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Live Review: Ladaniva – Bush Hall, London 11.06.2024
London offers the world. After summer shenanigans at South Asian events, Polish and Uzbek festivals I find myself in Shepherd’s Bush waiting for an Armenian band to take to the stage. Ladaniva – led by the disarmingly charming vocalist Jaklin Baghdasaryan. Eurovision 2024 was ignited by this mischievous minx bounding around the Malmo set with …
Live Review: Ibibio Sound Machine – Koko, London 06.06.2024
By Henry Groves A slightly different show for me tonight. Tonight, I was at KOKO in Camden for the electro/afrofunk band Ibibio Sound Machine. Before I even got to the venue, I knew this was going to be a night to remember. This was a hometown gig for the band, and people have travelled in …
EP Review: London duo Nudista’s raw new vision on ‘Nothing Makes Sense Until It Does’
London based duo: Nudista are back on form with their newest EP since the lockdown-recorded folk rock outing: Halfway Here. When I reviewed that record, I was struck by the songwriting chemistry of the two key members: Pilar Matji Cabello and Robbie Carman. They work way more as a partnership than most bands, and though …
Live Review: Kawala / Bagge / Sofy – Outernet, London 22.05.2024
By Henry Groves As part of their European tour, KAWALA were playing their only UK date at London’s HERE at Outernet, and it was bound to be a special one. Sold out in a matter of weeks, this has to be one of KAWALA’s biggest headline shows they have ever played. The supports for the …
Live Gallery: Teddy Swims – Shepherds Bush, London 13.05.2024
Teddy Swims is the moniker for Jaten Dimsdale an American artist based in Atlanta. Swims stands for – “someone who isn’t me sometimes”, which refers to him trying to integrate different aspects of himself. Over the years, he has experimented with many different styles…..theatre, musical theatre, hip hop, soul, heavy metal, country, and funk, but …
Live Review: Incineration Festival – Camden Town, London 11.05.2024
It was that time of year again. We were getting a bit of respite from the inclement weather with a bout of glorious sunshine, and the colossal Incineration Festival had rolled into Camden Town once more with only one thing on its mind: to bring its 10th anniversary edition and absolutely crush all who stood …
Album Review: Girls In Synthesis – Sublimination
9/10 After two critically acclaimed albums (2020’s Now Here’s An Echo From Your Future and 2022’s The Rest Is Distraction), and numerous mini-album, EP and single releases, London based innovators Girls In Synthesis are back with LP3, Sublimination, and it is without doubt their most poignant and visceral yet. Without doubt pushing themselves to new …
Live Review: The Japanese House – Roundhouse, London 09.05.2024
By Victoria Wai In The End It Always Does, is what Amber Bain AKA The Japanese House proved as she played a SOLD OUT Roundhouse in Camden, as I have witnessed her steady climb from 100-300 capacity sold out tours and from this she will go onto play some huge US venues. Stepping onto the …
Live Review: Tamzene – The Lower Third, London 01.04.2024
In only her second ever headline show, Tamzene graced the stage at The Lower Third in London. Taken back by the crowd’s rapturous welcome, Tamzene opened her intimate set with What Sundays Are For before moving on to crowd favourite Old Love. It was a soothing experience hearing so many people singing so beautifully in …
Live Review: Kosheen – KOKO, London 19.04.2024
The euphoria hits hard. Kosheen create soaring soundscapes that go further and last longer than any pharmaceutical high. Twenty-five years after recording their debut album, Resist and Sian Evans is still an icon. A raver queen who has soundtracked a generation of party people. So much so that midway through this headline set she surveys …