-SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER- Arriving early, I dawdle at the unmanned merch stand. Jack Cooper’s debut solo record Sandgrown is for sale. The cover is black and white and carries the effect of a woodblock print. A drawing of a straight-faced Cooper with his eyes closed foregrounds the silhouettes of key Blackpool architecture, notably the tower. […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - HAIM: I QUIT
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 27 JUNE 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - ANNAHSTASIA: TETHER
ALBUM REVIEW – TIAN QIYI: SONGS FOR WORKERS
ALBUM REVIEW - FRANKIE COSMOS: DIFFERENT TALKING
ALBUM REVIEW - LOYLE CARNER: HOPEFULLY!
EP REVIEW - DEADLANDS: SEVEN
INTERVIEW - BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL
ALBUM REVIEW – BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL: SUNWISE
LIVE REVIEW – SPARKS: MANCHESTER APOLLO – 22/06/2025
