New York industrial noise innovators Model/Actriz are a notorious live force. Forming at the Berklee College of Music in 2016, they have only released two albums: 2023’s electrifying Dogsbody and this year’s more melodic – but equally urgent – Pirouette.… Continue Reading
Making ingress to tonight’s venue offers up a most unexpected utterance from a middle-aged lady walking in the opposite direction toward security staff at the entrance. “Hi, I’m here with my daughter and I’m a bit bored, do you mind… Continue Reading
It’s the final night of The Divine Comedy’s UK tour and Neil Hannon – frontman, songwriter and only constant member since the band’s inception in 1989 – arrives on stage looking dapper in a dark suit, neatly brushed hairdo and… Continue Reading
Back in 2021, I saw London duo Nova Twins perform at the (now defunct) Printworks, supporting Sleaford Mods on their Spare Ribs tour. Their unique and vivid blend of electro-metal, punk, and grime had garnered a small but loyal fanbase,… Continue Reading
It’s been twenty years since singer-songwriter Richard Hawley birthed Coles Corner, his most celebrated album, into the world. Released in 2005 and nominated for the following years’ Mercury Prize, it’s a record so beautifully lovelorn, romantic and orchestrally lush, that… Continue Reading
In previous years, Forwards Festival has had an end-of-term feel to it, being the final festival appearance for many of the traders and artists with a hint of autumn in the air. Brought forward by at least a week this… Continue Reading
For the second weekend in a row, Cardiff’s 74,500 capacity Principality Stadium is playing host to a prominent British rock band whose origins lay in the pre-internet age of the 1990s. After last Friday’s official – and apparently rather epic… Continue Reading
(Photo by Holly Bradley) Considering that Britpop-era survivors Supergrass are currently in the midst of UK festival dates marking the 30th anniversary of debut album I Should Coco, it’s one of those facts that drive home that time is passing… Continue Reading