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New Order - Music Complete Album Review
New Order have returned with their new album 'Music Complete', their first without Peter Hook, but that's not what it is all about. Surely, it can only be a good thing that these guys are...
Review posted on 19th October 2015
Holy Esque - Submission EP Review
Glaswegian four piece Holy Esque have exploded onto the scene with their new EP 'Submission'. The band have set their stall out to be something different, to have a sound that is hard to compare...
Review posted on 6th October 2015
Nothing But Thieves - Nothing But Thieves Album Review
Nothing But Thieves are a five piece band from the depths of Southend-on-Sea. They have been around since 2012, but only now are they coming with their self-titled debut album.'Wake Up Call', the band's first...
Review posted on 6th October 2015
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Live In Paris Album Review
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have been around since 1998, championed by Noel Gallagher during his Oasis days having them supporting them on countless occasions. Why is that? Because not only do Black Rebel Motorcycle Club...
Review posted on 7th May 2015
Grant Nicholas - Black Clouds Album Review
Grant Nicholas, the frontman of Feeder, has been taking some time away from the band to indulge in some solo work. Having already had a successful debut solo album and tour, Grant Nicholas has returned...
Review posted on 21st April 2015
Reef - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - March 26th 2015 Live Review
After a positive 20th anniversary tour last year, Reef have announced that they are going to do a bunch of live shows; they're not back with a shiny album or anything like that, it's more...
Review posted on 2nd April 2015
Grant Nicholas - The Bodega, Nottingham - February 20th 2015 Live Review
While Grant Nicholas is known mainly as the lead singer of Feeder, it was clear from the beginning that this show would be a Feeder free zone. If, like me, you love Feeder and you...
Review posted on 2nd March 2015
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Legends Album Review
'Now That's What I Call...' have finally jumped on the Christmas bandwagon by releasing a collection of compilations including 'Legends', '90s' and 'Party'. This one in question is one that is targeting the older generation,...
Review posted on 4th December 2014
Jamie T - Rock City Nottingham, November 2014 Live Review
While the majority of the time support acts at gigs are merely background music, sometimes there can be pleasant surprises. Tonight at Rock City it is one such occasion as there is an interesting prospect...
Review posted on 21st November 2014
Robert Plant - Lullaby and. The Ceaseless Roar Album Review
'Lullaby and. The Ceaseless Roar' is Robert Plant's tenth solo project, which this time sees him bring in a few friends known to recent fans as The Sensational Space Shifters. His frequent experimentations are obvious...
Review posted on 12th November 2014
Eagulls - Nottingham Bodega Social 29th Oct 2014 Live Review
On a mild night in Nottingham, Eagulls took stage to a sold-out Bodega club and, looking around, it seemed like Eagulls had landed in this venue at the perfect time. This venue was bouncing when...
Review posted on 11th November 2014
The Coral - The Curse Of Love Album Review
Eight years is a long time in music and plenty of time for it to become dated, but that's not stopping The Coral from releasing their not-so-new album 'The Curse Of Love'. This "lost album"...
Review posted on 29th October 2014
April Towers - Arcadia Single Review
Contrary to popular belief, it's not guitar music that's becoming extinct, it's good old electronic pop music. Nottingham duo April Towers are here to change that and bring this genre back to the forefront.Nottingham are...
Review posted on 29th October 2014
We Were Promised Jetpacks - Unravelling Album Review
After endless touring, We Were Promised Jetpacks have finally got together, put some tracks down and given the fans what they want; third album 'Unravelling'. It's hard to believe that these guys came onto the...
Review posted on 1st October 2014
Jamie T - Carry On The Grudge Album Review
'Carry On The Grudge' is the long awaited third studio album from Jamie T and marks a more downbeat sound for the 28-year-old, who seems to have written the album from where he was at...
Review posted on 1st October 2014
Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke: The Best of Dolly Parton Album Review
Dolly Parton is an international treasure - and a rare breed, at that. She is a massive star with a down-to-earth side that people around the globe have warmed to. Dolly's latest album 'Blue...
Review posted on 19th September 2014
Taffy - Plus +++ Album Review
They may have said that Britpop has had its day, but Japanese quartet Taffy might have something to say about that with their perfect Britpop meets shoegaze ethic.After a successful visit across the shores to...
Review posted on 20th August 2014
Matt Cardle - Porcelain Album Review
Matt Cardle is one of the many names to come from the list of 'X Factor' winners after series seven, but it has been proven that winning 'X-Factor' doesn't mean that you will become a...
Review posted on 23rd December 2013
Splendour 2013 - Wollaton Park, Nottingham Preview
Splendour 2013, as festivals go, could be said to be a little wet behind the ears but in past years they have managed to get the likes of Blondie, Katie B, Dizzie Rascal and Feeder...
Review posted on 16th July 2013
Temples - Hare & Hound Birmingham June 2013 Live Review
A night in Birmingham normally ends up being a good night, even more so if you are down at the Hare and Hound for a gig. This pub is full to the rafters tonight with...
Review posted on 8th July 2013
Taffy - Lixiviate Album Review
Iris, Koichin, Asano and Ken make up Japanese quartet Taffy who are ready to explode onto the UK scene with London's very own record label AC30. The beauty about this is that you just know...
Review posted on 19th June 2013
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Rock City Nottingham April 2013 Live Review
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are one of those few bands that has been around for fifteen years now and have the welcoming toothache of trying to figure what songs to play and what songs to...
Review posted on 4th April 2013
Haiku Salut - Tricolore Album Review
Haiku Salut are a band who create music well outside of 'the box' and it's clear they share a love for most percussion instruments; Xylophones and keyboards which are probabaly older than the majority of...
Review posted on 27th March 2013
Exit Calm - The Rapture Single Review
You would be forgiven in thinking that Exit Calm had split up since everything has gone quiet since the release of their truly intense and quality debut album. However, after touring it to death, the...
Review posted on 31st January 2013
The Smears - Dirty Protest
Having heard the new album 'Dirty Protest', it seems a little bit tricky to come up with an introduction to this trio, however, here goes nothing.The Smears are a three-piece, all-female group (can't really say...
Review posted on 21st May 2012
Feeder - Live at Kasbah, Coventry
We settle in a venue at the darkest depths that Coventry has to offer to see a band that started way back in 1991. That is an achievement in itself - this is a band...
Review posted on 7th February 2012
A Place To Bury Strangers - Onwards To The Wall
It is safe to say that A Place To Bury Strangers are more of a EP band. 'Onwards To The Wall' is their seventh EP to date. During the course of the bands existence, they...
Review posted on 26th January 2012
Feeder - Borders
There are bands around that are like Ryan Giggs: they seem to have been around forever, like the Manic Street Preachers. Naturally Feeder - unlike the Manics, who have stated 'you wont hear from us...
Review posted on 23rd January 2012
We Were Promised Jetpacks - The Bodega, Nottingham
Has it really been nearly two years since We Were Promised Jetpacks played in Nottingham? Blimey, they have been missed! Let's Buy Happiness from the depths of Newcastle acted as the support band for the...
Review posted on 21st December 2011
Various Artists - Northern Star Presents Revolution In Sound II
There is nothing like a mad, loud compilation to warm us all up through this cold winter that is ahead of us. Luckily, Northern Star Records return, bringing out their second Revolution In Sound compilation...
Review posted on 13th December 2011
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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