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I'm back with this feature! My last Spotify Discoveries post went down a treat back in January, and being as my Discover Weekly playlists have been pretty damn good this month (sorry, February), I thought I best go through some of my favourites. Please do remember that this isn't a post exclusively recommending the best 'new'… Continue reading Spotify Discoveries / March
Taking place upon the glorious Kobetamendi Hill, Bilbao BBK is back for another year of stellar acts and killer views. Organised by Basque music promoters Last Tour back in 2006, it has previously been nominated for Best Foreign Festival in 2010 and 2011, and that is no surprise looking at this year's line up. Headlining the… Continue reading Festival Preview / Bilbao BBK, Spain
It seems these days that it is the ‘in thing’ to hate The 1975. Before NME were splashing their photos on their front cover, they named them the Worst Band of 2014, with indie Twitter seemingly awash with berating of the band and their material. Be that due to their outspoken frontman Matt Healy, their ever-so-slightly irritating… Continue reading Live Review / The 1975 @ Barclaycard Arena (22.03.16)
Having both released critically acclaimed albums last year, who would have thought the latest musical gem would have been borne out of a collaboration between that of Miguel and Tame Impala? I use the term collaboration loosely, being as this is one of five remixes from Rogue Waves, an EP featuring reworked versions of 'waves' from a variety… Continue reading Single Review / waves (Tame Impala Remix) – Miguel
Back in February 2014, Yannis Philippakis attempted his usual jump from the balcony at Birmingham's O2 Academy during Foals' headline tour, only to be restrained by security. Flash forward two years later, and he finally achieved his stage-jumping dream in Birmingham, only this time in a much large setting: the Barclaycard Arena. When news broke… Continue reading Live Review / Foals @ Barclaycard Arena (19.02.16)
The last year has been a whirlwind for Jack Garratt. The multi-instrumentalist from Buckinghamshire has been heralded as the BBC's Introducing Artist of the Year, and since their Sound of 2016. He even won this year's BRITs Critics' Choice, following in the gargantuan footsteps of artists such as Ellie Goulding, Adele and last year's winner,… Continue reading Album Review / Phase – Jack Garratt
It's award season, people! The Oscars, Grammys, BAFTAs, BRITS and everything else in between have been awarding the 'very best' within the film and music industries in the last month or so. While I think that me going into depth on something like the Grammy's is just only going to get me a ton of… Continue reading Opinion / The NME Awards 2016
It has been two years of touring The Balcony, being nominated for awards (including British Breakthrough at the BRITS) and being heralded in the press (ahem, NME anyone?). However, we've finally been gifted with new music from Welsh rockers, Catfish and the Bottlemen. 'Soundcheck' premiered as Annie Mac's 'Hottest Record in the World' on Monday, and… Continue reading Single Review / Soundcheck – Catfish and the Bottlemen
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