we played three years ago. Our career is sky rocketing,” joked frontman Mario Cuomo shortly before his band launched into the frantic ‘Dirty Sheets’. Friday night gigs always carry an extra allure with them and the hysterical nature of Orwells…