The Coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on a lot of events in the music industry this year but the annual Mercury Music Prize is going ahead as normal. The nominations are expected to be announced tomorrow (23rd July 2020) and there’s no shortage of contenders for the important award this year. We take a […]
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: LIANNE LA HAVAS – ‘LIANNE LA HAVAS’ (17th July 2020)
It has been 5 years since soulful singer/songwriter, Lianne La Havas, was engaged in a close race for the Number 1 album with indie heroes The Maccabees. Her 2nd LP, ‘Blood’, was pipped to the post and ended up at #2. It’s been a while but she’s finally back with her 3rd album. This self-titled […]
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: THE BETHS – ‘JUMP ROPE GAZERS’
New Zealand indie-band, The Beths, haven’t had a huge amount of media support in the UK yet but the venues keep getting bigger and selling out.
Continue ReadingALBUM OF THE WEEK: DREAM WIFE – ‘SO WHEN YOU GONNA…’
This is the second album from London-based punk band, Dream Wife. They proudly explained to Annie Mac earlier this year that it’s a rare record that is completely made and produced by womxn. If you’ve not seen Dream Wife live yet then we highly recommend that you do. Their energetic performances elevate their songs to […]
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