Smoke Fairies return to Manchester this month on the back of their new album, the eponymously titled Smoke Fairies. There is much press about the fact that the album nearly wasn’t made due to one-half of the duo Jessica Davies suggesting to her musical partner Katherine Blamire that she was no longer sure whether Smoke […]
From 1960s pop icon to 21st century avant-garde musician, Scott Walker’s musical metamorphosis and increasingly uncompromising attitude to his work makes him revered by many in the business yet largely ignored by the public…30 Century Man charts this enigmatic figures life and music and explores the darkness that imbues both… As part of the Manchester […]
My World Was Made For You is the debut album from The Icypoles, four girls who call Melbourne home but would just as easily fit into a Bande à Part dance scene or be happily serving cherry pie at Twin Peaks’ Double R Diner*. Produced by Haima Marriott (Architecture in Helsinki), My World Was Made […]
Beirut are set to perform their only UK headline date outside of Greenman Festival at Manchester’s iconic Albert Hall on the 14th August. Tickets go on sale this Friday (16th) at 9am (gigsandtours) Their sound traverses a broad spectrum, from the whimsically plaintive stripped-back touches of the Decemberists to the lo-fi psychedelic experimentation of Neutral […]
Today, PINS unveil a brand new double video for the new versions of ‘Shoot You’ and ‘Eleventh Hour’. Notably, the video opens with acclaimed actress Maxine Peake reading an original poem written by PINS vocalist Faith Holgate. Peake’s distinctive northern voice perfectly complements Sing J Lee’s (PINS’ long-time collaborator, who has also made films for […]
LIARS (Angus Andrew, Aaron Hemphill and Julian Gross) have announced details of their new single, ‘Pro Anti Anti’, out on 9 June 2014 on Mute Records The single will be released on limited flesh coloured vinyl and download. It will also feature remixes from Factory Floor whose recent remix credits include Trent Reznor and Daniel […]
Following the already impressive music line-up featuring the likes of Beck, London Grammar, Bonobo and more, Festival No. 6 has announced its first wave of arts and culture acts. Whether it’s best-selling authors, comedians, poets or film-makers, the three-day event will have some of the most prolific names of acts in their specific fields: A special […]
It’s been a while since the release of The Body of Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner, but Fight Like Apes are back with a new four-track EP, entitled the ‘Whigfield Sextape EP’. You can check out the full EP streaming on Soundcloud here. Together with UK indie label Alcopop! Records, the Irish four-piece […]
As she returns from her US tour supporting Warpaint, Cate Le Bon has just announced her latest single to be released on the 5th of May. ‘Sisters’ is the third single to be taken from ‘Mug Museum’ and follows up in the theme set on the album, as it explores the female relationships in Cate’s […]
As he prepares to drop his third album ‘Luck’, Tom Vek has announced a new video for his forthcoming Single ‘Sherman (Animals in the jungle)’, which is due for release on the 9th of June on Moshi Moshi Records. Inspired by Tom Wolfe’s novel, the Bonfire of the Vanities, it’s described as a searing comment […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - LONG FLING: LONG FLING
ALBUM REVIEW - FLOCK OF DIMES: THE LIFE YOU SAVE
ALBUM REVIEW- GUITAR: WE'RE HEADED TO THE LAKE
GIG GUIDE - OCTOBER 2025
EP REVIEW - SPARKS: MADDER!
EP REVIEW - HOLYBONES: I GOT A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 3 OCTOBER 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - THE ANTLERS: BLIGHT
LIVE REVIEW - SELF ESTEEM: MANCHESTER ACADEMY - 29/09/2025
ALBUM REVIEW - CATE LE BON: MICHELANGELO DYING
