The great new single ‘Harmonograph’ b/w ‘Doodlebug’ is available now for download via the band’s Bandcamp page. Gyratory System is a live/electronica project started by Andrew Blick (production, trumpet, sound treatments). Featuring a range of musicians including live instrumentalists Robin Blick (reeds, brass) and James Weaver (bass, synthesiser) Gyratory System have released two critically acclaimed albums; […]
Faber Social Manchester are presenting a one-off event to mark the publication of ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop’ by Bob Stanley. On Thursday 10 October, founding member of Saint Etienne, Bob Stanley will launch his book in Manchester by hosting an evening of discussion, music and pop-nostalgia with a panel of guests […]
Having already proved themselves to be undoubtedly one of this years most exciting new bands, Peace have announced details of their biggest UK tour to date this winter. Since the release of their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘In Love’ Peace have become one of the biggest new British bands with an incredible live show that […]
Un-Convention will host a very special event at the Manchester School of Art this October, as part of the Manchester Weekender. The event will explore art, music, and innovation, celebrating the creativity and vibrancy of Manchester. This is an interactive day of music and art that will give the audience a unique insight into the […]
Hot on the heels of the release of their acclaimed third album Miracle Mile, Portland OR-based STRFKR reveal a string of UK November tour dates. STRFKR have always maintained a very close relationship with their fans, demonstrated again recently with the fan led remix for While I’m Alive. The original video is here… Following a […]
After a triumphant festival season which has seen Public Service Broadcasting playing to packed stages and tents across the UK, the duo return this Autumn with Night Mail, the stand-out track from their critically-acclaimed debut album ‘Inform – Educate – Entertain’. As well as new single ‘Night Mail’, the nation’s favourite corduroy obsessives have finally […]
‘Back To Land’ is the new album from Wooden Shjips, released November 11th through Thrill Jockey Records. Wooden Shjips’ rise to prominence from the psychedelic underground to the rock and roll overground has been a steady sojourn. With each consecutive release, the band has found new ways of transforming heady psychedelic rock into minimalist masterpieces, […]
Beneath the Beach have released their new single ‘The Way You Could Have Looked Tonight’ which will be available to download from today via their Bandcamp page (link below). ‘The Way You Could Have Looked Tonight’ combines weaving guitars, complex driving rhythms and vocal samples from Cecil Taylor, John Coltrane and the offspring of Ivor Stravinsky. […]
As long as people have made music, others have sought to write about it, to capture its magic in words. Words and beats, language and melody, enjoying a sensual, symbiotic relationship. Sometimes melodic, at others dissonant this is the very relationship that will be explored at the inaugural Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester, this November […]
No, there is no time-machine trickery going on here and we haven’t just skipped twenty years into the future: in their new video for ‘Lisbon’, The Wave Pictures’ rope in their dads to take over performance duties, and they certainly get into the spirit and show their offspring how it’s done. The single is released digitally on 21st […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS: THESE ARE THE GOOD DAYS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 27 MARCH 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - BHAJAN BHOY: MEDITATIONS
BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN ASTON - FACING THE OTHER WAY: THE STORY OF 4AD
INTERVIEW - BCUC
ALBUM REVIEW - BCUC: THE ROAD IS NEVER EASY
ALBUM REVIEW - KILLERSTAR: THE AFTERGLOW
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 20 MARCH 2026
ALBUM REVIEW: KIM GORDON - PLAY ME
ALBUM REVIEW - LUXJURY: GIVING UP
