Rating: It’s a chilly October evening in Manchester and there’s a huge tour bus outside the Ritz ready to take Ella Eyre around the UK in luxury. It looks very fancy from the outside anyway; I haven’t yet been invited…
The new single from The Sherlocks cements them as one of the best new indie bands today – strong vocals and undeniably catchy riffs power through this unstoppable tune. These two sets of brothers from Sheffield have worked themselves up…
Rating: The Americana feel of Jo Rose’s British songwriting is the key to his unique appeal. Although born and raised in Manchester, his true country roots can be heard in the intonation of his vocals. Rose’s debut album Spurs is…
Rating: It’s the third of The 1975’s four nights at Manchester Apollo, but because of confusing additional dates, it is as Matt Healy says, “the one that sold out first”. I love seeing a band come back to do a big hometown…
Sheffield boys, Laurel Canyons, bring authentic folk-rock back in their single ‘Owe Nothing’. After an explosive end to their previous record deal with manager and company, the band has come back fighting with a showstopper first song off their forthcoming Now We’re…
Rating: If you haven’t heard of Catfish and the Bottlemen by now, I mean, where’ve you been? Even if you’ve literally been under a rock there’s no excuse. Catfish have been anywhere and everywhere – making it to almost every…
There are plenty of female solo artists trying to make it in the music industry today, and most I hear don’t really capture my excitement. But Chastity Brown has done it for me: it’s truly down to her blend of catchy melodies…
‘Shell Shock’ – the new single from Londoners Desert Ships – is a burst of radiant and glistening sound. The track, along with their debut album ‘Doll Skin Flag’, was produced by Ride’s own Mark Gardener, whose shoegaze expertise has clearly…
Rating: Sleep is the debut record from London based enigma artist Tom the Lion. Word spread of his talents after the release of a limited edition vinyl-only EP The Adventures of Tom the Lion at Rough Trade shops in late…
Rating: Manchester’s Spinningfields, the upmarket side of town, home to Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss and just for tonight the wonderful delights of Little Comets and Thumpers. Disaronno Terrace have set up their ultimate summer party at The Oast House with…