Author Archives: Kate Crudgington

About Kate Crudgington

Assistant Editor for Gigslutz (2015-2017) Now Co-Founder, Co-Host & Features Editor for @getinherears

ALBUM: Aurora ‘All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend’

Rating: You might recognise the voice of nineteen year old Aurora; she was the soundtrack to last year’s John Lewis Christmas advert, Man On The Moon. Equal parts alarming and charming, the singer’s auspicious vocals make for bright yet troubled listening; and her debut…

INTERVIEW: The Tapestry

Kate Crudgington caught up with three quarters of Tameside’s finest ahead of their upcoming UK tour… It’s been a while since you’ve spoken to Gigslutz. What have you all been up to recently? Liam: We’ve just finished our new single…

LIVE: COURTS – The Finsbury, London 27.02.16

Outside The Finsbury on Saturday night, bleak winter winds ravaged the faces of smokers who’d nipped out for a nicotine fix in between pints. Inside the venue – smoke machines provided a similar visual effect – but the temperature was…

LIVE: The Japanese House – Dingwalls, Camden 25.02.16

Mid-way through her set at Dingwalls last week, Amber Bain – aka The Japanese House – introduced her track ‘Sugar Pill’ with the self-deprecating remark, “Here’s another depressing song…”. It’s not clear whether this was as a trigger warning, or a…

Gigslutz Video Vote, March 2016

It’s a new month, and the Gigslutz team have chosen four new videos from a host of diverse and interesting artists for your viewing pleasure! Kicking off March’s vote is Irish songwriter Fraser Jane. Her video for ‘Enough’ is a collage…

LIVE: The Joy Formidable – Oslo, Hackney 23.02.16

Stepping out of the spotlight can be a strategy fraught with risk and contractual backlash for musicians, but for The Joy Formidable – who have spent the last twelve months in the Welsh town of Mold, recording third album Hitch…

LIVE: Hinds – Koko, Camden 18.02.16

Hinds‘ guitarist & vocalist Carlotta Cosials stepped in to KOKO’s spotlight on Thursday night, and with a simple “Hola…” she captured the attention of a crowd who were ready to go “Freakin’ mad”. For Carlotta, Ana, Ade & Amber, playing…

Gigslutz Video Vote, February 2016

It’s the fourth and final week of the Gigslutz February Video Vote! Previously we’ve featured ‘Slug’ by Petrol Girls, ‘She’s a Dancer’ by Youth Club, and ‘Anthem’ by SaSaSaS. This week, it’s the turn of Italian-Icelandic rock trio, My Cruel…

Gigslutz Video Vote, February 2016

It’s the third week of the Gigslutz February Video Vote! We’ve already featured ‘Slug’ by the Petrol Girls, and ‘She’s a Dancer’ by Youth Club; but this week it’s the turn of Drum & Bass super-group, SaSaSaS. The group is made up of…