Halfway 2 NowhereEmpty Orchestra, the debut album from West Yorkshire four-piece Adore//Repel was released on 14th April, here’s our review of this sublime piece of work. I remember when I first started this blog and Adore//Repel were one of the first bands to contact me with some exciting news about an independent label and the ambition they […]
“Under a carpet doorway” at Sucker Punch Festival, we spoke to the incredible In Your Prime before their main support slot. This bunch of young people are one of the most exciting bands I’ve seen so far this year both supporting The Elephant Trees and at Sucker Punch Festival and it was a pleasure to interview them before their inevitable rise. […]
On a sunny evening in Leeds, at the rooftop bar of Headrow House on the 2nd April, I had one of the best interviews I’ve had to date with Leeds band Northern Comfort. I’d been wanting to get this chat in with the band since seeing them rip the roof off the 360 Club back […]
Deep.Sleep are: Dan, Jack, Snazy and Louis Genre: Indie Rock For fans of: The 1975, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Circa Waves Newcastle’s finest new band Deep.Sleep released their first single of the year ‘1994’ yesterday and they tease us with the notion that there is plenty more to come soon… The band have been working […]
At the start of April, we went to the Fulford Arms to check out OtherPeoplesLives, a band from Leeds, for the first time. Described as “doom pop” the band merge deep sounding, hanging vocals with echoing harmonies and melodic lead guitars to great effect and the live sound came across really well. Whilst predominantly a […]
Tam Ali – Bass/Vox James Borrowdale – Guitars Taran Ali – Drums Awooga – a term that denotes a number of different things, taken from a range of popular culture references and a word that’s just so damn cool. The band from Sheffield though give the word brand new meaning with their new EP “Alpha”. […]
Our absolute favourite band, JUDAS, came to Leeds to kick off their Double Denim Live tour just a fortnight ago. As always the guys blew the roof off the venue and we had the pleasure of speaking to them before they headed on to stage. So, how excited are you for the tour? John: We […]
Double Denim seems to go from strength to strength week after week. Friday 31st March was no different as JUDAS headlined Verve with a band we had never seen before in support. That band was Shadow Palace, a group of lads from Oldham who blew me away with their sound. It wasn’t britpop, it wasn’t […]
A couple of weeks ago, Yorkshire based band The Brazen released their electric new single “Delusion”. Critics and fans alike praised the track for being a brave new sound for the band that are rooted in classic rock. Last year the band toured far and wide across the UK and had a whole host of […]
Keston Cobblers Club are: Matthew Lowe, Julia Lowe, Tom Sweet, Bethan Ecclestone and Harry Stasinopoulos After admitting to never listening to folk music, 2017 has seen a surge in folk related gig reviews and music reviews. The next in this chain are “Keston Cobblers Club” a ridiculous name that is matched so well by the […]
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