One of our writers spent the weekend at Field Day soaking in every experience going, from the music to the weather, and gave us this rather enjoyable rundown of it all, including pictures from their very own phone. You couldn’t get closer unless you were there. Which they were… Anyway, here’s the full Field Day…
Read More “Michael Jackson, Limp Bizkit and Meshuggah meet in the studio for a jam session…” If the above statement sounds like the start of a cruel joke lampooning music genres, it’s probably time to forget all of your preconceptions and listen to Issues’ latest album, Headspace. Those already familiar with the Atlanta based six-piece will be…
Read More Release Date – 6th May 2016 There has long been rumour of a curse that accompanies winning the Mercury Prize. Despite a cash prize of £20,000 and unprecedented album sales spikes following a win, recipients of the award can fade into obscurity or deliver a less than impressive follow up to their award winning album.…
Read More Release Date – 6th April 2016 It’s been a long time since Animal Collective’s Deakin (Josh Dibb) opened up a Kickstarter project to raise funds for a solo album in 2009. Finally, the 7 year long ordeal is over and despite the wait and unrealistically high expectations, the project somehow has its happy ending. There has…
Read More International Tour Ends 19th August 2016 Muse will always be my favourite band. Despite having made, in my opinion, their last truly great album a decade ago in 2006, Black Holes and Revelations, the band are one of the few of the mid-00s British guitar band boom to have since sustained an enormously successful career. Only…
Read More Release Date – 8th April 2016 It’s difficult to recall another band in the metal scene that oozes class in the same way that Deftones does. Since the Sacramento outfit’s debut album Adrenaline in 1995, they have consistently transformed their youthful angst into controlled heaviness juxtaposed by soaring beauty. The ironically-titled Gore successfully builds on…
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