Stirring the spirit of Captain Beefheart into a Gang Of Four and Pavement cocktail, it’s the Leeds four piece Mush, pour in a hefty dose of social commentary and you get close to the heart of their debut album ‘3D Routine’. Tracks like ‘Eat The Etiquette’ have guitar lines firing off in all directions threatening […]
There’s epic sounding records out there, and then there’s the kind of Brian Wilson meets Phil Spector mountain of sound that Francis Lung has emerged with on his debut album. Meet the former Wu Lyf member who has released one of the most melodic and lush sounding records you’ll ever hear. When hotly tipped Mancunians […]
The annual retro-fest event Cassette Store Day returns on October 13th and we spoke to CSD UK manager Brit Williams about what she has in store for the event’s sixth year. “Yes, we’re back and some say it couldn’t be done. Cassette Store Day 2017 was brilliant and we had an impressive amount of releases […]
Ever since they burst onto the music scene in 2004, The Go! Team have been on my gym playlist, and that’s in no way meant as an insult. Although if The Go! Team could see me red faced, sweaty and jumping around to the throws of Bottle Rocket and Junior Kickstart, they might disagree. Yet […]
Have you heard Field Music’s privilege-bashing, Brexit-lamenting new anthem ‘Count It Up’? ‘Count It Up’ is the first single from their forthcoming new album Wide Open (out Friday 2nd February on Memphis Industries). “I’ve been down and angry about the state of everything lately,” Field Music’s David Brewis admits. “Our town (Sunderland) has become infamous in that it […]
Field Music, helmed by Peter and David Brewis, have just announced details of their sixth album Open Here. The brothers are just putting the finishing touches to the record, which is set to be released Friday 2nd February 2018 on Memphis Industries. Field Music Official | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Weaves have shares the official version of their track ‘Scream’ along with its video. The song is the third single from the upcoming LP Wide Open (due out Friday 6th October 2017 on Memphis Industries), following ‘#53’ and ‘Walkaway’, and constitutes a dramatic departure from those initial offerings. Despite being long-time friends this is the […]
Electronic duo Warm Digits (Andrew Hodson and Steve Jefferis) recently announced their third album Wireless World will be released Friday 4th August 2017 on Memphis Industries. They now present a brand new track ‘Better Friction’ which features guest vocals from Mia La Metta. Best known for her work in Beards, La Metta adds a glam […]
Dutch Uncles have unveiled the music video for ‘Streetlight’, the centrepiece of their acclaimed fifth album Big Balloon (out now on Memphis Industries). It was directed by Nick Middleton, who also shot the visuals for singles ‘Big Balloon’ and ‘Oh Yeah’, but, in a departure from the style of these videos, the ‘Streetlight’ film does not feature the band themselves. Duncan […]
Electronic duo Warm Digits have announced details of their third album, Wireless World. The album is due to be released Friday 4th August 2017 on Memphis Industries, and features guest appearances from Peter Brewis of Field Music, Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne and Mia La Metta of Beards. See the full tracklisting below. To celebrate, the Newcastle duo (AKA Andrew […]
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Between September 2011 and March 2020 we provided a handpicked gig guide every month without fail. It's painful for us that there are currently no gigs to recommend. We hope gigs will return soon to bring you new recommendations, but if you want to reminisce you can still see nine years worth of old gig guides.
