When it comes to why The Jezabels named their third studio album Synthia, the Australian four-piece’s vocalist, Hayley Mary, has a pretty simple explanation: “It just sounded really synthy, so we called it Synthia.” Of course there’s slightly more to…
Eighteen months ago, The Libertines’ Hyde Park headline set had to be temporarily halted, with Carl Barat telling the tens of thousands to “calm it down a bit” midway through the second song. While tonight’s crowd are by no means…
Following a couple of years of festival spots and support slots, Adam French‘s debut headline tour is off to an impressive start with a sold out night at London’s The Social. While it’s one of the city’s more intimate venues, there’s…
Demons Of Ruby Mae – The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch 02.02.15 Angsty vocals shatter over drips and drops of synthesizers when Jonny Gavin and Adam Rowley – collectively called Demons Of Ruby May – perform together. This intimate set at…
Few bands do highs and lows as extreme and as frequently as Duran Duran. For every Rio and reunion tour (five sold out nights at Wembley Arena when the “fab five” reunited in the early ‘00s) there’s a questionable covers…
As we near 40 years since the Sex Pistols’s released their one and only studio album ‘Never Mind The Bollocks’, it seems America is leading the way on the punk front: Green Day’s wheels are still turning; The Offspring return…
Adam French‘s double A-side single does exactly what a two-sided (alas, rarely physical anymore) release should; showcasing two distinctly different sides to his personality, tied together with a vocal that carries angst, as well as the innocence a 23-year old shouldn’t have shaken…
Aside from those playing new LPs in full, there are few bands – three albums into their career – who take every single track from a recent release and spread it across the set list; with just a smattering of singles and…
When New Order returned to touring in 2011 it was a welcomed decision (of course), but how much had changed during their time away? Sure Hooky’s absence was fresh and noticeable, and Gillian’s return needed, but the hits still sounded…
Rating: Unless you’ve been living in an age of flip-phones, it’s near impossible to escape the return of Adele. Few reunions can amass the hype surrounding 25; her third album following the successful 19 and phenomenal 21. Your little brother…