The Strokes – The New Abnormal: Beguiling, intriguing and strangely pertinent

We all know the story of The...

All Time Low – Wake Up, Sunshine: a refreshing departure

In releasing their newest album, Wake Up, Sunshine,...

Worldwide radio stations to broadcast eight-hour Max Richter work over Easter weekend

Max Richter’s eight-hour orchestral...

Little Dragon – New Me, Same Us

Little Dragon, the Gothenburg based four-piece, have become renowned for their...

Thundercat – It Is What it Is

Thundercat, otherwise known as Stephen Bruner, is the funky, futurist artist...

Melt Yourself Down – 100% Yes: eclectic influences and electronic experimentation

In the three years since...

Pearl Jam – Gigaton: A masterclass in grunge virtuosity

From the bombastic opening track Who Ever Said all the...

5 Seconds of Summer – Calm

When a band has been marketed towards exuberant teen audiences as 5 Seconds of...

Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia

Ushering in a new throwback disco era, Dua Lipa bats away the infamous sophomore...

The Chats – High Risk Behaviour: a frantic and unpredictable delight

You may think punks and sunshine go...

Ten albums you don’t want to miss this month – March 2020

Yumi Zouma – Truth & Consequences This album is what we...

Morrissey plays defiant set to disease- and meat-conscious Wembley Arena

Polemic popstar Morrissey played a set on Saturday...

OneRepublic play uplifting crowd-pleasers and intimate covers at London Palladium

MySpace was the platform that...

“We wanted to do something different for us”: An interview with DMA’s guitarist Johnny Took

DMA’s at Brixton Academy

This Australian trio, formed in Sydney in 2012, pay homage to the glory days of...

Marika Hackman delivers soulful solos and anthemic ensemble tunes at the Forum

Opening with the X-Files soundtrack...

The Script at O2 Arena: A sugar-coated night of feel-good hits

The Script make entertaining a sold-out O2 Arena...

Goo Goo Dolls play energetic mix of old and new music at the Roundhouse

Editors at Wembley Arena

15 years after taking the British rock scene by storm with The Back Room, Editors...

Lighthouse Family brings much-needed joy to fans at London Palladium

In these turbulent times some feel-good 90s...

Twin Peaks play energetic but uneven set at Electric Brixton

Almost to spite the arctic chill that swept across...

Bastille performs angelic orchestrated set at the London Palladium in support of War Child

The Novus bring post-punk fire to Camden Assembly

This young Birmingham four-piece stride on stage with purpose...

Cage the Elephant please fans with high-energy set at Alexandra Palace

Cage the Elephant returns to London on...

The 1975 take over the O2 Arena

On Friday evening as the week crawled to an end, fans from all over the...