NEW CLUB/GIG NIGHT FOR NIGHT AND DAY CAFE

MUK Records and the Night and Day Cafe have teamed up to launch a new club night, the MUK Klub. The new night will act as a showcase for bands signed to the Manchester based label, with the first night being held on Friday. (February 6) Headlining the first night is Berlin Berlin, a Bolton […]
Grace Jones and Belle & Sebastian are the first acts to be revealed as headliners for this year’s Festival No.6. Young Fathers, Kate Tempest, Rae Morris, Shura, Stornoway, The Bohicas and Fryars have also been confirmed to play the festival, in Portmeirion, North Wales. The final headliner for the festival, held from September 3 to 6, will […]

GRACE JONES AND BELLE & SEBASTIAN TO HEADLINE FESTIVAL NO.6

DRENGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR

Drenge have announced the details of their forthcoming second album as well as a new UK tour. The two-piece, comprised of brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, will release Undertow on Infectious Music on April 6. The first single taken from the record, We Can Do What We Want, has been shared ahead of the album’s […]
The DIY philosophy reigns true with Manchester’s no-frills trio Antelopes. Teaming up with the fiercely independent Blak Hand Records, a scouse label that released sold-out limited edition cassettes for Purple Heart Parade and The Watchmakers last year, Antelopes are thrilled to present their two self-recorded tracks It’s You and Girl. The new songs are a […]

FIRST LISTEN: MANCHESTER’S ANTELOPES PRESENT NEW SINGLE ‘IT’S YOU’ ON CASSETTE

THE VICKERS SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE

Italian psych band The Vickers have shared the video to accompany their new single, All I Need. The track is the fourth single to be taken from their EP, Ghosts, which was released by Black Candy Records in March last year. The Florence based four piece are inspired by the psych sounds of the 1960s, […]
Welsh five-piece Seazoo have released their new single, Panda Pains. The track, which has received airplay from Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens, is available now through Label Fandango. The band, which originally formed in 2013 as a two-piece, self released their debut EP Ken, inspired by the home recording ethic of Granddaddy. Following support slots […]

SEAZOO SHARE NEW SINGLE

MARIACHI EL BRONX SHARE NEW SINGLE BEFORE UK DATES

Mariachi El Bronx have shared their new single ahead of a UK tour. New Beat is taken from Mariachi El Bronx (III), with both the album and single available now through ATO Records. The seven-piece, who recently supported Gogol Bordello, will play Gorilla in Manchester on Thursday (February 5) as part of the tour. The […]
Drenge have announced the details of their forthcoming second album as well as a new UK tour. The two-piece, comprised of brothers Eoin and Rory Loveless, will release Undertow on Infectious Music on April 6. The first single taken from the record, We Can Do What We Want, has been shared ahead of the album’s […]

DRENGE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND UK TOUR

BIG NOBLE FEATURING INTERPOL GUITARIST TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM

Big Noble, a collaboration featuring Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler, will release their debut album today. Kessler has worked with electronic musician Joseph Fraioli, also known as Datach’i, to produce First Light, which will be released through Affiliates Sound. The pair first met in 1999, when Kessler was the manager of experimental electronic label Caipirinha, and […]
Sufjan Stevens will play his first ever UK festival show when he headlines End of the Road Festival in September. The songwriter will play the event, which is held at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire, on Saturday, September 5. He joins the previously announced headliners Tame Impala, who are currently readying their third album and […]

SUFJAN STEVENS TO HEADLINE END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL