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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 been three years since we last heard new material from pop stalwart, Adele. Her second album 21 is a modern day classic, propelled into success by an emotive Brits performance of heartbreak favourite, 'Someone Like You'. She's since broken countless records, won several awards including a Grammy for her Bond theme, 'Skyfall'... and then… Continue reading Album Review / 25 – Adele
Rounding off his tenth year as a solo artist with a sold-out UK tour, Frank Turner shows no signs of slowing down. Playing to a packed out crowd at Birmingham's O2 Academy, the excitement buzzing around the room was impossible to ignore (as were the masses of previous tour tees). The most noticeable aspect of… Continue reading Live Review / Frank Turner @ O2 Academy Birmingham (18.11.15)
Descending on a last-minute announced date at Birmingham's Institute, Liverpool-based band The Wombats were welcomed back with open arms as part of their Glitterbug UK tour last month. The venue was packed to the rafters, the alcohol flowing and the screams at deafening levels as the lights went down to welcome the trio on stage.… Continue reading Live Review / The Wombats @ The Institute (25.09.15)
If you could pardon the severely-overused pun, Dog is Dead is, well… dead. Under the new name of D.I.D – everything is an acronym these days – the Nottingham 5-piece have returned with a new offering in the form of ‘Fast Food’, in turn giving us a taste of their new EP (also called Fast Food). The… Continue reading Single Review / Fast Food – D.I.D
When most people think of the differences between men and women nowadays, one would hope the word 'equality' springs to mind. The support and awareness of feminism and equality between the sexes is one that has been prevalent more than ever these past few years, with female artists such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift being… Continue reading Single Review / Dear Future Husband – Meghan Trainor
It has been a long time coming but finally this summer, Callum Burrows AKA Saint Raymond has released his debut album Young Blood. Preceding this release throughout the last year and a half with several singles and EPs, this Nottingham-born artist has started to make waves, his blend of acoustic guitar and anthemic choruses making him… Continue reading Album Review / Young Blood – Saint Raymond
When you first hear the name Wolf Alice, it is hard to separate initial thoughts from the world of Angela Carter’s fairytales it was plucked from. My Love Is Cool plays out in a similar fashion, the band sticking to the themes of an uninhibited, wild youth but all the while with a refined and polished edge. Cool… Continue reading Album Review / My Love Is Cool – Wolf Alice
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