Announcing its winners of the Independent Festival Awards 2018, The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has named intergalactic rock-rave outfit Henge as the ‘Live Act Of The Year’. Taking place at a packed-out event in Sheffield, the event was hosted by Glastonbury Festival’s Ben Challis as part of the AIF’s acclaimed annual Festival Congress. In an unprecedented […]
J Fernandez has shared a video for new song “Volcanic Winter” taken from his new album “Occasional Din”. Started as the eponymous home recording project of Arkansas born Justin Fernandez, who came to Chicago in 2008, after three EPs, his 2015 debut LP Many Levels of Laughter attracted high praise from the music press. That year also […]
Following the release of her debut Thrill Jockey single “Another Kind Of Revolution,” Elena Setién has now released a video for the song, directed by Danish video artist Caspar Nørgaard. Of the lyrics on “Another Kind Of Revolution” Setién said: “Why ladies of the shadow in the lyrics? First one lady, then many. There are […]
Canadian band The Burning Hell will be playing a string of UK concerts from November 27th to December 15th to coincide with the release of the remastered and for the first time on Vinyl 10th anniversary reissue of “Baby” – including fan favourites: “When The World Ends”, “Everything Will Probably be OK” and “The Berlin […]
London newcomers Calva Louise have unveiled the visuals for their latest single “I Heard A Cry” and announced plans for an extensive UK tour in March next year following the release of their debut album ‘Rhinoceros’ on February 1st. Having developed a fierce live reputation within London’s flourishing punk scene, the chaotic garage rockers have since […]
London-based Canadian artist Jenny Moore (Charismatic Megafauna, MUSARC choral collective, F*Choir) and her rabble rousing vocal ensemble have released their new single “Sandwiches” taken from upcoming debut album ‘S/T’ due to be released on November 23rd. With raucous maelstroms, droning incantations, sweet solos and meditative murmurs, Mystic Business encompasses the macro and the micro, the political and personal, the ancient […]
Brighton’s Egyptian Blue have unveiled their latest single “To Be Felt”. Loaded up on psychedelia and post-punk Egyptian Blue are surfing a wave of razor sharp guitars and crashing melodies. These four like-minded souls spent their teenage years making plans above a jewellers shop in Colchester, before upping sticks to a shared house in Brighton. […]
Newcastle indie-rock trio, The Pale White have followed up with the release of their blistering single ‘End of Time’ with the release of their new EP ‘Take Me To The Strange’ through Illegal Cinema Records. The five-track EP, produced by John Martindale and the band at Blank Studios and mixed by Stereophonics producer, Jim Lowe, […]
Balthazar have announced their return with news of the forthcoming album Fever, to be released on 25th January 2019. The album’s title track is available to listen to now. It’s clear from the opening notes of the album’s first and title track Fever that the five-piece have changed, not least due to their individual musical pursuits over the past […]
Not to be confused with the mountain in Egypt, Mount Sinai is the moniker of Mark S. Aaron, formally known as Rooster Cole and frontman and songwriter of Black Black Hills, has released his debut single under the new name “Weightless”. Setting out to truly reconnect with his musical passions, Mount Sinai concerns himself with […]
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ALBUM REVIEW – AQUAKULTRE: 1783
ALBUM REVIEW – BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND: LAUGHTER IN SUMMER
EP REVIEW - NORMAL SERVICE: SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 23 JANUARY 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - TYLER BALLGAME: FOR THE FIRST TIME, AGAIN
FEATURE: RETROSPECTIVE - DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - DUSK AND SUMMER: CAUGHT BY EMOTION
ALBUM REVIEW - THE HARA: THE FALLOUT
LIVE REVIEW - SUPERHEAVEN: MANCHESTER RITZ - 17/01/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - PLANTOID: FLARE
ALBUM REVIEW - LEXA GATES: I AM
