All the history of Vega and Suicide swirls around in this album from the vault, which has an eerie spatial quality to it. Hearing him yell at you from beyond the grave is disorienting; it absorbs you – it’s like you’re being haunted by his ghost.
Manchester Psych Fest 2021: Stereolab, Tinariwen, Girl Band lead the lineup
The festival’s far out first announcement also includes Dry Cleaning, KOKOROKO, Kikagaku Moyo, Porridge Radio, Bo Ningen, as well as more varied artists from across the spectrum of psych, indie, punk, and folk.
LIVE: Sharon Van Etten – epic Ten livestream
With a humble, passionate, and rare play-through of her hallmark album at LA’s Zebulon, Van Etten pays homage to the intimate venue and collaborative process that helped build her career and offered a sturdy platform for her hard-earned popularity.
British music legends write to Prime Minister in plea to increase songwriting protections with streaming
Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, David Gilmour, Annie Lennox, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Brian Eno and more iconic artists plea to Boris Johnson and the UK government to regulate streaming services.
LIVE: Moses Boyd: live from the Barbican
In another superb edition to the Barbican series, the jazz drummer and orchestrator who’s renowned for his blistering and balanced playing style exacts this energy in a show that passed all too quickly.
In Review: Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra – Promises
Promises, a spiritual collaboration, proves that when virtuosos unite music knows no bounds.
Get To Know… Alan Vega & Suicide
It can be tricky to navigate the influential back catalogue of Alan Vega and Martin Rev, a duo that confronted every convention they ever faced. To help, here’s an intro to Suicide and Alan Vega’s solo career in 10 tracks:
5 new Bristol-based punk bands you need to know
Home to many a misfit musician, here are five Bristol punk bands (that were) tearing up local venues like the Louisiana, Exchange, and Crofters Rights, with a foreword from local DIY label Breakfast Records.
Chubby and the Gang drop raucous new single ‘Lightning Don’t Strike Twice’ + huge UK/Ire 2021 tour
West London’s promising pub punks announce a hefty 40-date tour for November and December this year, with a new tune to showcase.
PREMIERE: Joe by the Book drop laidback Chicano-inspired new single ‘Be Somebody’
Check out the Leeds-based indie upstarts’ second track in a series of three standalone singles set for release via Headcount Records.