ALBUM REVIEW – SUEDE: COMING UP

Can an album continue to sound as fresh as it did upon release an entire 30 years later? Suede are proving it can with the 30th anniversary reissue of their seminal 1996 album Coming Up. An album made with the end goal of “ten hits” could go either way, a cringe-inducing 90s throwback or a […]
July begins with a hefty batch of releases. It is an especially busy week for bands with Pigeon in their name, although no sign of a Lieutenant Pigeon reissue. Anohni and the Johnsons My Back Was A Bridge To Cross For You Inspired by Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ tackling global and environmental concerns, the […]

ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 7 JULY 2023

LIVE: PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL 2019

-PARC DEL FORUM, BARCELONA- A sun drenched Barcelona sea front played host to a very exciting lineup of aging cult heroes, rising talents and globally known superstars. Primavera Sound 2019 was a shining example of how a major city festival can be delivered at an extremely high standard. From the latest in all things working […]
 – THE ALBERT HALL, MANCHESTER – Thunder rolls over Manchester’s Albert Hall from behind a sky sized silver-screen. The whirring thrashes and builds until the sounds of post-millennial paranoia are greeted with silence. The floor-to-ceiling sheet is finally filled with oceanic endlessness, and from behind the separation an incredible otherness cuts through the waves in […]

LIVE: SUEDE – 09/02/2016

NEWS:TELEMAN – NEW SINGLE ‘STEAM TRAIN GIRL’ + SUEDE SUPPORT

Teleman have announced that their new single ‘Steam Train Girl’ will be released on July 1st through the band’s own imprint Encona Records. Produced by Bernard Butler  – who the band also worked with on their debut single – ‘Steam Train Girl’ starts with pulsating guitars before the rest of band gradually join in, layering psychedelic-tinged synths (Jonny Sanders) and […]