Author Archives: David Weir

ALBUM: White Denim ‘Stiff’

Rating: “We thought, what’s the fundamental thing that made us want to get into a van and quit our terrible jobs and start this whole thing in the first place?” Asks virtuosic guitar-slinger and White Denim frontman James Petralli when discussing…

LIVE: This Is The Kit – Leaf, Liverpool 26.11.15

Between the peeling Deco walls and under the warm overhanging multi-hued bulbs of Liverpool’s Leaf Café, the audience cozy together for what promises to be a mellow evening of leftfield folk from This Is The Kit, a.k.a Kate Stables &…

LIVE: Liverpool Music Week 22-31.10.15

It seems having to update the events calendar is becoming more familiar by the day for Liverpool’s strong, gig-going community. Days booked off work; pulling sickies; or maybe working out a way to perform at them all for some folks,…

LIVE: The Clientele – Islington Assembly Hall 23.10.15

Pacing along Islington’s Upper St. past the clocked-off, already well-oiled Friday crowds, we’re itching to arrive inside the Assembly Hall’s ornate four walls and soak up some sublime, understated song courtesy of The Clientele and co. In celebration of the…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: Liverpool Music Week 2015

When: Thursday 22nd October – Saturday 31st October Where: Across multiple venues including Shipping Forecast, Arts Club Loft, The Kazimier, The Buyers Club, The Scandinavian Church, Camp & Furnace, Bluecoat, The Dome – Grand Central Hall. Acts: Richard Hawley, Godspeed…

INTERVIEW: Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele

With five records to their name and over two decades of experience in penning sublime, moonlit psych-pop, we spoke with Alasdair MacLean of The Clientele to discuss their recently released career-spanning compilation Alone & Unreal, how they’re free from the…

ALBUM: Low ‘Ones & Sixes’

Rating: Two decades on, eleven albums in, and Low are still determinedly testing their limits and composing songs that leave listeners on the verge of apparent breakdowns, whether due to their cataclysmic clout or gorgeous hymnal simplicity. Ones & Sixes…