Broken Hands first came onto my radar at the beginning of last year, their “Silver Landing Program” was turning heads, and understandably so. A change in direction caused the band to introduce a radical new idea for their live show….
Over 2500 people can fit inside Manchester’s Academy 1; A big black box full to the brim with people. Guys with shirts off and girls with heels strut around, some more rowdily than others, trying to get the best spot…
London-based German singer-songwriter Lena Laki is one of those ultimately talented musicians it’s essential to appreciate. She began her career recording popular jazz and folk covers, all the while developing her own skill and style to become the artist and woman she…
Chesterfield boys TRASH have been smashing it since day one, but new single ‘Workout’ is easily their best since debut single ‘Hot Coffee’. At least some form of exercise is guaranteed due to continuous hitting of the replay button. ‘Workout’…
Coming to my attention through my hometown’s biggest promoters, Whitney are something of an enigma. Formed from previous members of Smith Westerns, Max Kakacek and Julian Ehrlich, Whitney remain just as exciting and divisive as their previous project. However, now…
The best thing about discovering a band at the start of their musical journey is the opportunity to watch them improve, grow and evolve. Man Made are back in their hometown, for what seems like the thousandth time, but I’m…
According to the wondrous force that is twitter, I’m aware The 1975 will set foot on stage at Manchester’s Apollo at 2100 hours. However, at only 20:45 a quiet drone begins gently drifting out of the speakers and into the…
For most, including me, The Feeling were the best of the best when it comes to mid noughties indie. 2006 saw ‘Fill My Little World’ and ‘Never Be Lonely’ leap into the Top 10, when Razorlight and The Fratellis were…
York based indie-rockers King No-One are back with a bang with new single ‘Stay Close’. A great track record so far sees previous singles hyped by Huw Stephens and others at 6 Music and Radio X. The five piece have been…
Genre is often hard to define these days, but Hartlepool newcomers PLAZA have pinned themselves and debut single ‘Totem’ as “post-indie”. I like it, for many the term ‘indie’ is now synonymous with generic guitar music, hipsters and dickheads on…