Following on from their release of album, The Ceiling, in April and again, leaving their home-turf of Birmingham to commence on yet another tour, JAWS arrived in Leeds last Saturday to dazzle crowds (quite literally) […]
Razorlight Get Romantic at O2 Academy, 01/12/19
Razorlight headed to the O2 Academy on December 1st and brought with them the gentle warmth of their indie-pop set that filled the air with nostalgia. A band that rose to fame during the mid-2000s […]
The Chats Unleash Chaos on Brudenell, 04/12/19
As The Chats prepared to descend upon a sold out Brudenell Social Club, an absurd amount of mullet owners seemed to emerge from the darkest corners of Leeds in anticipation for the Sunshine Coast rockers […]
FONTAINES D.C. at Stylus, 22/11/19
Ellis Maddison offers an alternative look at FONTAINES D.C.’s show at Stylus last week. Murmurings of rich Dublin accents were heard now and then throughout the crowd, while a shipment of Guinness had been specially […]
The Amazons Are On Fire at O2 Academy, 09/11/19
The image of burning tour bus ‘Big Suze’ on their eponymously titled first record certainly signalled an end of a chapter for The Amazons. Yet with the release of sophomore album Future Dust the Reading […]
FONTAINES D.C. Prove They are Going to be ‘Big’ at Stylus, 22/11/19
It’s always interesting to see how a band with relatively little material will tour. FONTAINES D.C,, with only one album under their belt – Mercury prize-nominated 2019 banger Dogrel, which isn’t a massively long album […]
Ezra Collective Bring Warmth to Winter at Belgrave, 19/11/19
The electrifying energy of Ezra Collective countered the biting cold, as the London five piece warmed the hearts of Belgrave Music Hall. With the release of their debut album You Can’t Steal My Joy in […]
Jake Bugg Brings An Earnest Set to O2 Academy, 19/11/19
There’s no need to review the O2 Academy – it’s a cornerstone of culture in Leeds and it’ll stay that way for a long time. Jake Bugg’s performance on Tuesday night truly showcased this fact. […]
Deaf Havana Deliver a Crowd-Pleasing Set
Deaf Havana have an odd mix of fans. Some who are ‘only there for the old stuff’, some who are only familiar with 2018’s synth-pop leaning Rituals, and the dedicated who love it all. Thankfully, […]
Pond Bring Immense Energy to Electric Brixton
Being introduced to the band in summer 2015 at Rock en Seine and seeing them again last summer at We Love Green festival in Paris, I have grown to love Pond. However, as much as […]