ALBUM REVIEW – MGK: LOST AMERICANA
After two decades in the game, you’d think MGK wouldn’t have much left to say. The first time the world heard of him, he was another white rapper who grew up on the streets and wanted to make a name for himself. Due to his talent, he was quickly pitted against Eminem, resulting in the diss tracks ‘Not Alike’ by Eminem and ‘Rap Devil’ and ‘Kill Shot’ by MGK after MGK commented on Eminem’s daughter, Hailee. Since then, he has explored other genres, pop... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – THE THING: THE THING
Blending garage rock and blues, The Thing return with ‘The Thing’. A constant roll-out of albums the band show no sign of stopping now. Stemming from New York and consisting of members Jack Bradley (guitar/ vocals), Zane Accord (bass/vocals, Michael Carter (guitar/vocals) and Lucas Ebeling (drums). Influenced by different things but merging them together to create a unique yet reminiscent sound of the past as stated by Bradley,” We’ve kind of adapted the ethos of: with... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – THE ROYSTON CLUB: SONGS FOR THE SPINE
When ‘Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars’ released in 2023, there was an immediate sense that Wrexham quartet, ‘The Royston Club’ are going places, with sold out venues across the UK and a wide cult following, the longing for new music was loud and clear from fans and critics alike. And it was finally matched when the first single ‘The Patch Where Nothing Grows’ released in August 2024. A somewhat different approach than their previous work, this single immediately marking... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – TEETHE: MAGIC OF THE SALE
Magic Of The Sale is the second album by Texas’ Teethe. I haven’t heard the debut yet, so I went into this record completely blind. Slowcore is a genre built around wistful, restless songs to lay awake spiralling to and that’s a feeling Magic Of The Sale bottles and captures at its most pure and occasionally hopeful. The record opens with ‘Tires & Bookmarks, lulling you in with a sleepy cut of gentle slowcore. Softly strummed chords and weeping slide guitar create... Read More
INTERVIEW: PEA SEA – NEW ALBUM ‘A PYKE OF PATINA SLATE’ FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH PETER BREWIS (FIELD MUSIC) AND TOM ENGLISH (MAXIMO PARK)
A musician who celebrates the natural world, alongside tales of lovelorn characters and the downtrodden, all wrapped up in a fuzzy melodic coating or a delicately beautiful acoustic guitar sheen, Pea Sea is back! The new album ‘A Pyke Of Patina Slate’ features collaborations with Peter Brewis from Field Music and Tom English from Maximo Park, who both also help with production duties, and is awash with great folk inspired and indie pop tunes. We caught up with Christopher... Read More
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 8 AUGUST 2025
OSEES Abomination Revealed At Last The 12 tracks on ABOMINATION… are a hypnotic, maniacal, and propulsive attack on the senses–a fitting reaction to a world suffering from genocide, environmental collapse, state sanctioned violence, progressing technocracy, and more. Teethe Magic of the Sale Texan slowcore band unveil their sad and beautiful world. Dropout Kings ... Read More
GIG GUIDE – AUGUST 2025
Following the madness of last month, August is more of a chill month in Manchester, but there are still some amazing gigs for you to get out and enjoy, take a look what is going on around the city this month. August 2o Psycroptic — Academy August 7o The Royston Club — Gorilla – On the eve of their second studio album, Wrexham indie four piece are making an appearance at Gorilla, from their widely received debut album to the singles released ahead of... Read More
FEATURE – ECUADORIAN MUSIC: PART TWO
Here is the second song from Alejandro Burbano’s feature on new Ecuadorian music. Track review, árbol */|/*, by Latorre (2025) árbol */|/* (tree */|/*) is the last single from Renata Nieto under the monicker of LaTorre. In árbol */|/*, the singing voice lifts to mate with all the elements it encounters: sun, water, flowers and soil. In her latest Instagram post -which accompanied the promotion of this new single- Nieto included pictures of Andean fruits: sweet and sour Banana... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – RENEE RAPP: BITE ME
Reneé Rapp is a force to be reckoned with. At just twenty-five, she has played as Regina George in the Broadway adaptation of Mean Girls, reprising that same role in the 2024 adaptation of the film and achieved similar success with her music career by receiving a GLAAD Media Award and a Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Breakout Artist. After touring her debut album Snow Angel in 2023, Rapp is back with her second album Bite Me, and honestly, it is such a vibe. Reneé Rapp is... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – YOSHIKA COLWELL: ON THE WING
“I know it’ll all be over soon”. Life, as it were and continues to be, is a never-ending path of simultaneous discovery and recovery. It’s a passage through our desire as humans to ask the inescapable question of; why? Not just to ourselves but to the world around us. A constant urge to find answers to every nook and cranny of our peculiar lives. Why does one flower bloom bright red, yet another breathes a striking yellow? That particularity of life drives us as humans... Read More
