4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) Over the past decade or so a ring of psychedelic all-dayers have popped up around the country, asserting themselves like colonies of fungi. Manchester Psych Fest is perhaps the strongest, capable of bringing together huge names with cult favourites, using…...

4+ day, 48+ min ago   (195+ words) Vancouver artist Sophia Stel has called her debut album ‘the greatest album of all time’. Emerging from the city’s DIY community, Sophia Stel’s 2025 project ‘Object Permanence’ became a word of mouth success, followed by January EP ‘How To Win At…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (269+ words) ‘Hunted,’ the new single from Mel Denisse, creates an immersive atmosphere that moves freely between alt-rock and alt-pop. It carries the confidence of an artist who seems to have found her place in music and is no longer afraid to…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (192+ words) Sufjan Stevens will release new holiday album ‘Worst Christmas Ever!’ on November 6th. The songwriter’s festive releases are a staple of the season, with Sufjan Stevens having embarked on regular Yuletide recording sprees since 2001. Over the years, he’s amassed an enchanting…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (579+ words) Bonobo – Distance In Static clashmusic.com Bonobo – Distance In Static Time feels like an abstract concept. How can it be 25 years since I first heard Bonobo’s debut album ‘Animal Magic’…? It feels like 10 years – max – but it sadly isn’t. How…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (406+ words) Pretty Sick – Anarchy clashmusic.com Pretty Sick – Anarchy Those embarking on discourse around the ‘grunge revival’ movement have skipped over a few key figures, ones who were channeling this nineties-style distortion and aesthetics a number of years ago. One of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1931+ words) More than two decades into their career, The Coral are still finding new ways to surprise and evolve. Their 13th album, ‘388’, arrived with little warning, but has been met with widespread acclaim; its rawness, warmth and spontaneity capturing everything that has…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1014+ words) The Canopy Stage at Reading Festival is positively heaving. Spirits are high in a tent packed with festival goers and excited fans. There is a need for some to stand and watch from outside the tent, get the exclusive peak…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (681+ words) Ahead of ‘There Near’, the Dinosaur Jr. songwriter talks touring by bike, old gear, and the strange second life of a 25-year-old deep cut nobody asked for. J Mascis isn’t chasing anything. Not the sound of Dinosaur Jr.’s 1985 debut,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (314+ words) Scottish cultural magazine The Skinny will close, it has been confirmed. The monthly free-sheet was founded 20 years ago, and quickly became a vital cultural org for Scottish arts. Run by a dedicated team in Edinburgh – but with writers across the…...