Slaves, Laura Mvula, Nothing But Thieves and more have also been announced for the Hertfordshire festival. Since emerging in the 90s, Orbital have made their way to the top of electronic royalty. Following five years away from the stage, Orbital…
For the second time I’m to see the wonderful Miss Mvula this year, I’m making my way to Electric Brixton and I’ve left it too late to get anywhere near the front – I can’t even find the entrance to the…
Name: V Festival Where: Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire When: 20th – 21st August 2016 Headliners: Justin Bieber & Rihanna Also Featuring: Jake Bugg, Kaiser Chiefs, Faithless, Sia, Tinie Tempah, David Guetta, Bastille, Rick Astley, Fleur East, Jess Glynne,…
It’s a Sunday evening, and people are shuffling off of London’s busy Strand and into the charming cobbled courtyard of Somerset House. The headliner tonight is the soulful Laura Mvula, but as the drinks start flowing prior to her arrival,…
There are few times when I genuinely feel that a recording of an inspirational speech (overlaid with ambient sounds and peppered with percussion) as an intro isn’t just an attempt at instant gravitas – but as Laura Mvula saunters onto…
An hour – give or take – of what Team Gigslutz love this month: Baauer, M.I.A, G-Dragon – ‘Temple’ Taken from the highly anticipated debut from Baauer, ‘Temple’ ia a high energy banger with Eastern influences and dance-inducing bass, featuring…
Rating: Laura Mvula’s new album is and isn’t a new album. Mvula’s second album is a rerecording of her debut Mercury Prize nominated album, Sing to the Moon, featuring the Metropole Orkest. Her debut album was a triumph, an excellent…