Still avoiding tomorrow as much as they can, Bastille spends the night at the Brighton Centre as part of their whistle-stop UK tour. Support coming from Lewis Capaldi and Ulysses Wells. Read about the show here.
Category: Features
London Gigs and Events | wc February 4th
The Buzz Roundup: your guide to the London gigs to check out this week, featuring Bastille, Cherry Glazerr, Luluc, Chvrches, Anna Calvi, Honey Lung, Elder Island, Ten Tonnes, Tusks, The Streets, The Vaccines, Kaiser Chiefs and more.
Review: Black Midi @ Rough Trade Bristol
Since they first emerged towards the end of 2017, discussions of Black Midi have been of a permanent, almost obligatory enthusiasm. Tonight sees the band play Rough Trade Bristol as they continue to share their cerebral and powerful sound.
Review: Mike Krol – ‘Power Chords’ (Merge Records)
Has it really been four years since Mike Krol last released an album? Sadly yes…. That album was the unfairly slept on Turkey. But now Krol has returned with a new album Power Chords that pushes his fuzzed-out guitar world view to new, and unexpected directions.
Review: YAK – ‘Pursuit of Momentary Happiness’ (Third Man)
With their sophomore album, coming in the wake of their 2016 debut Alas Salvation, YAK prove themselves to be an incredibly talented and singular voice in the rock scene. Pursuit of Momentary Happiness is not just a great rock album, it is a great album, period. Moving between styles and moods with panache and verve, the band show themselves to be adept at whatever musical stylings they turn to. Tracks run the gamut from short and sweet punk tunes that call to mind The Clash and The Stooges (“Blinded By The Lies”), to head-smashing rock (“Pay Off Vs The Struggle”), to sleazy lounge tracks that engender comparison Fat White Family (“Encore”), and drawn out epics that could be cuts from a Leonard Cohen album (“This House Has No Living Room”). Written, primarily, by vocalist Oliv…
London Gigs and Events | wc January 28th
The Buzz Roundup: your guide to the London gigs to check out this week, featuring Dream Wife, The Vryll Society, Heavy Lungs, Ed Harcourt, The Dandy Warhols, Death Cab For Cutie, Thurston Moore, The Streets and more.
Live: Mike Skinner & The Streets @ O2 Apollo, Manchester
What makes a musician a legend? Is it age? Is it album sales? Is it selling out three nights at Manchester’s O2 Apollo? For Mike Skinner and The Streets, it’s probably a straightforward case of whether you can provoke a good time or not.
Live: Ben Howard @ O2 Academy Brixton
Following in the wake of three sold-out nights at the O2 Academy Brixton, Ben Howard added one final show to bring his run of shows in London up to four subsequent nights. Even after three nights of complete honesty, exposure, and connection with the audience, he showed no signs of fatigue or letting up.
London Gigs and Events | wc January 14th
The Buzz Roundup: your guide to the hottest London gigs this week, featuring The 1975, Ben Howard, Art Brut, Ghostface Killah, Roni Size, Pale Waves, Spring King and more. Check out our rundown on the best gigs to catch in London this week.
Live: MGMT @ Albert Hall, Manchester
Popularity was an unwanted pregnancy for MGMT. After releasing Oracular Spectacular in 2008 they spent two albums running away from their own hits and the bright-eyed pubescent attention they brought. Read the review of MGMT playing Manchester’s Albert Hall.