SOUND CITY 2016 ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS

Following Monday’s news that The Coral are set to headline the festival on Sunday night, Sound City is proud to announce the first wave of 2016 artists including Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods, The Dandy Warhols, Young Fathers and Band of Skulls. Joining Saturday’s bill are Liverpool indie-rockers Circa Waves who actually formed after meeting at […]
PINS have announced a fresh run of UK and EU dates for the New Year. The announcement of their February 2016 tour comes in the wake of the Manchester five-piece’s recent shows with Best Coast, Gang Of Four and Stealing Sheep. To celebrate, they’ve shared the video for new single ‘Got It Bad’ It was […]
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PINS ANNOUNCE TOUR AND ‘GOT IT BAD’ VIDEO

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KIRAN LEONARD SIGNS TO MOSHI MOSHI; ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, SINGLE AND TOUR

Kiran Leonard has signed to Moshi Moshi, and revealed details of his new album Grapefruit (released 25th March 2016; see below for tracklisting and artwork). Today, he shares its lead single ‘Pink Fruit’ – the album’s 16 minute long centerpiece – which will be released as a strictly-limited one-sided etched 12” vinyl single on 12th […]
On 11th December 2015 Stone Flowers, musical collective of refugee torture survivors, are bringing their new album Ngunda to Manchester as part of a fundraiser in support of the group’s founding charities Music Action International (MAI) and Freedom from Torture (FfT) North West. The group was first brought together as a positive response to the […]

REFUGEE CHARITY GIG AT MANCHESTER ACADEMY

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NOISE PUNKS GROVES ANNOUNCE MINI TOUR AND SINGLE

Manchester band Groves will be releasing their new single ‘Able In A Hazelnut Shell’ on November 23rd, you can listen to the new single below. Able In A Hazelnut Shell by GROVES  To support the new single, Groves are touring with Leeds band Pink Rick, with whom they share their 7’’. Pink Rick’s track is […]
Trummor & Orgel is Swedish for Drums & Organ, which gives you something of an idea of what to expect when they play Islington Mill on Thursday 10th December. They’re touring in support of mini album Hopes and Dreams, a collaborative effort with string ensemble Stockholm Strings. It gives more of a widescreen feel to […]

TRUMMOR & ORGEL TO PLAY ISLINGTON MILL

HEY BULLDOG TO RELEASE ‘UNDER MY SPELL’ CASSETTE

Manchester Psychedelic Blues Rock band Hey Bulldog are about to release a brand new single ‘Under My Spell’. Working with a record label for the first time, Hey Bulldog are happy to announce that ‘Under My Spell’ will be available on  cassette from December 4 via Liverpool independent psych and garage label Blak Hand Records.  The […]
Manchester based Whyte Horses have unveiled ‘La Couleur Originelle’. It is the second single to be taken from their upcoming debut release Pop or Not which is landing in Spring 2016. Recalling the wonder of wistful kids theme tune ‘White Horses’, producer Dom Thomas and friends began working on a set of songs that would channel […]
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WHYTE HORSES REVEAL NEW TRACK ‘LA COULEUR ORIGINELLE’

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SWEDEN’S SUDAKISTAN STREAM ‘YOU AND YOUR WAY’

Ahead of the release of their debut album, Swedish garage-psyche band Sudakistan stream their new track ‘You And Your Way’. Drenched in heavy fuzz, ‘You And Your Way’ is a respite from the fast paced anthems of the album Caballo Negro, yet no less vital.  With four of the five Sudakistan members hailing from South […]
Savages have unveiled the first glimpse of their new album Adore Life which will be released on January 22nd 2016 on Matador Records.  Listen to the new track below:    Savages – European Tour Dates includes a date at Manchester’s Albert Hall  November 30 – Berlin, DE – Berghain Kantine – Tickets December 1 – Paris, […]
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SAVAGES UNVEIL NEW TRACK ‘T.I.W.Y.G.’