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Live Review: Alfie Templeman, Mellow Moon Tour – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04.03.2022

Alfie Templeman is one of those overnight successes that’s actually been a few years in the making. Even at the age of just 19, he’s been writing and recording since…

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live review: self esteem – prioritise pleasure tour – leeds stylus / 02.03.22

A sold out crowd came together at Leeds Stylus last night, ready to dance for Self Esteem’s Prioritise Pleasure tour. Behind the name, Rebecca Lucy Taylor. Recently nominated at the…

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Live Review: Pale Waves – Leeds O2 Academy 17.02.22

Now that coronavirus restrictions are lifting, gigs are well and truly back ON. On this blustery night in Leeds, the O2 academy plays host to Pale Waves; an indie band…

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Live Review: SOAK – Oporto Bar, Leeds 01.02.2022

Review and photos by Huw Williams SOAK brought their blend of indie folk and dream pop to Oporto Bar in Leeds tonight, in support of Independent Venues Week. It shows…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Yard Act – The Overload

In many ways, Yard Act exist through the fusion of seemingly opposing entities. Old friends in a new band, they seek out shades of socio-political grey, imbibing their stories with…

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Track: Jake Whiskin wraps us up in the delicate whisper of ‘Cold Morning’ – a song of loss and dawn rising

LEEDS singer-songwriter Jake Whiskin, a man of considerable and empathetic talent, knows not only the horrible cold of a dank mid-December morning, but the terrible soul-deep chill of awaking into…

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Track: Josephine Sillars – ‘I’ll See You When I See You’: heartfelt songwriting from a rising Highlands talent

THE LATEST instalment in the singles club run by Leeds grassroots organisation Come Play With Me – the label, zine, promoter and all round caring body active on the West…

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Track: Bad Idea join the Come Play With Me Singles Club with a shoegaze gem in ‘Crash’

IT’S always a really good idea to keep your ear to the ground with what’s happening at Leeds label Come Play With Me’s singles club; the Yorkshire label is one…

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Track: Carpet brings the Malkmus instant fuzz anthem dynamic to ‘Terror Tear’

BRINGING the vibe of Malkmus over the ocean to bear on only his second single, Rob Slater, the Leeds musician who’s set up in business as Carpet, has produced a…

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Track: LENU – ‘Vulnerable’: an emotional synthpop rush from Come Play With Me’s singles club

COME PLAY WITH ME, the excellent grassroots label, magazine, festival organiser and all-round good eggs doing the right work in keeping the Yorkshire music scene vibrant, runs a singles club,…

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