– THE RITZ, MANCHESTER – Kurt Viles’ music for the gentle outlaw is a soothing painkiller for these days of daze and outrage. Some kind of warm beneath your iced bones. The Ritz is packed and I can’t help smiling as in a happy-go-lucky TV commercial. It’s just great to see that we all gathered […]
Kurt Vile has announced details of a new album and new tour, including a Manchester date. b’lieve i’m goin down… has not been given an exact release date but is expected to be out on Matador Records sometime in the autumn. The album will be his sixth full length effort, and will follow 2013’s Walkin […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - ROYEL OTIS: HICKEY
INTERVIEW - CERYS HAFANA - HARPIST
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 22 AUGUST 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - MODERN NATURE: THE HEAT WARPS
ALBUM REVIEW - BOBBY CONN: BOBBY'S PLACE
ALBUM REVIEW - WATCHHOUSE: RITUALS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 15 AUGUST 2025
ALBUM REVIEW - SUNYEARS: THE SONG FORLORN
ALBUM REVIEW – PROLAPSE: I WONDER WHEN THEY’RE GOING TO DESTROY YOUR FACE
INTERVIEW: MANCHESTER PSYCHFEST RETURNS - WE CATCH UP WITH PROMOTERS NOW WAVE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT
