ALBUM REVIEW – LUVCAT: VICIOUS DELICIOUS
For some reason, I can’t pinpoint how I first discovered Luvcat, the persona conjured by Liverpudlian musician Sophie Morgan. Somehow, “Dinner @ Brasserie Zédel” made its way to my headphones with this sprawl, a message of longing and image conjuring an opulent night in Soho, and I was promptly hooked. A quick delve into what else was on offer, I discovered an artist who had forged a sound from rich hooks and lyrics which bridge worlds of sinister and lavish. Vicious Delicious,... Read More
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 31 OCTOBER 2025
Anna Von Hausswolff Iconoclasts Artist taking the pipe organ as her instrument of choice. On Iconoclasts, her sound evolves again, bringing a poppier and more vibrant element to her moving songs. Micah P Hinson The Tomorrow Man Americana/folk singer-songwriter presents a set of all new compositions beyond the long-lost country classic ‘The Last Train To Texas’. Guided By Voices ... Read More
LINE-UP FOR FAT OUT FEST UNVEILED
FaT OuT Festival returns to Salford this November. They self-describe as a passionate champion of the underground, dedicated to discovering new music to produce captivating live shows for both artists and audience alike, aiming to promote a combination of challenging, intense, experimental, queer and downright rowdy music. FaT OuT Festival is their flagship event that they have produced in Salford since 2011. Since this first incarnation, the festival has steadily grown to become... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – HILARY WOODS: NIGHT CRIU
Following two densely atmospheric instrumental albums, her latest record sees Hilary Woods making a welcome return to a song-based structure and giving primacy to her voice. ‘Night CRIÚ’ takes as its stated influences Czech and early Italian cinema, processions and parades, early music, indigenous language, the joy in dance, the immediacy of sound and the collective standing up to tyranny and oppression. As an esoteric set of influences, it indicates that this is still an... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – WITCH FEVER: FEVEREATEN
Combining music genres in alternative music is very rare and, when it is done correctly, the results can be mind-blowing. Witch Fever, in their short career thus far, have always been aiming to push the boundaries of alternative music, by combining shoegaze esque soundscapes with heavier guttural vocals at times which sound like yells. Fevereaten features this formula constantly, and it ultimately falls short of what it aims to achieve as the best songs are the more melodic ones. ‘The... Read More
LIVE IN PICTURES – GHOSTWOMAN: LEEDS BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB – 25/10/2025
Ghostwoman is a Canada and Belgium based duo who produce a potent brew of garage psych, country, Krautrock, blues and Americana. Following the September release of their seriously impressive ‘Welcome to the Civilized World’ album, they are on tour and came to Leeds Brudenell Social Club on 25 October. Mat Coffey was there to photograph the action, including a couple of shots of support act, Boy Wonder, at the end of this feature. Ghostwoman will be performing at Yes... Read More
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 24 OCTOBER 2025
Jim Jones All Stars Get Down ~Get With It – Jim Jones All Stars (Live) Recorded live and pieced together by Jim Jones from live shows between 2023-2025, ‘Get Down ~Get With It’ perfectly captures the bubbling swamp curse of unholy rhythm and the frenzied fury of their live shows. The music, an intoxicating, exciting collision of Little Richard’s elemental rock & roll and the sonic fury of the MC5 and The Stooges mixed with a testifying fervour,... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – JESSICA MOSS: UNFOLDING
In the issue of 3 May 1982 of Libération, Serge Daney created a diagram showing different film directors in various parts of the body: Kazan, groin; DeMille, feet; Ozu, anus or bladder, etc. A year prior, as an ending paragraph of an article on Francisca by Manoel de Oliveira, he would add: What can cinema? An old man, one of the great living filmmakers, gives his answer. Maybe, he says to us, that cinema is like that body. It’s necessary that it recomposes itself, organ... Read More
ALBUM REVIEW – TAME IMPALA: DEADBEAT
After five years, Kevin Parker releases his fifth album ‘Deadbeat’. A chameleon when it comes to the creation of his music, as he states in an interview with Zane Lowe, “That’s always something that I get a kick out of: just shaking up expectations.” Even with the everchanging sound, one thing stays the same; vibes are brought. The album singles roll out has heavily indicated the direction, from the house based ‘End of summer’, drum machine ridden ... Read More
BOOK REVIEW – CARGO RECORDING STUDIOS 1977 – 1985 BY CHRIS CONNELLY
For those with an interest in music from the punk era and its varied aftermath, Cargo Studios has legendary status. John Peel confided that he would often play a track, having not previously heard it, just because it said “recorded at Cargo” on the label. It started to gain its reputation when ‘Anthrax’ by the Gang of Four was recorded there and went on to be home to some groundbreaking recordings, Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere’ being probably the most celebrated. Being... Read More
