Music
PREMIERE: TWÏNS searches for ‘Peace’ as he announces album for April
He’s been drip-feeding us new music over several years but the Berlin-based Miro Denck has finally got an album on the way. Otherwise known as TWÏNS, Denck began 2021 by releasing the short and sweet ‘Velvet Dreams’, and he’s capping off the year with a pair of new songs; one of which serves as the …
Track: HOLM unfold the post-rock glimmer of ‘In Gardens’ from their Zurich bunker
ZURICH’S fine post-rockers HOLM have taken an unusual, calendrical approach to their forthcoming album, In Gardens; they’ve been revealing it at the steady rate of a track a month over the past year, with that project reaching completion with a final track in mid-January. Which means, of course, that we’re but one track away from …
Live Review: GIRLI / July Jones / Amber Jay – Arts Club, Liverpool 3.12.2021
On the third of December at Liverpool’s Arts Club Loft, GIRLI, with support from July Jones and Amber Jay, took to the stage for the final night of the Damsel in Distress tour. The incredibly successful nationwide tour, which was entirely self-funded by GIRLI herself, was made possible by a crew of remarkable women and …
Track: Berlin post-punks KAMOOS release two singles, Metronumb and Mighty Mighty
From a currently moody, cold, grey, but always sultry, Berlin, we welcome not one but two tracks this week from post-punk outfit Kamoos. First up is Metronumb – released Wednesday the 8th on Cabbage records. The track sets off on what appears to be a familiar journey, keeping within the boundaries of the Kamoos way. But as we get moving it strays away …
Live Review: LIFE – Lafayette, Kings Cross, London 07.12.2021
No mic stand is safe tonight. Mez is magnetic. The LIFE frontman paces the stage, proudly proclaiming “Ey ‘up, we’re from Hull…” before launching into the frenzied assault of Popular Music. It’s the biggest headline show yet for LIFE and the atmosphere is more electric than the nearby Kings Cross rail tracks. This London leg …
See: Midlake drop a live performance video for ‘Meanwhile …’ – they’re back with tour dates and an album for Bella Union in March
IT WAS a real boon for lovers of expansive, harmonic, suede-jacketed Americana back in October when Denton, Texas’s Midlake announced they were reconvening for their first album in jeez, nine years, For the Sake of Bethel Woods. Too long, guys, too long. And it seems like the coming back together stems at least partly from …
News: The legendary Billy Bragg announces expansive tour of Australia in the new year.
The Bard of Barking, the legendary Billy Bragg, is coming back to Australia to perform his long awaited ‘One Step Forward. Two Steps Back’ Tour, playing some of the most iconic albums released throughout his illustrious career, plus songs from his recent tenth studio album, ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’. The ‘One Step Forward. Two Steps …
Live Review: The Twang / Red Rum Club / The Clause – O2 Academy, Sheffield 9.12.2021
Thursday night saw a trip to the O2 Academy in Sheffield for what promised to be a great night of entertainment, and it didn’t disappoint. First up was The Clause hailing from Birmingham, who took to the stage with a confidence rarely seen in such a young band. They have good reason to be having …
Track: Rosie Alena releases beguiling new single, Adore Me
Emerging from the depths of south London comes one of the most promising new artists Rosie Alena, who’s unleashed her newest offering, an emotive piece of art-pop that is ‘Adore Me’; available now via untitled recs. Rosie Alena apparently has a boundless capacity to spawn celestial, grandiose cinematic stunners and ‘Adore Me’ is another piece …
Live Review: Lauren Housley / Robbie Cavanagh – Yellow Arch Studios, 10.12.2021
I first discovered Lauren Housley purely by chance during a pub crawl around Kelham Island! Lauren was playing a free gig at Yellow Arch in the summer and I was massively impressed by the performance. So much so that when the opportunity to review and photograph Lauren’s headline Sheffield gig came along, I snapped up the …