Off The Record, launched by three of the UK’s premiere independent music festivals, Kendal Calling, Sound City and Bluedot, and music site Louder Than War, is all about innovative ideas, new music and emerging artists. By day, it features a music conference at the Methodist Central Hall, curated by Sound City and Louder Than War, […]
Glasgow three-piece Baby Strange have announced the release of their new 6 track, ‘Extended Play EP’ – out today via Glaswegian independent record label Public. The release will be available on limited edition 10″ vinyl, which you can pre-order here. ‘Extended Play EP’ explores themes of teenage violence, Scottish Independence and the generation of disaffected […]
Girl Ray, the North London trio comprising 19 year olds Poppy Hankin (guitar/vocals), Iris McConnell (drums) and Sophie Moss (bass), recently announced details of debut album Earl Grey (Friday 4th August 2017, Moshi Moshi). They now share a brand new single ‘Don’t Go Back At Ten’, a song about the enduring bonds of friendship. Poppy […]
– Gullivers, Manchester – Before tonight’s show my friend texted me asking “is Manchester safe?” It took me aback. Going to watch live music is something nobody should ever have to worry about, but that’s the situation our city was thrown into after the tragic events of last night. On the way through the streets […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – When Lowly released their single ‘Deer Eyes’ in September last year it was clear they were a band worth getting excited about. The sheer quality of ‘Deer Eyes’ couldn’t, however, prepare even the most devoted Lowly fan for how good their debut album would be. Heba, which came out earlier this […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – Friday’s gig-going saw one hapless Mancunian scruff transition from flummoxed faulty-oven sort-of-repair man to cheerful possessor of a clutch of great new bands to recommend to people in the space of a few hours. Promoters Fat Plastic can always be relied upon to provide a lineup which combines a crop of […]
Grey Lantern presents POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS (w/support from Kyogen and Charlie Barnes) Gullivers, Manchester Saturday 20th May 2017 Doors 7.30pm Tickets £6 (EXCL FEES) Leeds’ much loved post-punk quartet Post War Glamour Girls’ third album Swan Songs is out now on Hide & Seek Records. Now go catch them live. Post War Glamour Girls […]
– GULLIVERS, MANCHESTER – A wiser man than I once said, “writing about music is like dancing about architecture”, and although I don’t usually buy into this façade, nights like this make me think otherwise. In a poorly lit attic above a pub in the heart of the Northern Quarter, the future of British psychedelic […]
Rising into 2017 nestled atop a wave of attention focused towards the revitalized South London scene, are Phobophobes, with new single ‘The Never Never’. Listen below. Following previous single ‘Human Baby’, an elegy to their late guitarist George Russell that was played every day for a week on BBC 6Music ‘The Never Never’ arrives as […]
When two best friends start a band, songs get filled with inside jokes. Known as Gurr, Andreya Casablanca and Laura Lee met in an American Studies class in Berlin, and after spending time in the US together, the US West coast sound became an influence on their music, with them also drawing from a wide […]
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ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 16 MAY 2025
EP REVIEW - FARMER’S WIFE: FAINT ILLUSIONS
ALBUM REVIEW - SHUNKAN: KAMIKAZE GIRL
ALBUM REVIEW - SLEEP THEORY: AFTERGLOW
ALBUM REVIEW - EZRA FURMAN: GOODBYE SMALL HEAD
LIVE REVIEW - BRYAN ADAMS: MANCHESTER ARENA - 09/05/2025
ALBUM REVIEW - CAR SEAT HEADREST: THE SCHOLARS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 9 MAY 2025
LIVE REVIEW - HAMLET HAIL TO THE THIEF: AVIVA STUDIOS - 07/05/2025
ALBUM REVIEW – JEFFREY ALEXANDER + THE HEAVY LIDDERS: SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT
