Kaleidoscope Festival Alexandra Palace, now in its 6th year, has become something of a local summer institution, especially with families. Could a day festival ever be in a better location? Well done to the Victorians for building the palace and creating such a festival-friendly site. The main stage, perched upon Ally Pally’s grassy slope, means you…
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Scottish pop duo Hue And Cry release their 16th studio album: Everybody on May 29. Brothers Greg and Pat Kane, who initially rose to fame in the 80s with Labour of Love (and their debut album Seduced and Abandoned) are back with a set of songs that prove their ability to continue to shapeshift and…
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Singer songwriter Ella Clayton’s recent single called Dolomites (reviewed here) was quirky and compelling, and now her sophomore album Could It Be You? produced by Lester Duval has dropped (24th April). The new work was recorded in three days at George Ezra’s Hotel Quebec studio, keeping it sounding fresh and immediate. Ella wanted this album to…
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This beautiful new album, Angel in Plainclothes has been a long time in the making for its creator, Angelo De Augustine. He’s a gifted songwriter in his own right, as well as a collaborator of Sufjan Stevens and the album is released via Sufjan Stevens’ Asthmatic Kitty label. This record marks a significant milestone for…
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Welcome Spring! I couldn’t find a better way to usher in the season of renewal than with the evening of folk and experimental artists at Moth Club for a joyous celebration. Having attended the equally appealing Samhain (Halloween) concert at Earth Hackney, this felt like an appropriate reconnection. Scottish singer, songwriter and Clàrsach player, Anna McLuckie…
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As Halloween morphs into an ever-more garish orgy of plastic spiders, eyeballs and and other assorted landfill, how much more satisfying it is to turn to its more ancient and spiritual side. Samhain, the ancient Gaelic festival, marks the end of the Celtic year, it’s a time when ‘the veil between the supernatural and the physical…
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First single ‘Porcupine’ is released today on Transgressive and Four-track EP MADDER! will be eleased October 3, 2025. ‘Porcupine’ is a song of a guy’s fascination with a woman who possesses, shall we say, a prickly personality, all to a verse with a highly infectious organ riff that yields to heavy guitars in the choruses.…
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We gathered once again at Glanusk Park in the beautiful mountains of the Brecon Beacons for Green Man – one of our favourite festivals of the year. Here’s a little roundup of our highlights. Thursday opened with a mini lineup that included W H Lung, making their second appearance at Green Man. It was a…
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The sun blazed down on Kaleidoscope festival 2025 at Alexandra Palace, on one of the hottest days of the year. Annual one-day event Kaleidoscope has been designed to offer something for everyone – and as a family-friendly festival, you could say it delivers. For those visiting north London’s “Ally Pally” for the first time, the…
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Always inventive, with a unique and expansive world view, the international, female-led Snowapple collective has released a new album June 13th titled Utopia, blending music, theatre and activism. And they will be playing at Glastonbury festival on 25th June. The Snowapple collective evades pigeonholing into particular genre; instead they embracing and bring together different genres in…
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