News: Tramlines 2018 Details Announced
This morning plans were unveiled for Tramlines 2018 which is to be held for the first time in Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July. But before we all get too excited there was to be no lineup announcement …that is to follow next Thursday 6th February at 6pm. Get that in …
Track: Reverend And The Makers – Black Flowers
Good news! Reverend & The Makers, have announced two intimate shows in London and Sheffield. Yass! Bad news! They’ve sold out. Agh! Sorry. And you would have loved it, too – with a special Makers lineup that includes a string & brass section and a Gospel choir. Tickets were gone within hours of going on sale. …
News: Latest Franz Ferdinand Track Ahead Of Album Release
Franz Ferdinand fans everywhere will no doubt be eagerly awaiting the new album Always Ascending which drops on February 9th, so what better news than a new track released to further pique our excited anticipation. Simply, Lazy Boy is fantastic; it’s classic Franz Ferdinand, with funk infused guitar and catchy hooks. In fact, scanning the comments …
See: Paloma Faith releases new video for ‘Til I’m Done’ plus UK Arena Tour news
Renowned for her flamboyance and inimitable charisma, Paloma Faith has become a much loved part of the entertainment fabric of the UK. So after a three year break it’s no surprise her new album ‘The Architect’ is flying high having hit number one spot and closing in on Platinum sales. 16th February sees the release …
Track: Stone Temple Pilots – Meadow
New single ‘Meadow’ from Stone Temple Pilots is out now on all major digital and streaming sites – (watch the new lyric video here). It precedes a hotly anticipated new full length album coming Spring 2018 and the world watches to see if new lead singer Jeff Gutt (pronounced ‘goot’) can fill the boots of …
Track: Family Friends – ‘I’m Like You’
‘I’m Like You’, the exhilarating second cut from a forthcoming EP out via Beatnik Creative on February 24th. I love a lazy, off-kilter indie track with discordant melodies and dreamy vocals – so this was right up my street. Think floating down a sundrenched boulevard by the sea on fluorescent rollerblades – maybe with an …
See: Starling release video for ‘No Rest For The Wicked’
What we see born here in this first video off upcoming EP ‘The Body’ is a creative whirlwind (and her team) finding her wings; indeed ‘No Rest For The Wicked‘ is a murmuration of the dizzy freedom found in throwing off the restrictions of ‘sensible’ expectations. Rebellious abandon colours the lyrics, “I’m sick and tired …
Ben McKelvey opens for The Overtones at Sheffield City Hall
Being a support act on a major national tour is like a GCSE exam in ‘first impressions’ – you’ve got to be good and not scrimp on your revision if you want pass with flying colours. The penalty for doing it wrong is an embarrassing even humiliating walk of shame stage right. Friday night saw …
Album Review: Leapling – Suspended Animation
When an album opens with several bars of naked kick-snare you know you’re dealing with a supremely confident artist. ‘I Decide When It Begins’ isn’t a song title that sounds like it is lacking in authority, and while it’s deciding, the intro continues to rise tauntingly, introducing crunchy fret-noise on the beat like a funk-loving …