ISOBEL CAMPBELL ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM WITH RELEASE OF LEAD SINGLE ‘ANT LIFE’
After a prolonged absence and major changes in her life, Isobel Campbell returns with her freest, finest album yet in There Is No Other, released 31st January 2020 via Cooking Vinyl. Thirteen tracks of hook-driven melody across a wide spectrum of subtle, alluring arrangements and moods, from intense to mysterious to carefree, topped by her trademark gorgeous soft-spun voice. Campbell has shared a video for the LP’s lead track “Ant Life” directed by Mike Aho (Bonnie Prince... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW: PARSNIP – WHEN THE TREE BEARS FRUIT
It’s very rare that I start listening to something and immediately fall in love with it but that is exactly what happens when I get hold of Parsnip’s debut album ‘When the Tree Bears Fruit’ and hear the delightful opening track ‘Are You Taking Me For a Ride’. In the nicest possible way, it’s utterly ridiculous from the off. It’s gloriously and unashamedly silly at the same time as being immediately likeable and very poppy, punctuated by the occasional dab of melancholy,... Read More
SEPTEMBER 2019
We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list. It has been compiled by the ears of our editors and not by any promoters, band’s management or PR’s. If we’ve missed anything please feel free to plug any gigs in the comments... Read More
OCTOBER 2018
We have trawled through the forthcoming gigs in and around Manchester so you don’t have to. We believe that if we are going to recommend a gig to you, then it should be exactly that, a recommendation. Our gig guide is handpicked and every act has been listened to before making it onto the list. It has been compiled by the ears of our editors and not by any promoters, band’s management or PR’s. If we’ve missed anything please feel free to plug any gigs in the comments... Read More
LIVE: JOSE GONZALEZ / JESCA HOOP – 22/09/2018
José González -ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Reader, I am hungover. I wish this were not the case, I only had two pints last night, but after waking up much too early, my head is humming, and I don’t know if drinking any more is a good idea oh but Tracy has bought me another pint so I guess I’ll just have to deal with it, I don’t think this is going to be a particularly noisy gig anyway [reader, how wrong I will turn out to be] because we’re here to see floaty ethereal indie... Read More
LIVE: JULIEN BAKER – 24/09/2018
Julien Baker -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- If anyone has been following my series of ‘shit, how good are all these incredible young female songwriters at the moment’ reviews, then you’ll know this is approx. entry number 49, with previous editions featuring the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Soccer Mommy, Florist and Let’s Eat Grandma. There’s just such a magnificent wealth of brilliant women making superb music at the moment, we have an embarrassment of riches, and it’s very much... Read More
LIVE: BLACK HONEY – 23/09/2018
Black Honey @ HMV Arndale (credit: Emily Chagas) -HMV ARNDALE, MANCHESTER- Seeing Black Honey perform feels like that first hug you receive from a friend after having your heart ripped out. This is immediately showcased in the first track of their short set, ‘I Only Hurt The Ones I Love’, which reeks of y2k anthems of despair. There is a definite sad-moody aesthetic, all members seem completely torn up whilst playing the tracks but revert to a sweet, candyfloss-like... Read More
Silent Radio Gig Guide Mixtape 24/09/2018 – 30/09/2018
ALL of the bands featured on this mixtape are playing in Manchester THIS WEEK (and are most likely on tour too!) and are the ones we reckon you should get a ticket for. These gigs are lifted from our guide over at www.silentradio.co.uk – where you can see the venues and dates – plus some more top gigs happening this week that we couldn’t squeeze on this mixtape. The Gig Guide is compiled from musical happenings that WE recommend, this isn’t a syndicated... Read More
LIVE: MITSKI / EERA – 19/09/2018
Mitski -GORILLA, MANCHESTER- A crucial starting point to any gig, I’m off my tits on Spoons refill coffee. I’m heading to see the performance of my Twittersphere’s latest darling, Mitski. She’s little known to me bar a few enjoyable listens to her latest album, Be The Cowboy. I could be here for that name alone. I enter Gorilla to Norwegian artist EERA, one vowel away from EER-E, the way I process it on a first read. There’s an eerie discord between keys and vocals which... Read More
LIVE: MUSH / HOLIDAY GHOSTS – 22/09/2018
Mush -YES, MANCHESTER- Having visited the promoter Now Wave’s new venue YES two days in a row, before I comment on tonight’s action here’s a brief digression regarding what I saw of opening night on Friday. Entering just before Dutch Uncles are due to play on YES’s third floor venue known as The Pink Room, the first-floor bar is rammed, and the Pink Room even more so. For an opening weekend, the draw of people is impressive but this highlights a few minor drawbacks. Although... Read More
