Author Archives: Tilda Bywater

LIVE: PRIMAVERA SOUND 2018

Monopolising on Glasto’s sabbatical, Primavera really outdid itself last week. With arguably the best line-up on this year’s festival circuit, a view of the sea and consistent sun to boot, revellers truly were spoilt. Here are our highlights: THURSDAY 31ST MAY Kicking…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: Primavera Sound 2018

Name: Primavera Sound 2018 Where: Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, España When: 30th May – 2nd June 2018 Headliners: Belle and Sebastian, Björk, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, The War On Drugs, The National, Haim, Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, A$AP Rocky…

LIVE: HMLTD @ Electric Ballroom, London, 24/10/17

HMLTD is an art movement as much as a band, as well as an exercise in ‘spot the influences’ – from the visuals to the music itself. For the six-piece, the two are inextricable and their frenetic live shows are…

LIVE: TRUCK FESTIVAL 2017

Between the unrivalled line-up and morning workouts lead by none other than Mr Motivator (the hungover crowd a truly beautifully British contradiction, star-jumping with fag in one hand and tinny in the other), the perpetual torrential rain did little to…

LIVE: The Orwells – The Dome, London 30/11/16

Chicago five-piece The Orwells, infamous both amongst venue owners for their raucous shows and other bands alike (the boys rather unaffectionately likened Arctic Monkeys to the Backstreet Boys after supporting them on the road), graced The Dome on Wednesday for…

LIVE: Hinds – Academy 2, Manchester 26.11.16

“We are so happy to be in Manchester! We’ve just been touring around Scandinavia and the people there are cold!” cries vocalist, guitarist and ¼ of Hinds, Ana Perrote, for the twentieth time that night (alluding to an apparently harsh…

New Track: We Came From Wolves – ‘Places Unfamiliar’

Scottish rockers We Came From Wolves have just dropped a stomper of a release that’s sure to delight your eardrums. ‘Places Unfamiliar’ is short (coming in at three minutes), but high octane enough to warrant some moderate head-banging… And will…

LIVE: Mirrors 2016 – 29.10.16

Multi-venue inner-city festivals are springing up almost as quickly as the encroaching luxury flats these days, and the ever-gentrifying Hackney played host to one of them this weekend. The event’s proximity to Halloween and the fact that London is at…

New Track: Friend – ‘The Evening Crowns The Day’

Zurich-born Dominik Huber (aka Friend) has already asserted himself as the king of soaring vocals fused with serene hypnagogic beats – and latest offering ‘The Evening Crowns The Day’ is no exception to that enchanting combination. Taken from his eleven-track-strong…