The excellent 2000 Trees Festival returns Thursday to Saturday this week – with an added day for early arrivals on Wednesday. As ever, the line up is absolutely stacked from bottom to top on each stage. It’s a great festival for just wandering into a tent and finding your new favourite band. These are our […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Stewart Lee curates stage at Brighton Psych Fest, new additions to line-up
Brighton Psych Fest takes place on Friday 30th August and already boasts an impressive line-up including The Horrors, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, NewDad, The Bug Club and SCALER. Today, the festival has announced a stage curated by comedian Stewart Lee. Stewart has hand-picked the line-up for the Komedia Stage and in a […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: The Beaches announce summer UK shows
Canadian rock band, The Beaches, dropped their excellent second album “Blame My Ex” last year. They are coming to the UK this Summer to play at Reading and Leeds Festivals and have just announced a string of UK shows around the festivals. Check out the irresistibly catchy “Blame Brett” below: Tickets will be available on […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Ben Howard announces “I Forget Where We Were” 10th anniversary tour
It has been 10 years since Ben Howard‘s finest album, “I Forget Where We Were”, topped the album charts. To celebrate, he is heading out on a UK tour in October and November 2024. Notorious for unexpected setlists, this is somewhat of a surprise announcement. The album was Ben’s second LP and his first of […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Bambie Thug announces UK & Europe Tour
Fresh from representing Ireland at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Bambie Thug has announced details of a UK and Europe tour for 2024. We have been fans of Bambie for a while and it was great to see them do such a brilliant job at Eurovision this year. They will also be playing at Mighty […]
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: Skegss release new single “Spaceman”
Australia has given us a lot of great rock music in recent years and here’s some more. Skegss have shared their first new music since 2022. Their new single, “Spaceman”, chronicles their encounter with an alien, Ruku Chismun. Check out the video below:
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: Clairo announces third album “Charm” plus listen to new single
Indie singer/songwriter, Clairo, has confirmed that her third studio LP is called “Charm” and will be released on July 12th. The first single, “Sexy to Someone”, has also dropped and you can listen to it here: The record follows 2019’s “Immunity” and the more folk-influenced “Sling” from 2021. With Mitski going viral, Lana Del Rey […]
Continue ReadingNEWS: Maximo Park announce new album “Stream of Life”
Newcastle indie band Maximo Park are back with their 8th studio album, “Stream of Life” which will be released on 27th September. The band’s last record, “Nature Always Wins”, very nearly became their first Number 1 album in February 2021. Leading the race all week, it was very narrowly beaten by Architects‘ “For Those That […]
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: Mette drops video for new single “Bet”
METTE is a superstar in waiting. Early singles “Petrified” and “Mama’s Eyes” were gigantic-sounding pop songs that deserved to take over the world. They were followed by their “METTENARRATIVE” EP which we highly recommend. Latest single, “Bet”, is another certified banger and the video for it has just dropped. Check it out below.
Continue ReadingNEW MUSIC: CARSICK – “Gig Tax”
British punk band, CARSICK, have been earning a reputation as a solid live force. We caught them at 2000 Trees Festival last year and are looking forward to their return this year. They will play the Forest Stage on the Wednesday. Signed to Alcopop! Records, they have just dropped a new single called “Gig Tax” […]
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