NEWS: SMOKE FAIRIES RETURN TO MANCHESTER

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 […]
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 […]

NEWS: THE ICYPOLES – VIDEO FOR SINGLE ‘BABIES’ + DEBUT ALBUM DETAILS

NEWS: BEIRUT ANNOUNCE MANCHESTER LIVE DATE

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 […]

VIDEO: PINS – ‘SHOOT YOU/ELEVENTH HOUR’ FEAT. ACTRESS MAXINE PEAKE

NEWS: LIARS – HEAR NEW SINGLE ‘PRO ANTI ANTI’

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 […]

NEWS: FESTIVAL NO. 6 REVEALS FIRST ARTS AND CULTURE LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEWS: FIGHT LIKE APES ANNOUNCES NEW EP DUE FOR RELEASE NEXT WEEK & VIDEO FOR CROUCHING BEES

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 […]

NEWS: CATE LE BON ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE ‘SISTERS’ & UK TOUR

NEWS: TOM VEK – UK TOUR DATES + NEW VIDEO FOR ‘SHERMAN’

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 […]
Following his recent Brit Award nomination, John Grant has announced what is likely to provide the most fitting setting for his catalogue as he plans to take to the stage accompanied by The Royal Northern Sinfonia for a seven-date UK tour in November. Building on the success of his critically acclaimed second album Pale Green […]

NEWS: JOHN GRANT ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER ORCHESTRAL TOUR WITH THE ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA