LIVE REVIEW – THE SCRIPT: CO-OP LIVE – 7 NOVEMBER 2026

Danny O’Donoghue – perhaps the ‘Man in the Arena’ of this tour’s name – is not only in the Co-Op Arena but in the crowd, singing and dancing with the fans. A disciple of the magical melee of the live music experience, O’Donoghue is a hard-working showman with a neat line in spinning around on […]

EP REVIEW – CRAWLERS: LIVE WITH THIS

Three short months after TURN OFF THE TV, Crawlers are already back with another new EP, LIVE WITH THIS. Ensuring people stay talking about them with such a small gap between releases is a smart move, and they have the music to back the discussion up. Opening the EP is BIRTHDAY, a definite change in […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – DAINE: IN ENDLESS AWE & AGONY

“I’m wrapped in the passion, hopelessly attaching” Every now and then, the usually vapid and borderline toxic social media algorithms will throw up something so unlike itself. Something full of wonderful personality, of life, of individualistic nature. The song had barely began playing, but whilst the guitarist was revving up that iconic riff from Martin […]

NEWS – LOUDER THAN WORDS STARTS ON FRIDAY

The leading music literary festival, Louder Than Words, returns for its 2026 edition to The Innside, Manchester from 13 – 15 November. It provides a winning combination of in conversations, topical panel discussions, workshops, writing surgeries, live performances, book stalls and opportunities for networking and socialising. Among the highlights, a number of musicians will be […]

ALBUM REVIEW – RADIE PEAT: NO HUMAN TONGUE CAN TELL

For the third time in four weeks, I find myself sat reviewing an album containing a version of ‘Hares on the Mountain’. Following its appearance on new releases from Flora Hibberd, and Johnny and Lillie Flynn, it now appears on the debut album from Radie Peat, the vocalist with Lankum. It is an almighty coincidence […]

FEATURE: WHO ARE YA – DREAMWAVE – BRISTOL BAND TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE LIKES OF OSEES, KING GIZZARD, PINK FLOYD, AND ADDING THEIR OWN MELODIC TWISTS TO CREATE A DAZZLING PSYCH ROCK MINDMELT

INTERVIEW: REGENT

ALBUM REVIEW – MICHAEL KIWANUKA: FUDGE

“We’re nowhere if we never sing” When I first heard about the latest Michael Kiwanuka album due to come out, entitled “FUDGE”, I was. Taken aback to say the least. By everything. The name was atypical. All caps, like it was shouting out at me, and a name that didn’t seem fitting for a Kiwanuka […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 6 NOVEMBER 2026

Yoo Doo Right                 Build and Rest by the Shepherd’s Light           For the latest chapter of their sonic manifesto, Yoo Doo Right engage with deep sonic exploration, purposeful looping motifs, and dynamic walls of sound, reigniting their unwavering connection to experimental music. Party Dozen      21 Bum Salute Sydney experimental psych-noise-pop duo consisting of Kirsty Tickle […]

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LIVE REVIEW – THE SCRIPT: CO-OP LIVE – 7 NOVEMBER 2026

EP REVIEW – CRAWLERS: LIVE WITH THIS

ALBUM REVIEW – DAINE: IN ENDLESS AWE & AGONY

NEWS – LOUDER THAN WORDS STARTS ON FRIDAY

SINGLE REVIEW – PIPPA BLUNDELL (FEATURING FERGUS MCCREADIE): DURISDEER

The magnificent new standalone single from Pippa Blundell is a one-off in many ways. It sees her joined for the first time by Mercury Prize nominated jazz pianist, Fergus McCreadie, for a reimagining of a traditional Scots song composed by Lady Jane Scott in the 1800s. Their contemporary reworking sends the song in directions the […]

ALBUM REVIEW – RADIE PEAT: NO HUMAN TONGUE CAN TELL

ALBUM REVIEW – MICHAEL KIWANUKA: FUDGE

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 6 NOVEMBER 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – ANA LUA CAIANO: DEVAGAR QUE A VIDA E CURTA

EP REVIEW – BRICKNASTY: FOREVER

What does nostalgia sound like to a generation that has never quite known a world offline? For Dublin collective Bricknasty, the answer lies somewhere between the soulful familiarity of 2000s R&B and the pixelated futurism of old PS2 soundtracks. Their fourth project, forever, explores musical contradiction: it feels analogue yet digital, organic yet technological and […]

LIVE REVIEW – BASHT.: GORILLA, MANCHESTER – 29/10/2026

Basht. are one of those bands who you need to see live if you love high energy, mosh pits and a great crowd. Following the release of their debut album ‘Poor Advice’ Basht. returned to Manchester to headline Gorilla and they did not disappoint. Supporting Basht. was the four-piece indie band ‘Cutscene’. I’ve never seen […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

SINGLE REVIEW – PIPPA BLUNDELL (FEATURING FERGUS MCCREADIE): DURISDEER

EP REVIEW – BRICKNASTY: FOREVER

LIVE REVIEW – BASHT.: GORILLA, MANCHESTER – 29/10/2026

INTERVIEW – DANCING DEATH AWAY WITH ANA LUA CAIANO

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