The organisers at On Blackheath Festival should be proud of themselves. They have created a cracking little festival that certainly aims to please a wide demographic. It ticked all of the important boxes, which should from now on include having…
Amy Macdonald performed to a sold out crowd at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this week, and it was a pleasure to see a live performance at such a prestigious magical venue. You can’t help but gaze at its stunning architecture…
New York rockers The Lemon Twigs were in London last week, and Gigslutz photographer Aaron Parsons’ was there to capture their energetic live set at Camden’s KOKO. Fronted by brothers Brian D’Addario and Michael D’Addario, the two songwriters and multi-instrumentalists were on…
An extensive global tour, performances over two consecutive years at Glastonbury, appearances on Jools Holland and 6 Music firmly placed The Zombies on everyone’s Spotify playlists last year; with young and old, newcomers and fans alike celebrating a musical British…
Following the release of On My One earlier this year, his most personal, hands-on record to date, Jake Bugg is in the midst of a huge tour that will see him heading across Europe once he’s done with the UK. Our…
Nottingham based singer song writer Georgie graced the Birmingham O2 Academy last night, supporting none other than Nottingham starlet Jake Bugg. Georgie has been writing songs since she was 16 and has bagged a strong stage presence and distinctive sound…
Rating: 2012: With the heavily patriotic backdrop of the imminent Olympic Games, Swim Deep released a grungy, homebodied video for an anthem of the short lived B-TOWN scene, ‘King City’. A few months later, DIIV presented Oshin; forty minutes and…
Rating: Everything Everything instantly set themselves apart from the indie quartet archetype by cultivating a distinct sound, aided by Jonathan Higgs’ falsetto and instrumental that flows with glitchy synths. Man Alive and Arc, released in 2010 and 2013 respectively, displayed…
Rating: After three years of anticipation, Young Kato, the unashamedly indie/pop band from Cheltenham, release their debut, Don’t Wait ‘Til Tomorrow, in a cloud of summery synth tones and clear vocals. Opener ‘Sunshine’ represents the epitome of easy listening chart music,…
Rating: Coves shoegazed on to the scene in 2011, carrying a sound possessing bass drums laden with celestial synth heavy choruses. However, in their latest work, Spectrum, listeners can encounter a starkly different tone. The EP opens with ‘Shot To…