PREVIEW: MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL RETURNS

Manchester International Festival has made a welcome return to the city, running from 29th June to 16th July, across various venues with music, theatre, art, and many free events taking place at Festival Square, the hub of the MIF. This year Festival Square is located in Aviva Studios, a new purpose built home for the festival […]
To coincide with their appearance at the Meltdown Festival and without any advance fanfare, Sigur Rós have unexpectedly released their first studio album since 2013, ‘ÁTTA’. Multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson has returned to the fold, joining frontman Jonsi and bassist Georg Holm. With three people in the room, they found themselves “just wanting to have minimal drums […]

NEWS: SIGUR ROS ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN TEN YEARS

NEWS – TROJAN RECORDS LAUNCH ESSENTIAL ARTISTS COLLECTIONS

Definitive reggae label, Trojan Records, have announced the launch of their Essential Artists Collection. Profitably raiding their back catalogue and with a particular focus on their finest vocalists, this month sees the release of compilations by John Holt and Ken Boothe in double coloured vinyl, double CD and digital formats. Holt fronted Jamaican vocal trio […]
Rave collective, Acid Klaus, has premiered a new single, ‘You’re a Freak’, taken from an EP of the same name which will be released on Yard Act’s Zen F.C. label later this summer. Acid Klaus is the project of Adrian Flanagan (founder of The Moonlandingz and The Eccentronic Research Council) together with a variety of […]

NEWS – ACID KLAUS ANNOUNCE NEW SINGLE ‘YOU’RE A FREAK’

NEWS: RUEN BROTHERS REVEAL NEW SINGLE ‘BULLET BLUES’

Scunthorpe raised brothers, Rupert and Henry Stansall, whose earlier work was produced by Rick Rubin announce the release of their latest single, ‘Bullet Blues’. It is a taster for forthcoming album, ‘Ten Paces’, released on 2nd June 2023 via Yep Roc Records. ‘Bullet Blues’ is a timeless stripped-back track featuring Roy Orbison-influenced vocals accompanied by […]
Released on the Drag City label, Cory Hanson’s new single ‘Twins’ is another blast of psyched up rock n roll, taken from his third album, due to be released in June, A uniquely eccentric yet melodic songwriter! Cory Hanson Video – Twins

NEWS: CORY HANSON RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR TWINS

DRY CLEANING Reveal New Songs ‘Swampy’ and ‘Sombre Two’

Following last year’s critically acclaimed second LP, Stumpwork, London outfit Dry Cleaning announce Swampy, a new EP composed of two previously unreleased tracks, remixes and demos, out on 1 March. Today, the quartet release two new tracks, ‘Swampy’ and ‘Sombre Two’ of which the band says, “These two songs were recorded in the Stumpwork sessions […]
The Last Rotation Of Earth, Out May 12 via Bella Union Is there a curse that says Brian ‘BC Camplight’ Christinzio cannot move forward without being knocked back? That the greatest material is born out of emotional trauma? Whilst making his new album, The Last Rotation Of Earth, Christinzio’s relationship with his fiancé crumbled after […]

BC CAMPLIGHT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM

LAS ROBERTAS – NEW ALBUM LOVE IS THE ANSWER

One of Costa Rica’s finest products, Las Robertas return with their brilliant new album Love Is The Answer on Kanine Records. Alongside the release comes the cosmic video for the album’s title-track. Directed, shot and edited by Juan Álvarez Santos (Arma Blancx) the kaleidoscopic video takes the viewer on a journey through the complex emotional […]
Brighton-based grit pop trio snake eyes are delighted to reveal the video for their new single ‘40 winks’, which is released on 31st January 2023 via alcopop! records on digital platforms and also via a limited edition run of branded camomile tea bags. Commenting on the new single, vocalist Jim huffy says: “I’ve always been […]

SNAKE EYES REVEAL VIDEO FOR NEW INSOMNIAC ANTHEM SINGLE ‘40 WINKS’