Category: Music
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REVIEW: Hang On – Finding Aurora
“Hang on, I’ll wait for you my friend.”Finding Aurora’s latest single Hang On feels like a breath of fresh air from an era of rock that still holds plenty of weight. The song is honest and direct, offering comfort to anyone struggling with life’s darker moments. “No matter how deep…
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EP Review | Florentenes – HOMEGROWN
The Manchester quartet prove the buzz is real with a thunderous second EP that roars with heart, hooks and honesty. Some bands talk about being “the next big thing.” Florentenes just got on with it. HOMEGROWN is the sound of a band on a mission, refined by years of graft,…
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Dovegate’s First 2025 Release: Nights Like These
“Nights Like These” lands as Dovegate’s first release of 2025 and introduces a more refined sound from the recently reshaped four-piece. With the band now operating as a tighter unit, there’s a noticeable shift in focus and cohesion. This track feels like a product of that clarity, sharper, more deliberate,…
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Discover The Forensics’ Bold Sound with ‘Maxine’
There’s something about bands from the North West. A certain defiance. A refusal to be overly polished or performative. And The Forensics, flying the flag for Preston rather than jumping aboard the Manchester machine, channel all of that into their latest single “Maxine”. This isn’t a track that smashes the…
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Goldstate’s Bad Blood: A Bold Pop-Punk Anthem
If debut single Love Bomb was a flirtatious wink across the pit, Bad Blood is the moment the drinks get thrown, the eyeliner runs, and the bass drops hard enough to rattle your last nerve. Goldstate’s second offering doesn’t just wear its heart on its sleeve, it tears the whole…
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New Release: I Feel Everything by Holy Wars – A Journey Through Pain
Ten years ago, Holy Wars emerged from grief with their debut “I Can’t Feel a Thing.” Now, in a devastatingly poetic full-circle moment, they return with “I Feel Everything”, a song that doesn’t just open old wounds, but dares to keep them open, to feel them bleed, to turn pain…
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The Culture: The Perps’ New Indie Rock Anthem
There’s something deliciously feral about the new single from The Perps. The Culture doesn’t just knock on your door, it kicks it down, barges in, and shouts straight into your face like an old mate who’s just done three Jägerbombs and wants to talk about the state of the world.…
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REVIEW: Blood Rush – Millie Ady
Millie Ady’s latest offering, Blood Rush, is a shimmering gut-punch of a single, a full-body exhale of fear, thrill, and youthful abandon, wrapped up in swirling harmonies and late-night confessions. It’s a romantic riot in slow motion; the sound of running headlong into the chaos of love and letting it…
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REVIEW: Planet Weekend – Dirty Nice
Welcome to Planet Weekend, the most wonderfully absurd, outrageously fun, and infectiously immersive sonic theme park you’ll visit this year, no ticket required. Dirty Nice, the London-Lisbon duo known for their animated escapism and offbeat alt-pop, have thrown open the gates to their psychedelic playground with an album that’s equal…
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REVIEW: Baby Names – Kissing On Camera
Kissing On Camera crash onto the scene with “Baby Names” – a fuzzed-out, emotionally raw debut that comes swinging from the heart of London by way of Dublin. This isn’t polished, primped, or trying to please algorithms. It’s youthful, jagged, and gloriously loud, the kind of DIY alt-rock that reminds…
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REVIEW: The Mind’s Eye, Harvey Jay Dodgson
There’s confidence, and then there’s The Mind’s Eye. Harvey Jay Dodgson’s third EP doesn’t just experiment with genre, it throws out the blueprint and builds its own system. Across four tracks, the Portsmouth-born artist delivers a genre-mashing, emotionally heavy masterclass that’s packed with pulse, precision and punch. This isn’t just…
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REVIEW: Have You Ever Had a Broken Heart – Senses
Some bands write songs. Others write lifelines. With “have you ever had a broken heart?”, senses offer something closer to the latter – a sweeping, shimmering anthem that aches with sincerity and glows with catharsis. Fresh from their Coventry roots and now writing between the UK and Germany, senses return…
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The A-List: Ten Artists to Watch
Welcome to The Front Row Files – a brand new deep-dive series shining the spotlight on the ten most exciting artists from across the alphabet. Each edition, we’ll be championing ten bands or solo artists whose names begin with a single letter – across genres, geographies, and gig sizes –…
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REVIEW: Modern Nostalgia, Revivalry
Some bands put out a debut EP to test the waters. Revivalry cannonball into the pool, pint in hand, screaming down the timeline of British indie like it’s theirs to rewrite. With Modern Nostalgia, the Cleethorpes trio don’t just nod to the past, they barrel roll through it, crash into…
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LIVE: Scissor Sisters at First Direct Arena, Leeds
Some gigs are good. Some are nostalgic. And some are completely outrageous, unhinged, and utterly brilliant. The Scissor Sisters’ return to Leeds after more than a decade away was all of those things, and then some. This 20th anniversary tour, celebrating the release of their self-titled debut album back in…
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Slam Dunk Festival 2025: A Day of Discoveries, Nostalgia, and Powerhouse Performances
There’s something about the first summer festival of the year that hits differently. The sun is (mostly) out, the air’s buzzing with adrenaline and Monster Energy, and the Slam Dunk crowd is ready to scream, sweat, and skank their way through one of the most stacked lineups in the UK…
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Splitbox EP Review
There’s no pretending here – Splitbox aren’t reinventing the wheel, and they’re not trying to. Instead, they’re greasing the wheels with beer-soaked melody, chunky guitar riffs and a heap of nostalgic honesty. Formed in 2023 by a trio of long-time mates and musicians from York and the East of England,…
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EP REVIEW: Finn Forster – Embers
It’s not often you hear a voice and feel the tectonic plates shift beneath your feet. But from the first fractured syllables of Embers, it’s obvious that Finn Forster isn’t just releasing an EP – he’s announcing his arrival. The Middlesbrough lad with the voice of weathered gold delivers four…
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Jamie Webster Returns with Euphoric Festival Anthem ‘Across The River’
Fresh from a whirlwind global tour and with a huge summer ahead, Jamie Webster unleashes his first new music of 2025 – Across The River – a rousing, sun-drenched anthem for the festival season. With lyrics full of defiance, escapism and collective joy, the Liverpool singer-songwriter once again proves himself…
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KAISER CHIEFS ANNOUNCE 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF ‘EMPLOYMENT’ + MASSIVE OUTDOOR TOUR
Get your blazers out the wardrobe and turn up the volume — Kaiser Chiefs are celebrating two decades of Employment, and they’re throwing one hell of a party to mark the occasion. Dropping July 18th, the China Anniversary Edition of the band’s iconic debut album comes in three seriously collectible…
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