Pictish Trail brings his latest psychedelic pop opus to Gullivers, Manchester on Thursday 6th April 2017. Something of a sonic hermit, Pictish Trail AKA Scottish singer-songwriter Johnny Lynch, has spent large parts of the past few years tucked away in his caravan on the Hebridean isle of Eigg, feverishly working on the follow up to […]
Introducing Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, who released two records in 2016; EARS (released on Western Vinyl), and her collaboration with Suzanne Ciani, Sunergy (RVNG INTL.) The composer, performer, and producer, deals in an immersive listening experience, with EARS featuring dizzying swirls of organic and synthesized sounds that work together to create a sense of three-dimensional space […]
Julia Jacklin has shared a new video for ‘Coming of Age’, a track taken from her critically acclaimed debut album, Don’t Let The Kids Win, out now on Transgressive. View the video below. A resolve to accept the passing of time, the snappy fuzz of ‘Coming of Age’ perfectly encapsulates the mood of Julia’s debut. […]
North West independent record label Loner Noise present WRONG Festival – A Festival For The Freakscene; a one day festival happening on Saturday 22nd April 2017, at the newly formed creative hub of the Liverpool Docklands. WRONG intends to be the first festival in the city to tie together Liverpool’s extremely talented, ever-growing pool of […]
Friday 21st April 2017 sees the release of Bunch of Kunst, Christine Franz’s official documentary feature on Nottingham punk duo, Sleaford Mods. The band’s sweary rants about modern England have seen them dubbed “the voice of Britain” by their fans, “Britain’s angriest band” by the Guardian, and “the world’s greatest rock ‘n’ roll band” by […]
Memphis’ Nots will be bringing their ferociously urgent live show back to the UK and Europe, for the first time since the release of their acclaimed new album, Cosmetic. Dates are as follows… NOTS JUNE 2017 UK & EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Thur 1st Barcelona Spain Primavera Festival (tickets) Fri 2nd Barcelona Spain Primavera Festival Free […]
The UK’s premier festival for unearthing the best new talent, Dot To Dot Festival, returns to Manchester, Bristol, and Nottingham from the 26th-28th May 2017 for its 12th edition. After smashing record attendance, and marking a sell-out Manchester event in 2016, more of the same is expected for 2017, with a huge line-up of established […]
GLOK, is a solo instrumental electronic artist working primarily with analogue equipment. Influenced by 1980s New York electronic scene heavy weights like Arthur Russell, Mr. Fingers, the DIY early Chicago house sound, ’70s German krautrock champions like Neu!, and Kraftwerk as well as Steve Reich’s minimalist work, and modern classical and ambient composer William Basinski; […]
She Drew The Gun have announced details of their album Memories Of Another Future and their upcoming UK tour. To be released Friday March 17th 2017 on Skeleton Key Records and produced by James Skelly (The Coral), Memories Of Another Future contains the singles ‘Poem’, ‘Pit Pony’ and ‘Since You Were Not Mine’. A new […]
Dutch Uncles have announced a special event to launch new record, Big Balloon (released this Friday, 17th February 2017 on Memphis Industries). To support its release, the band have partnered with TeamSport, a new go karting facility housed underneath Manchester Arena, for a special race day. The band have challenged fans, friends, and foes to […]
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