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The latest album by Bristolian rock band IDLES Ultra Mono, delivers hard hitting truths at a freight train-like unwavering velocity, scratching the anarchy itch that has plagued the British nation all year. It is no wonder that with Ultra Mono, the boys have scored their first UK number one and bagged the title of fastest selling […]
Three stars Equal parts melancholy and determined, masculine and feminine, soft and tough, Christine and the Queens’ iconic sound is an elegantly sewn patchwork of contradictions. So enmeshed are these concepts, that they become one, and this fluidity in theme mirrors the languid rhythmicity of her music. Born and raised in Paris, Héloïse Letissier was […]
When it comes to iconic music, nothing quite fits the bill like ABBA. Their presence remains firmly staked in mainstream pop culture even after decades of silence, and rumours of new music from the band stirs up anticipation with ease. After over two years of a stiff upper lip and back and forth between the […]
After years of anticipation Declan McKenna breaks his silence to release two awesome singles, the latest being ‘Beautiful People’. The track starts in a lull of feigned laziness before twisting into an explosive climax spurred on by Declan’s more than justified confidence. ‘Beautiful People’ is a rollercoaster, swelling and falling in waves of gritty chorus […]
Four stars Inhaler recently released their latest single ‘We Have To Move On’, and it does not disappoint. The track cruises into existence; all that glistening 70s crooning now an intrinsic part of the Inhaler blueprint, only this time with a newfound and exciting intensity, the kind of which they have only alluded to in the […]
Four stars. The 1975’s latest single; ‘Me & You Together Song’ explodes in a flurry of effervescent confetti. It paints a picture of giddy teenage romance swimming in synth and could-have-beens. ‘Me & You’ is upbeat, maintaining a steady level of energy throughout, but with no particularly memorable peaks or troughs it has the potential […]
All the way from sunny California, The Regrettes graced Glasgow, performing in King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut. It felt like a sort of exotic novelty, seeing them here in Scotland, such a contrast to the images of them in front of blue skies and palm trees we are so used to. Despite the sub-freezing temperatures, […]
Never has anything sounded more distinctly ‘1975’ than this new single. Like a box of ancient treasures, ‘Frail State of Mind’ has whispers of everything from Music for Cars to A Brief Enquiry. The first three releases from the upcoming album, Notes on a Conditional Form have clearly been carefully selected to tease the full […]