Although Manchester has seen both the rise and fall of Britpop, there’s no doubt that the city is still the forerunner in creating rock ‘n’ roll and – in the words of Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner – “That rock ‘n’…
This week we bring you a selection of progressive house tracks that have grabbed our attention. We think these could be stealthy chart climbers… MORTEN – PERFECT DIVE (Ultra Music) We’ll plunge straight in with this progressive beauty from Morten,…
Following the success of their last EP – 2012’s ‘Are We Lost?’ – Wakefield four-piece, Morain, now give us their latest EP, ‘Worlds Apart’. The strength of this creation shows that the year and a half spent lapping up their new…
By Drums Eat Everything for Hijacker Records. Deep from the heart of the Dimond District in Oakland, California, West Coast electronic music pioneer An-Ten-Nae and beat master Releece joined forces to form Dimond Saints and make deep, bassy grooves fatter than your best…
Released this week (17th March), Dexters have offered the world its debut album ‘Shimmer Gold’. Packed full of Kinks and Ray Davis inspired lyrics, the album combines bygone semantics with an optimistic indie sound to bridge the gap between ‘good-old’…
Leicester-massive Kasabian are now stalwarts on the British music scene. Continuously playing live and releasing new tracks to generally warm reviews, it’s hard to imagine British Indie without them now. For many, 2009’s ‘West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum’ is the band’s…
Metronomy, having just released their fourth album ‘Love Letters’, made their way to Manchester on Friday night for a gig at the Ritz the third date of their extensive European tour. Lead singer Joe Mount says it’s “one of…
If it’s a bit of ebullient garage-rock you’re after, then Norwegian Grammy nominated, Death By Unga Bunga, are the guys for you. About to release their third album, DBUG’s new single – ‘Tambourine’ – is full of catchy, trippy melodies…
Following the blinding success of the past two years X&Y returns to Liverpool on 11th July, this time within the confines of Liverpool Uni Mountford Hall, to deliver the best in much loved and up and coming bands. Canadian band…
When predicting the success of a band, I find it helps to picture them in a venue and see if they fit. The majority conform to either small pubs, clubs and bars OR larger festivals and big events. Rarely do they merge…