Mercury prize nominations, Elton John collaborations and US chat show TV appearances: 2022 was quite the year for Yard Act following the release of debut The Overload. Repeat the same process again for album two then, right? Not quite. On…
Bristol punks IDLES are back again with TANGK - the boys are loved up and on a mission to further their sound progression without losing their distinctive boisterousness. As a follow up to 2021’s CRAWLER, the newly discovered terrain marks…
Now is All is the second solo album from Swimmers Jackson.
Starting as a trio called Swimmers, the album is the follow up to 2020’s Murmuration, which in turn follows the releases of EPs Swimmer’s Year and This Burning Circus in 2013…
Dublin-based post-punk quintet Mhaol were first tipped as ones to watch with the release of their debut single ‘Clementine’ seven years ago. The group would not release any new music for another five years, breaking their silence with the…
Shame have rediscovered their excitement for life with their third record Food for Worms.
Perhaps the “worms” in this case are their loyal fanbase, in which case they won’t be able to get enough of this tasty banquet. The band have had…
In a recent interview about their new album, The Murder Capital’s lead singer James McGovern said that “to make a record that sounded anything like would have been wild to us”. Well, mission accomplished as the resulting record, Gigi’s…
Three years on from their celebrated second album The Talkies, Gilla Band (formerly known as Girl Band) are back with Most Normal, and they’re not messing around.
The first thirty seconds of opener ‘The Gum’ sounds like what you might…
Editors are no strangers to reinvention.
Having initially burst onto the scene during the mid-00s wave of indie rock with their highly acclaimed and much-loved debut The Back Room, the Birmingham outfit didn’t take long to expand their…
Cheer up, it's only the end of the world.
Dave Hanratty and Craig Fitzpatrick combine in apocalyptic fashion to deliver a Top 5 worthy of Doomsday itself. It's fun, honest! Plus, it gives the guys the on-the-spot chance to conjure up…