The Buzz

Bella Union holding auditions for “exceptionally talented” drummer

The label, run by former Cocteau Twins bassist Simon Raymonde, is looking for a budding British-based drummer to join one of their roster’s touring bands.

Motorama: “We are tired of the global political media.”

The Buzz speaks to Vlad Parshin, bandleader of Russian post-punks Motorama about how he ignores outside opinion and uses the past to paint his vision of the present.

In Review: Claud – Super Monster

Claud’s debut full-length on Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records glimmers with nostalgia and intimacy. It’s easy on the ear and heavy on the heart, in the best way possible.

Django Django: “On our previous two albums we were so bogged down, we got lost.”

Ahead of 4th studio album Glowing In The Dark, we spoke to Django Django bassist Jimmy Dixon about how the explorative four-piece escaped the malaise of previous methods, and freed themselves to have fun.

In Review: slowthai – TYRON

slowthai makes it clear that TYRON is a redemptive study of self, but this album of two conflicting sides lacks the urgency of his debut, nor is it a focused enough commitment to the idea of self-examination.

Gŵyl 2021: Cate Le Bon, Gruff Rhys, Tim Burgess, Arlo Parks lead lineup for new online festival

Festival of Voice, FOCUS Wales, Other Voices Cardigan and Aberystwyth Comedy Festival come together to bring us the online celebration of music and comedy this March, broadcast on the BBC.

Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on post-Brexit touring: “This is a tragedy of deferred dreams.”

As MPs discuss the issue today, Greenwood penned an open letter warning that the “costs of touring Europe will kill off careers and diminish our national culture”.