Forwards Festival 2024 announces Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem as headliners
Bristol-based Forwards Festival has unveiled yet another exceptionally-curated lineup, with Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem headlining across its two days.
Bristol-based Forwards Festival has unveiled yet another exceptionally-curated lineup, with Loyle Carner and LCD Soundsystem headlining across its two days.
We speak to The Snuts frontman Jack Cochrane to discuss putting their new album Millennials together in a humble Scottish studio, the band’s decision to break away from their major label and why guitarist Joe McGillveray isn’t the trained stonemason some had previously thought.
The Manatees frontman Jay Harris gives us a track-by-track rundown of the band's new EP, Different State of Mind.
When a rising rapper wins a MOBO award largely on account of their lyrical flow and freestyling, you’d assume they’d stick to the genre. Yet 22-year-old Londoner FelixThe1st isn’t about the tried and tasted – a fact reflected in the title of his debut project, I Hope You Never Fit In, out now.
London-based artist montykeates has delivered a drum n’ bass-tinged banger via new single, ‘Unavailable’.
Fresh from the recent announcement of their third full-length album, The Snuts have shared new single ‘Millionaires’.
Liverpool four-piece Courting have shared new single ‘Emily G’, which is the latest cut from their forthcoming album New Last Name.
Rising rock band Automotion are one of a handful of acts playing at this intimate London gig. Here’s all the details you need to catch them live.
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Indie icons The Libertines round off a weekend of intimate gigs in their adopted hometown as they road test tracks from forthcoming new album All Quiet On the Eastern Esplanade.
To mark his collaboration with Fender on the launch of their new Highway Series, we caught up with singer-songwriter Hak Baker to discuss learning guitar in prison, the reception to his debut album World’s End FM, and his plans for a well-earned break in Colombia.
Last month, UK Music released its annual report on the strength of the UK music industry. Whilst there are many healthy figures, these contravene other statistics that suggest a challenging landscape for British musicians post-Brexit. We examine the data and speak to UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl to find out more.
Lynks has shared new single ‘(What Did You Expect From) Sex With A Stranger’ and announced a European headline tour for next year.
Unknown T took to the stage at London’s KOKO to mark the announcement of his debut album, Blood Diamond. Find our review of the gig below.
Fred Again.., Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Catfish And The Bottlemen, Blink-182 and Gerry Cinnamon have been announced as six huge headliners for...
★★★★☆ Despite scheduling issues cutting short the experience for some, experimental beat-making mogul Flying Lotus merged boundary-defying sounds and immersive visuals in a hypersensory show.
The Rolling Stones have been celebrated by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) with the BRIT Billion Award, marking the monumental achievement of one billion career streams in the UK.
In a shock for festival-goers, Jay-Z's famed Made In America bash has been cancelled this year, citing “severe circumstances”. Is the recent Lizzo controversy to blame?
Holly Humberstone has announced her eagerly awaited debut, Paint My Bedroom Black, set for release on 13 October.
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Friday night saw 600 of Beabadoobee’s most determined fans filling London’s Lafayette as part of the Brits Week roster of balloted, intimate gigs in support of War Child. This surprise show came sandwiched between the end of the singer’s sell-out solo world tours and prior to her next bout of shows supporting Taylor Swift next month.
New Order are set to launch Beyond The Music, a new festival and music conference taking place in their native Manchester between 11 and 14 October.
Harry Styles has won the award for best album at the Grammy Awards 2023, whilst Beyoncé made history with a record-breaking 32nd Grammy Award.
As music fans reel from the first inevitable round of Beyoncé ticket troubles this week, we can turn our attention to some other tunes to console ourselves – with the help of RAYE, Young Fathers and Yves Tumor.
After a multi year battle, the US Patent and Trademark Office has formally granted Lizzo a trademark for the phrase “100 per cent that bitch”, popularised by her breakthrough hit ‘Truth Hurts’.
Gary Glitter, the disgraced former pop star, has been freed from prison in Dorset after serving half his 16-year jail term, having been sentenced for attempted rape, four counts of indecent assault and one charge of having sex with a girl under 13.
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Shania Twain, the best-selling female country artist of all time, delivers Queen of Me, the follow-up to 2017’s Now. It’s a record that, whilst celebrating a revitalised artist, also nods to what’s created her significant legacy. Holly Smith reviews.
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Fourth albums can represent a tricky crossroad. But Young Fathers make light work of it with Heavy Heavy, an album which goes back to the basics of their 2014 full-length debut.
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Toronto rock paragons Metric embraced avant-garde synthpop on 2022’s Formentera. During their supporting tour (and first UK run in half a decade), Emily Haines et al. match the ambition of their album with a two-hour career retrospective stuffed with hooks.
★★★★☆ Raye's new style and album are hard-hitting and political, to say the least. Peppered with London vernacular, the independent popstar borrows neatly from Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse. Here's our My 21st Century Blues review.
★★★★★ Playing their full debut album at Manchester’s Gorilla, near where it all began for them, The 1975 show they can still do intimate settings with aplomb, and know exactly what it is that works about them.
Ah, February, where we’ve passed the January Blues and now have to contend with the fact that the rest of the year really is upon us. Thankfully, there’s a number of top album releases this month. Here’s our pick of the best.