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Maps, It Hugs Back at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Sat 31 Oct
Now just a two-piece consisting of Chapman and August Jakobsen, the 2009 version of Maps is more at home within the sweaty confines of a late night club...»
Alaska In Winter at The Freebutt, Brighton, Fri 23 Oct
Alaska in Winter may yet become another Freebutt success story, but Brighton seems to have collectively ignored this one, with barely 20 people attendance.»
iLiKETRAiNS, Swimming at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Mon 19 Oct
'Spencer Percival' and popular b-side 'Victress', dedicated here to Sol Campbell, further emphasise iLiKETRAiNS status as a most understated - if eccentrically adverse - national treasure. »
Spectrals, Desolation Wilderness at Central, Nottingham, Fri 30 Oct
For Leeds-based Spectrals (aka Louis Jones but tonight extended to a four-piece rather than the one-man band responsible for their recordings) it's something of a triumph against the adversity of a somewhat frosty reception afforded them in their native West Yorkshire...»
Sonic Youth, Hush Arbors at Kentish Town Forum, Camden Town, Fri 23 Oct
Sonic Youth have unequivocally earned the right to do whatever they want. Still, do they HAVE to be so resolutely fixated on their most recent material when playing live?»
Delphic, Two Door Cinema Club at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Thu 29 Oct
French imprint Kitsune Maison have been responsible for some of the most groundbreaking dance-orientated music this side of the Millennium...»
Editors at Rock City, Nottingham, Fri 23 Oct
As Morrissey once said, "We hate it when our friends become successful"... »
Do Make Say Think, Years, Charles Spearin and the Happiness Project at King's Cross Scala, Islington, Thu 22 Oct
Do Make Say Think’s sixth full-length Other Truths was released this week, to almost universal acclaim. Such reception is well d»
Bowerbirds at Sidecar, Barcelona, Thu 22 Oct
Thriving off the energy channelled their way, Bowerbirds are absolutely exhilarating this evening.»
No Age, Gentle Friendly, trash kit at King's Cross Scala, Islington, Mon 19 Oct
They say that cymbals eat guitars, but No Age's Randy Randall isn't worried. From the second the Sub Pop-signed LA two-piece lope »
Vampire Weekend at King's College, London, South East England, Thu 15 Oct
It’s fitting that Vampire Weekend have decided to road test their new material at KCLSU, seeing as how they are famously a band »
The XX at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Wed 07 Oct
It's rare that the words "credible" and "stage school background" find themselves in the same sentence, let alone to one group of people, but London four-piece The XX are something of an unusual prospect...»
The Fiery Furnaces, pete um at Cargo, London, Thu 08 Oct
Oh, Eleanor. The double denim. Beloved of Bewitched and Bon Jovi. Is this a club you wish to be a member of? What does Mr Kapranos»
Johnny Foreigner at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Mon 05 Oct
When looking back over the impact of Drowned In Sound these past nine years, it's fair to say the site has been pivotal in shaping the careers of several artists along the way. One of those would undoubtedly be Johnny Foreigner...»
Wild Beasts, Blue Roses at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Fri 02 Oct
The last time Wild Beasts headlined this very same venue (almost two years ago) you could count the number of attendees on the top three frames of an abacus. This evening, however, it's a completely different story...»
Slow Club, Cate Le Bon at Tunnels, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Sun 27 Sep
Having only a crowd of about 100, it's a good thing that Slow Club do 'intimate' so well. Some artists, typically solo singer-song»
Paramore at Islington Academy, Islington, Mon 07 Sep
Paramore, the Tennessee five piece fronted by Hayley Williams, are a fantastically confusing live proposition; a crate of contradictions that sees them lurch from sounding like New Jersey punks Lifetime one moment to Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana the next.»
Lovvers, NODZZZ, Teen Sheikhs at Chameleon Gallery, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Wed 23 Sep
Headline act Nodzzz may be something of a rare commodity at the minute in that despite hailing from San Francisco, they blatantly take their inspiration from quintessential English groups such as The Fall and Television Personalities...»
Coldplay, Girls Aloud, Jay-Z at Wembley Stadium, London, Fri 18 Sep
If Coldplay are good enough for a beaming Jay-Z to want to get back in on the act, returning to sing ‘Lost+’ with the band towards the close, then just maybe they should be good enough for us too. »
Girls at The Lexington, London, UK, Mon 21 Sep
Hesitance is rarely considered a virtue, but when you've been drunkenly dragged around the block as much as I have, you soon learn not to fall in love too easy. You learn that a great song does not a hit summer album make and that a well received record does not mean that you've got a band of the year on your hands. But not every band HAS to be the best of the best because sometimes - just sometimes - better than the rest is enough. Not every band has to save your life and untangle your knotted heartstrings. »
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