Following a short detour into the folk-noir exotica of Sexwitch, Natasha Khan is back on familiar ground with her fourth album soon to be released, performing in her home town of Brighton, and wearing a long and flowing blood red dress, barefoot 'n' all.
Perhaps one of the least career orientated bands around, and now spread throughout Europe, Tindersticks tend to get together every now and then, to crack open some ideas, and see what happens. There doesn’t seem to be much in the way in ambition with them, and stylistically they come…
Every generation of British teenage music fans needs an idol, a pioneer and summary for that movement. Somebody to march into the unknown, flag in hand, glasses reflecting the distant sunset – it’s almost got the perfect picture to match the absolute individualism and rebellion personified within pioneering…
The death of Prince does not just resonate with those who were brought up on that unparalleled 80s oeuvre, but also to younger generations, who were not alive to him in that decade when almost everything he touched turned to gold. Prince was also very good at nurturing new…
As the gig ended and people filed from the church, a guy in front tossed his plastic wine glass into the gutter and smiling, slung an arm around his friend. “Man, that guy’s got me through some really fucked up shit,” he said in a half-slur, as their foreheads touched…
Six-piece bands and The Green Door Store strike an interesting balance, on face value, it’s an impossible task. A tiny stage, two drummers, a synth-wizard, bassist and two guitars – practically, it’s a squeeze, if you want to generate something new, original and innovative; it’s an opportunity to tamper…
There are a few factors that help push instrumental-based bands in a live setting. As we have recently seen with the likes of Explosions in the Sky and Physics House Band, the light show and general aesthetic of the performance act as huge incentives towards the production and ultimately,…
In his review of Ellie Ford’s debut album, another Brightonsfinest journalist used the word ‘remarkable’. It’s not a word we throw around – but it happens that the album launch invites the same description. The band played through the album in its entirety, and there’s no doubt that it’s one…
Therapeutic, cinematic, cathartic – these are all words that can be used to some extent to help put the Explosions in the Sky experience across in some form of descriptive, written format. The truth is though, none of these can actually do justice to the fantastic melting pot of…
Lake Street Dive’s return to Brighton was highly anticipated. The band are known for their clever balancing of jazzy complexity with poppy relatability, which appeals to music purists and casual listeners alike. They’ve been on a steady climb for the past couple of years, that has only accelerated since…