ALBUM REVIEW – BABY SMITH: LATELY, LOVE IS DEAD

It sounds like something out of a romantic novel. Ray Sonder and Saxon Gable were brought up in sleepy Australian beach towns to parents who were hippies and rockers. Spoon fed Nirvana and The Beatles on the car stereo, they both became self-taught musicians. They moved separately to Berlin within two weeks of each other, […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 3 JULY 2026

The Heavenly Bodes    Green Hills       Recorded on reel-to-reel in a friend’s living room between trips to the beach, it features a collection of lo-fi garage-psych numbers that vary in feel – sometimes twisting and erratic, sometimes sedated and meandering – but all drenched in tape hiss and left out on the pebbles to dry. Sailing […]

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INTERVIEW – DEARY

deary have become one of the most talked about names in shoegaze’s recent resurgence, following the release of their debut record ‘Birding’ I had the chance to sit down with the band ahead of a sold-out show at Manchester’s Pink Room earlier this year, the band discussed their influences, working with Bella Union, how they […]

ALBUM REVIEW – MORTIIS: GHOSTS OF EUROPA

Music is and always will be subjective. That is why it is so unique and we all adore it. Sometimes, despite this subjectivity, there will be an artist who comes along and revolutionises the craft of songwriting, and that is exactly where the Norwegian dungeon synth, and former black metal legend Mortiis comes in. After […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 26 JUNE 2026

Downtown Boys            Public Luxury   Punk and indie roots mix with Latin traditions, drum machines blend with acoustic drums, saxophones both support and interject between riffs, and layers of synths blend with guitars, doubling or tripling melodies to create blankets of melodic texture. Alewya               Zero      Alewya is an Ethiopian Egyptian, singer, producer and visual creative whose […]

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 – IAN PROWSE: NO NAMES

As Elvis Costello observed in 1981’s ‘Big Sister’s Clothes’, “passion went out of fashion.” It is a complaint that has been commonly raised since but, judging by ‘No Names’, no one has told Ian Prowse. On his twelfth album, he has produced a work that is politically committed, outspoken and highly passionate. Every bit as […]

LIVE REVIEW – SKULLCRUSHER + JO FROM SCHOOL: YES PINK ROOM – 18/06/2026

It’s always a quietly wonderful moment when, in or outside of the venue, you pass the artist you’re there to see play. It happened back in April at The White Hotel, when Cameron Picton of My New Band Believe weaved his way through the crowd during opener Kiran Leonard’s set. Here, too, outside YES, I […]

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ALBUM REVIEW – BABY SMITH: LATELY, LOVE IS DEAD

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 3 JULY 2026

INTERVIEW – DEARY

ALBUM REVIEW – MORTIIS: GHOSTS OF EUROPA

ALBUM REVIEW – CHAINLACING: MESSUAGE

The US based shoegaze/dreampop duo Chainlacing are the new kids on the block. Honing into sounds similar to that of Slowdive, the band are looking to make their mark in the dreamy soundscapes that ruled the late 80s and throughout the 90s. Lauren Crosser and Rick Martel are both enthusiastic musicians and are hoping their […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 26 JUNE 2026

ALBUM REVIEW – IAN PROWSE: NO NAMES

LIVE REVIEW – SKULLCRUSHER + JO FROM SCHOOL: YES PINK ROOM – 18/06/2026

LIVE REVIEW – plus44Kaligula + Mogan + Twenty One Children + SILVERWINGKILLER: WHITE HOTEL – 13/06/2026

ALBUM REVIEW : PLACEBO – PLACEBO RE:CREATED

Placebo’s 1996 self-titled debut album was a cultural reset in Britain. While the laddish Britpop boys were sporting Adidas and mod cuts, Placebo singer Brian Molko was being questioned over his gender. No-one could tell if he was a man or a woman. He both looked and sounded androgynous with a black bob, feminine clothing, […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 19 JUNE 2026

Graham Coxon               Castle Park      Recorded in 2011, Castle Park is released for the first time and comes as part of a comprehensive reissue of Coxon’s complete solo catalogue, spanning 9 studio albums and 3 original soundtracks, across the next 12 months. Tucker Zimmerman     Dream Me A Dream     Some of these songs date back to the […]

INTERVIEW: THE TELESCOPES

ALBUM REVIEW – CHAINLACING: MESSUAGE

ALBUM REVIEW : PLACEBO – PLACEBO RE:CREATED

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 19 JUNE 2026

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