Category: Music
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The Fratellis Bring ‘Costello Music’ Back to Life for 20th Anniversary Tour
Two decades, one legendary debut, and now… a victory lap for the ages. It’s been almost 20 years since Costello Music crashed onto the airwaves and straight into indie rock folklore. This February, The Fratellis are taking it back to where it all began—with a full UK tour celebrating the…
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Review: The Royston Club – ‘Glued To The Bed’
The Royston Club are back, and they’re not just dipping their toes in the water; they’re cannonballing straight into the deep end with a gritty, heart-on-sleeve single and a massive new album announcement. ‘Glued To The Bed’ lands as the third cut from the upcoming LP Songs For The Spine…
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Gimme a Break, Katy Hurt. Exclusive Interview & Album Review
“It feels like I’ve been carrying this album around with me for years,” Katy Hurt says with a breath of relief, just hours after being able to hold the vinyl version of her long-awaited debut record. “Now that it’s finally here, I can breathe again.” Katy’s journey to this milestone…
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LIVE: Glass Caves kick off the “Back To Earth” Tour in York
It’s a special kind of magic when a band returns to the city where it all began, and tonight (22.05) at York Crescent, Glass Caves delivered a homecoming show that felt both nostalgic and newly electric. With a packed crowd buzzing for the long weekend, the band, kicking off their…
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REVIEW: Backwards – Eades
If the rumble of Leeds’ backstreets had a soundtrack, it might just sound like Eades’ new single ‘Backwards’. With dust-kicking twang and emotional excavation, the five-piece return in their most introspective and sonically evolved form yet, and it’s not just a detour, it’s a full reroute. WATCH HERE | STREAM HERE Out now…
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Pomona Park – ‘Do Not Disturb’ Review
Manchester’s indie-pop outfit Pomona Park are steadily becoming one of the North West’s most promising new exports. With a knack for writing instantly catchy choruses wrapped around tender, coming-of-age lyricism, their latest single Do Not Disturb sees the band doubling down on what they do best, blending emotional vulnerability with…
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thistle. – ‘wishing coin’ + it’s nice to see you, stranger EP Preview
thistle. might still be without a debut album, but based on their trajectory so far, it’s only a matter of time. The Northampton trio are making serious noise with their raw, lo-fi take on alt-rock, the kind that spills emotion through blown-out amps and cracked vocal cords. Their upcoming EP…
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RADAR Festival 2025 Preview: A Progressive Paradise Returns
If there’s one event in the UK live music calendar that refuses to sit still, it’s RADAR Festival. Award-winning, genre-agnostic and unrelentingly progressive, RADAR is back for its fourth full-scale edition in 2025 , and it’s already shaping up to be the most expansive and exhilarating yet. After firmly planting…
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Harri Larkin – Slowburn EP Review
Sheffield’s Harri Larkin returns with a genre-blurring triumph in the form of new EP Slowburn, out now via Golden Robot Records. It’s a project that leans into emotional nuance without ever losing its melodic punch, equal parts alt-pop, jazz, soul, and gritty indie energy. Clocking in at four tracks, it’s…
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Amy Jo Clough: Bucking Trends and Belting Hooks – The UK Country Pop Star You Need to Hear Now
You know that feeling when you see an artist live and just know they’re on the edge of something good? That’s exactly what we felt watching Amy Jo Clough command the stage at 45 Vinyl. An intimate café-bar steeped in musical nostalgia, it’s the kind of venue that feels like…
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The Australian Music Scene’s Brightest Breakouts at The Great Escape
Australia’s music scene is having a moment – and we’re here for it. With a wave of genre-defying artists breaking through and a DIY spirit driving some of the most exciting sounds in the world right now, the land Down Under is producing future global stars at a rapid pace.…
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LIVE: Soccer Mommy – Project House, Leeds
On a cool May night in Leeds, Soccer Mommy turned Project House into a softly spinning dreamworld. Touring in support of her 2024 release Evergreen, Sophie Allison delivered a performance built on understatement, introspection, and the quiet power of songs that ache more than they explode. Opening with the glacial…
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LIVE: The K’s @ O2 Academy Leeds
Back in 2019, The Front Row caught The K’s at Hit The North Festival in Newcastle. A tight bar crowd barely scraping thirty heads. Sweaty walls. Warm pints. The kind of night that made your shoes stick to the floor and your head ring the next day. But from the…
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REVIEW: Nothing’s As It Seems – The Clause
The Clause are finally ready to claim their crown. The Birmingham four-piece — long regarded as one of the UK’s most exciting live acts, have today announced their debut album Victim of a Casual Thing, due for release in October. And they’ve kicked off the next chapter with their most…
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REVIEW: Bohemian Clutter – pencil
Romantic, wonky, and awash with dream-state surrealism, Bohemian Clutter is a debut that feels like it’s been carefully torn out of someone’s notebook and then reassembled in a daze. London quintet pencil offer something refreshingly different from the jagged post-punk edges that have dominated the UK scene in recent years,…
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REVIEW: Clouded Thinking – Alex Spencer
Fresh off a sold-out headline show at Manchester’s Gorilla and a breakthrough 2024 that’s seen him appear on everything from BBC Breakfast to the EA Sports FC25 soundtrack, Alex Spencer returns with a darker, more cinematic statement in Clouded Thinking, a bold step forward for one of the North’s most…
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REVIEW: It’s All Thanks to You – La Dharma
La Dharma’s It’s All Thanks to You is a heartfelt, seven-track glide through modern heartbreak, self-reflection, and sonic growth. Still rooted in their signature cocktail of shimmering synth-pop and introspective lyrics, this is the band’s most emotionally vulnerable and stylistically balanced release to date. It’s an EP that doesn’t need…
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EXCLUSIVE: Harrison Rimmer – Ripped Up Magazine
We’re hyped to exclusively premiere the brand-new single and video from Harrison Rimmer – Ripped Up Magazine – only on The Front Row. Some songs find you when you’re ready — even if that means taking a decade-long detour first. Ripped Up Magazine, the latest single from singer-songwriter Harrison Rimmer,…
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REVIEW: 21st Century Fiction – The Amazons
Four albums deep and The Amazons have finally stepped into the void. 21st Century Fiction isn’t just their darkest record to date, it’s their most complete, most cinematic, and most important. This is the sound of a band done with pretending, done with playing the part, and done with the…
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REVIEW: Cross to Bear – The Rosadocs
If you’ve ever caught The Rosadocs live, you’ll already know Cross to Bear. It’s the one that hushes the chatter, tightens the throat, and leaves punters motionless in awe, until that final chorus explodes. Now finally out as a recorded single, this live favourite lands with all the weight, warmth,…
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