Cate Le Bon, Jehnny Beth, Anna Calvi and more stellar femme talent will join the Bristol boys on tour next year.
Author: Tom Curtis-Horsfall
Breaking Through | 5 Questions with Peter Bibby
An assured raconteur with a characteristic Aussie drawl, cult figure Bibby fits somewhere in the record store between Amyl and the Sniffers, Captain Beefheart, and Courtney Barnett.
Save Our Venues Spotlight: The Railway Inn, Winchester
The centrepoint of the city’s local, melting-pot music community, Winchester’s The Railway Inn has proved a vital stepping stone in the careers of many respected musicians. We spoke to resident artist booker James Knights about the venue’s memorable moments, and immediate future.
5 must-see livestream sets to tune into this September
As live music tentatively returns, there’s still a glut of livestream sets to occupy your ears. Here’s our picks for this month.
Metronomy & Jamie xx the latest additions to Music Venue Trust’s ‘Passport: Back To Our Roots’ shows
They join Pet Shop Boys, Elbow, and more major artists performing in raising vital funds for grassroots, independent music venues facing the threat of closure.
Breaking Through | 6 Questions with Hannah Georgas
There’s not an obvious swathe of indie musicians that share a common thread with megastar Taylor Swift, though Georgas can count herself as one of the aforementioned. Working with The National’s Aaron Dessner on her new album, she looks set to become one of 2020’s breakthrough successes within the intercontinental indie consciousness.
Phoebe Bridgers & Arlo Parks team up for haunting cover of Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’
A surprising but impeccably well-suited cover version, recorded for a BBC Radio 1 session from two of contemporary indie music’s brightest talents.
beabadoobee announces 2021 UK & Ireland tour dates
Having revealed tour dates in support of impending debut studio album Fake It Flowers, it’ll be a year-long wait till we see the burgeoning icon on the road.
Leeds-based DIY label Eeasy Records announce benefit compilation album in aid of local venues Mabgate Bleach & Wharf Chambers
The New Yorkshire Heavy Underground compilation, released via Bandcamp for ‘no fee Friday’ on 4th September, features regional talent such as Pulled Apart By Horses, bdrmm, Peach Club, and more.
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker reveals two new solo albums – hear lead single ‘anything’ here
songs + instrumentals is set for release this Autumn, via 4AD.