– The Ritz, Manchester – ‘Near, far, wherever you are…’, emotional words belted out by a packed crowd as Julia Jacklin takes to the stage at the Ritz, Celine Dion’s immortal Titanic theme blaring unexpectedly from the PA. It’s a fitting opening to what becomes a quietly epic Sunday night out at the Ritz in […]
Sydney quartet Goodside introduce themselves with their debut single ‘I’ve Been Feeling Something Lately’ from their debut EP out later in the year. The single covers the challenges and importance of the creative process. Bright, shimmery guitars and buoyant rhythms anchor the track and provide a solid base for the can’t-get-it-out-of-your-head melody. Initially appearing as […]
-GORILLA, MANCHESTER- It’s hard to believe Julia Jacklin is from the Blue Mountains in Australia; it’s much easier to believe that she’s from Nashville or Austin, or anywhere in the deep South of America. You see, Jacklin is a bit of an alt-country superstar, and when she sings she sounds for all the money in […]
‘Cold Caller’ is the second track from Julia Jacklin’s ‘Eastwick’/’Cold Caller’ AA-side single which has been released digitally, and on limited edition vinyl on Transgressive Records. Following the release of the video for ‘Eastwick’, ‘Cold Caller’ is an ode to Jacklin’s sister. Jacklin explains how ‘Cold Caller’ and the 7” came to be: “I started […]
– SOUP KITCHEN, MANCHESTER – Championed by BBC 6 Music and just this week announced on the bill to support Belle and Sebastian in Glasgow as part of the 6 Music Festival next month, Julia Jacklin is an artist going places. Tonight, she plays a sell-out gig at Manchester’s Soup Kitchen, touring her debut album […]
Julia Jacklin has shared a new video for ‘Coming of Age’, a track taken from her critically acclaimed debut album, Don’t Let The Kids Win, out now on Transgressive. View the video below. A resolve to accept the passing of time, the snappy fuzz of ‘Coming of Age’ perfectly encapsulates the mood of Julia’s debut. […]
GIG GUIDE
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ALBUM REVIEW - SPORTS TEAM: BOYS THESE DAYS
ALBUM REVIEW - ROBERT FORSTER: STRAWBERRIES
ALBUM REVIEW - ANATOLE MUSTER: HOPECORE
LIVE REVIEW - SUPERGRASS: MANCHESTER ALBERT HALL - 16/05/2025
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
