Category: Features

Not many bands would have had as good an eighteen months as IDLES. Heralded as one of the artists of 2018 by the likes of KEXP and 6 Music, the success of second album Joy as an Act of Resistance has carried on into 2019, with a tour stop in Manchester’s Albert Hall tonight. They’re the punk band that can boast having some of Britain’s best choruses and most raucous performances, as well as the best album opener from last year. ‘Colossus’ rightly kicks things off; with its rim shots and bass shudders, the warning signs are there that things will get rowdy. When the clenching build-up finally falls into the frantic breakdown of “ah-ah-ah”-s and “yeah-yeah-yeah”-s, it releases an energy that lasts the rest of the night. They follow straight up with ‘Mother’, which has…

Electro-Punk duo Sleaford Mods bring their politically fuelled energy to a sold-out Leeds University Stylus. Support act Liines served to whip-up to capacity crowd with a cacophony of crunchy guitar effects and pounding drum loops.

A bona fide national treasure in the making, fresh from his success at this year’s BRITs, it seems like George Ezra can do no wrong. Last year’s Staying At Tamara’s doubled-down on the sheer likeability and charm of his debut.

On this run in support of last year’s superbly-received ‘Living In Extraordinary Times’, indie’s great survivors James now find themselves at the famous Royal Albert Hall for a night that drips with emotion, elation, elegies and euphoria.

The Buzz Roundup: your guide to the London events to check out this week, featuring Du Blonde, The Lemon Twigs, The Struts, Octavian, Yola, Cory Wong, Orville Peck, Sean McGowan and more.

Australian Indie-Pop act Cub Sport bring the UK leg of their tour to Leeds’ Headrow House. A symphony of piano-driven synthpop and awe-inspiring vocal delivery delivered by a front-man at the top of his game.

Tonight at EartH brings the promise of experiencing a new artist and new venue together for the first time. With Oscar Jerome bringing his jazz-fusion sounds, that have been on the playlists of art school kids and muso’s for years now, and rightfully so.

Walking into the main room at Electrowerkz, it’s a triumphant, sweaty mess. The Ninth Wave, the second of whenyoung’s two support acts (following on from Sinead O’Brien) perform, melting on the stage.

The Dandy Warhols liven up a cold winter’s night and turn back the years with the culmination of their 25th Anniversary European tour at London’s Brixton Academy. Supporting The Dandy Warhols are bands Juniore and Swervedriver.