Switching from boot-boy swagger to cosmonaut groove with fluid ease, the Leeds-based band’s debut album would be ideal to neck six beers to, have a dance and sing with the choruses even if (especially if?) you don’t really know the words.
In Review: IDLES – ‘Mr. Motivator’
There’s nothing like a dose of gallows humour to soften the blow of impending apocalypse, and ‘Mr. Motivator’ is exactly that: a call-to-arms to “all hold hands, chase the pricks away”.
In Review: Khruangbin – ‘So We Won’t Forget’
Promising more of a vocal focus on their impending third album, the calming nostalgia of ‘So We Won’t Forget’ is a subtle triumph.
In Review: Perfume Genius – Set My Heart On Fire Immediately
Haunting, poetic, and gifted with delicacy, Mike Hadreas’ fifth album reminds us to look back, let go, and always remember to dream.
Primavera Sound Unveil Preliminary Lineup For 2021
Alongside retaining some of this year’s lineup including The Strokes, Tyler, The Creator, and Iggy Pop, Barcelona’s indie music festival Mecca will welcome Tame Impala, Gorillaz, FKA Twigs, and many more come next June.
‘Quarantunes’ with PINS
We’re getting recommendations from our favourite artists, seeing which tracks, or ‘Quarantunes’ are helping them traverse this strange new world. Next up, it’s bold, slick, and newly streamlined punk-trio PINS.
In Review: Crack Cloud – ‘Ouster Stew’
The irregular Canadian collective share a thrilling teaser from their forthcoming second album, a violent tumult of sound that resonates with the unsure time we’re currently facing.
Glastonbury Festival To Broadcast Classic Sets For 50th Anniversary
To commemorate what should’ve been the festival’s semicentennial celebration, many classic sets will either be broadcast or able to stream in their entirety on the BBC.
In Review: Yellow Days – ‘Love Is Everywhere’
A unique way of breaking down stigma, ‘Love Is Everywhere’ sees Yellow Days courageously address personal mental health issues in what he’s self-described as “upbeat existential millennial crisis music”.
Anniverseries: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker
Ten years on to the day, we revisit Tame Impala’s debut album – a kaleidoscopic showpiece that paved the way for one of the previous decade’s guitar music success stories.