Meet: Ryan Breslin from The K’s on their Wild Ride, New Album, and Biggest Tour Yet
It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for The K’s. With their debut album I Wonder If the World Knows on the horizon and a huge UK and Ireland tour about to kick off, it feels like everything’s happening at once for the band. Speaking to Ryan Breslin, it’s clear they’re embracing the madness — …
Live Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Split Dogs – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 13.04.2025
The Brudenell Social Club once again proved why it’s one of the UK’s finest live venues, hosting a sold-out, sweaty Sunday night with Newcastle’s mighty Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (Pigs x7). A chaotic, electrifying show unfolded, full of noise, humour, and an incredible sense of community between band and crowd. Kicking the …
Live Review: Kamasi Washington / Emma Jean Thackray – Project House, Leeds 11.04.2025
Words: Jim F / Photos: Jim F / Huw Williams Last Friday night at Leeds Project House was a celebration of boundary-pushing jazz, led by two of the genre’s most visionary voices: Kamasi Washington and hometown hero Emma-Jean Thackray. The venue was packed to the rafters, buzzing with anticipation, and both artists delivered spellbinding performances …
Track: Stereolabs first new music in fifteen years, Aerial Troubles, is a triumph
Stereolab’s first new music in fifteen years arrives with a shimmer and a pulse. “Aerial Troubles,” the lead single from their forthcoming album Instant Holograms On Metal Film(out via Duophonic UHF Disks / Warp Records on May 23rd), is a glorious return: retro-futuristic psych-pop wrapped in analog warmth and fizzing synths. It’s the sound of …
News: Spear of Destiny Announce New Double Album JANUS and 2025 UK Tour
Post-punk pioneers Spear of Destiny are back this Spring with a major new project and a full UK tour. Led by Kirk Brandon, the band will release their brand new double album JANUS and hit the road for a huge run of dates across April, May, and June. Available to pre-order now, JANUS reimagines two …
News: Mac DeMarco announces EU/UK tour
Mac DeMarco Announces New Album and 2025 Tour Mac DeMarco has announced a UK, European, and North American tour for 2025, along with the news that a new album is on the way this August. The Canadian indie icon kicks off his tour in the US this summer, before heading through Europe in October and …
Track: Kokoroko return with new album and brilliant new single, Sweetie
Kokoroko return with Sweetie, the radiant first taste of their upcoming album Tuff Times Never Last—and it’s a pure joy. Bubbling with Afro-jazz energy, the track is brass-heavy and gloriously funky, with tumbling percussion, fluid basslines, and playful jazz synths that nod to R&B and West African disco. It’s rich and winding, tying itself in …
News: Depeche Mode Announce New Concert Film Depeche Mode: M
Depeche Mode have revealed Depeche Mode: M, a new cinematic experience set to premiere in theaters worldwide later this year. Directed by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Fernando Frías (I’m No Longer Here), the feature-length film captures the emotional intensity of the band’s sold-out 2023–2024 shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol Stadium during their Memento Mori world …
Track: Leon Vynehall’s new single “Mirror’s Edge” blends outsider electronics and the dancefloor
Leon Vynehall’s new single “Mirror’s Edge” lands like a ghostly transmission from the dancefloor’s dark side—tense, hypnotic, and deeply compelling. Built around a four-note synth loop that flickers with anxiety, the track burrows in and stays there, a constant pulse that holds the whole thing together as it gradually morphs into something stranger and more …