Never has a track title been so apt as London-based BARLI’s ‘Speechless’, the completely honest emotion leaving you just that. With an accompanying video pairing her ethereal, heart-wrenching vocals with equally ethereal pink hues and movements, ‘Speechless’ is a track…
When Tramlines Festival returns for its eighth edition from 22 – 24 July, taking over a plethora of venues and outdoors stages across Sheffield, it will fly the flag once again as the UK’s largest inner-city music festival. But how does it attract…
I’ve found myself recently unable to love tracks on a first listen. I’ll know something’s good but it will seemingly take a few goes for it to really click. PURS, however, got me first time with ‘Surround’. The track takes…
As part of the new Gigslutz series “A First Date with…” we sat down with Blossoms to get to know them a little better. In a bid to keep our options open both Joe and Tom took us out, and…
Ahead of their appearance at LeeFest Presents: The Neverland, a string of other festivals, and the pending release of their second album Till The Tomb we found out a little bit more about Beaty Heart… Tell us a bit about Beaty Heart! We…
Even the most adored bands can struggle with returning to music: reformations aren’t always greeted with the desired response and can often sound forced and tired. Yet this isn’t your average reformation: after initially forming in the ’90s, Bugeye’s return…
Inner-city festivals are always tough: endless attempts to run from venue to venue to see absolutely everyone on your list, usually resulting in lengthy queues and inevitable disappointment. But I’ve learnt from mistakes and though The Great Escape is certainly…
Following a breakup and the death of her best friend, Elizabeth Le Fey (AKA Globelamp) wrote the The Orange Glow as a reflection of her year- and what a beautiful reflection it is. Within the first two tracks, Le Fey…
A week ahead of its release, The Scruff shared the video for their latest track, ‘Bricks and Bottles’. Featuring a gaggle of suited, professional adults clambering around a children’s play area while the children man the place, the video –…
There’s something a little bit odd about reviewing an album that’s the same age as me – a day older, in fact. Yet here we are: 20 years on and Manic Street Preachers are celebrating the anniversary of Everything Must…