LIVE REVIEW – COURTNEY BARNETT: AVIVA STUDIOS – 17/10/2026

“Yeah, she opened for Foo Fighters a couple years back. She was very good; she reminded me heavily of Bob Dylan.” These are the words of a very beloved friend of mine, upon asking what I was up to this weekend. To say I didn’t expect those words, in more than one sense would be […]
Throw away all existing expectations of what Courtney Barnett sounds like. She’s showing us something new. An artist known for her profound lyricism and traditional songwriting prowess, Barnett has flipped the script for her latest album, End of The Day. A fully instrumental album comprising 17 seamless flowing tracks, which explore sound as a texture […]

ALBUM REVIEW – COURTNEY BARNETT: END OF THE DAY

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LIVE: COURTNEY BARNETT – 11/11/2022

– Albert Hall, Manchester – Since her breakthrough debut album in 2015, Courtney Barnett has won the hearts of a diverse fan base. From parents with their 20-something kids to rowdy friend groups and the LGBTQI+ community, tonight’s crowd represents how strongly her music appeals to our experiences, rather than our backgrounds alone. With her […]
Being a touring member of bands such as Sleater-Kinney, Wild Beasts, Kurt Vile and Courtney Barnett, guitarist for Sky Larkin, as well as venturing into the pop world by being a backing vocalist for Dua Lipa on U.S. show Saturday Night Live, have all somehow fed into Katie Harkin’s debut solo album.  The album was […]

ALBUM REVIEW: HARKIN – HARKIN

MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST RETURNS THIS WEEKEND

With both local and external talent alike forming the nucleus of this year’s line-up, Manchester’s annual commemoration of all that is paisley has once again returned to the forefront. The seventh annual edition of Manchester Psych Fest takes place across five stages in three great Manchester venues on Friday 30 August. Alongside an eclectic mix […]
Let’s face it, if the blurb in the press release says signed to Courtney Barnett’s record label, you’re gonna take notice, well, I am anyway cos I think she’s great, and yes, I am easily swayed by this sort of thing! So, having not heard anything by these Aussies before, purely on the Courtney Barnett […]

ALBUM REVIEW: JADE IMAGINE – BASIC LOVE

LIVE: PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL 2019

-PARC DEL FORUM, BARCELONA- A sun drenched Barcelona sea front played host to a very exciting lineup of aging cult heroes, rising talents and globally known superstars. Primavera Sound 2019 was a shining example of how a major city festival can be delivered at an extremely high standard. From the latest in all things working […]
Courtney Barnett has just released her brand new single – Everybody Here Hates You. Recorded late in 2018 during a rare break at the height of her Tell Me How You Really Feel world tour, Everybody Here Hates You is the closest Barnett has ever come to capturing the extraordinary weight and swagger of her […]

COURTNEY BARNETT SHARES BRAND NEW SINGLE “EVERYBODY HERE HATES YOU”

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COURTNEY BARNETT RELEASES NEW SONG “SMALL TALK”

Courtney Barnett fans have been treated to a surprise new song. ‘Small Talk’ is an unheard and unreleased track from the sessions which gave birth to her critically acclaimed second album, “Tell Me How You Really Feel”.  The song itself shows Courtney’s stylistic versatility as she winsomely sings over a walking bass-line before launching into a joyful […]
-ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER- Courtney Barnett chooses a brave route for the first half of the show, playing the whole new album, Tell Me How You Really Feel, in full. No smattering of previous hits to keep the crowd appeased. But it pays off. The new album is brilliant and well received. There is a greater […]

LIVE: COURTNEY BARNETT – 04/06/2018