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LISTEN: Gorillaz – ‘Humility’

Over a year on from their 2017 comeback album, Gorillaz return with two new tracks: ‘Humility’ and ‘Lake Zurich’. ‘Humility’, the first single from their upcoming sixth album The Now Now, debuted yesterday (May 31) on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1…

Some things we learned at Glastonbury 2016

Damon Albarn is the Pharaoh of the Pyramid Stage After headlining with Blur in 2009 and Gorillaz in 2011, Damon Albarn’s set saw him at the other end of the bill this year, opening the Pyramid stage with the Orchestra…

Blur vs Oasis: 20 Years On

A comparable set to the Blur vs Oasis rivalry of the mid-nineties is not likely to happen again in our lifetime. For those that remember it – and it is with trepidation that I face up to the fact that a modern-day…

Gigslutz Top 5 Albums of 2014

Because the world is crying out for another 2014 best of list, we present the top five albums of 2014 according to the Gigslutz editorial team… Listen to our Best of 2014 Playlist here Dan Bull, Reviews Editor 1. The Jezabels – The Brink…

Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2014: Gigslutz Predictions

With the shortlist for acts nominated for this years Barclaycard Mercury Prize due to be announced on Wednesday 10th September 2014, we thought we’d throw our two cents in and name who we believe is likely to be included on…

10 OF THE BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES

To celebrate the release of new documentaries about two of our fave artists – Nick Cave’s 20,000 Days on Earth and Big Star’s Nothing Can Hurt Me – Gigslutz presents ten of the most captivating films to explore the stories behind…

LIVE: Latitude Festival 2014, Henham Park, Suffolk

Rating: On a tropical-esque day I clambered into my (very kind) friend’s rather precious 42 year-old VW camper van, ensuring them of course that no calamity would befall me. Only hours later I’ve flooded the engine (I don’t know that…

LISTEN: Latitude Festival Playlist

Latitude enters its 9th year with a line up hotter than the July heatwave. As always it promises more than music, with a comprehensive bill of comedians, open air theatre, poetry, dance, cabaret and arts giving festival goers a schedule…