Band of Horses: Albert Hall, Manchester
Band of Horses are, you sense, the kind of band that have their ups and downs. Over the course of the last decade, they’ve…
The Coral: Fibbers, York
Let’s start by establishing some parameters, just so you know where I’m coming from. The Coral are a good band. Fibbers is a good…
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Eliza and the Bear – Eliza and the Bear
Your first instinct on hearing Eliza and the Bear may be to make a connection with Noah and the Whale. After all, they sound…
Mexrrissey: Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
On the surface, Mexrrissey probably strike you as a joke band: eight Mexicans, one of whom is the spitting image of Sacha Baron Cohen…
Woman’s Hour
Whilst on their recent tour Woman’s Hour kindly agreed to a little Q&A session. Q. What’s the world like where you are today? What…
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THE TRAVELLING BAND – THE BIG DEFREEZE
A full three years on since their fourth album ‘Screaming is Something’, Manchester’s The Travelling Band are back and this time they are not…
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INSPIRAL CARPETS – INSPIRAL CARPETS
Although history has judged Inspiral Carpets to be the Shed 7 of the Madchester scene, there was a time – back when the Man…
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COLD SPECKS – NEUROPLASTICITY
Cold Specks’ second outing begins as it means to go on: a repetitive, foreboding keyboard pattern, the kind of trumpet noise you’d expect Einar…
Kacey Musgraves: The Ritz, Manchester
Things you should know about Kacey Musgraves: she’s an up and coming country music star from the US; her debut album, Same Trailer, Different…
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Mutineers – David Gray
For most people, David Gray is the guy who did that White Ladders album. The guy who was briefly (and possibly inexplicably) famous. A…