It’s indisputable that Metronomy are bloody cool. Still warm from a summer festival tour and a flirtation with the Mercury prize, they are at the top of their game.After years of being dubbed ‘hyped-up hopefuls’,
Since the release of their first album, Eel Pie in 2004, The Mystery Jets have jostled their way through three albums, churning out one quirky psych-pop hit after another. And with the release of their
If you are fortunate enough to have had the pleasure of listening to Cats:for:Peru, you will know they are bloody good musicians, and as it turns out they’re bloody nice people too. What strikes you
The Stockroom couldn’t have picked a more mismatched yet fantastic collection of bands for their ‘X-Ray Horse night’, which specialises in showcasing local new talent. The first band were quirky folk-rock band, Goodnight Lenin, equipped
Perhaps more daunting than replacing a renowned front man, is replacing a renowned front man after living so long in his shadow. The ‘New Beautiful South’ are not new per se – more a reinvention
When comedy meets drugs meets electro, with the help of bottled water and gum to aid singer James Chapman with sobriety, you get Maps. Map’s second album, ‘Turning the mind’ is an exploration of mental
‘I have to apologise, I really haven’t been singing well tonight’ claimed Tom Smith, lead singer of brit-rock band Editors as their set came to a close at the Sheffield Academy on Thursday. Though it
In 2004 art school rock band Franz Ferdinand crashed onto the music scene with their self-titled album and scored an enviable industry hat-trick – Mercury Music Award, two Brits and NME Best Album of the