Now on their second album since reforming, Fall Out Boy have graduated to become an arena filling institution. You know what you get with this foursome: a solidified sound, musicianship, Pete Wentz’ sultry looks and plenty of air fisting from the crowd scrambling…
Cult folk icon turned queen of pulsating, krauty electronics, Jane Weaver, is a Liverpool talent that Manchester is more than happy to embrace. Last year she won Piccadilly Records’ album of the year award, and showcased her new sound to…
As Sam Smith unveils ‘The Writing’s On The Wall’, the theme to this year’s Bond film, Spectre, our writers take a look down the barrel of a gun with YouTube in the firing line. From the covers to the demoes to…
Following the release of their second album, If I Was (produced by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon), earlier this year, and ahead of their own headline tour starting next month, The Staves supported Florence + The Machine during their recent arena tour, culminating in four dates…
As bold as the statement might be, why not get it out of the way before we begin: Florence Welch is our new Kate Bush. There, it’s been said. A third consecutive number one album and hugely successful stand-in Glastonbury…
Rating: Hooky-less, but with a few famous faces to take the attention away, New Order return with their first album in a decade – and that’s not the only first. Their first collection without Peter Hook’s low-swung bass-lines is also…
Bluesy-duo’s have been around since the days of The Carpenters so the sight of one on guitar and another on drums isn’t a new thing. Fast forward to fifteen years ago and Jack ’n’ Meg rebooted the format for the…
Culture Club’s comeback has been nothing short of clumsy, or as Boy George puts it tonight: “We’re Culture Club, and that in itself is something of a miracle…” (A seamless segue into second track, ‘It’s A Miracle’ – like a…
Rating: With 2010’s All You Need Is Now, Duran Duran dusted off the synthesisers used on some of their most iconic moments, providing them with their most favourable reviews for some time. With Mark Ronson steering the ship (or perhaps more appropriately, yacht),…
With a vocal that takes two shots Paolo Nutini, a twist of Rod Stewart, shaken with a dash of the screams of Robert Plant and served in Will Young style pop shots, James Morrison quickly became one of the UK’s…