The Besnard Lakes live at Oslo Hackney

We’ve wait­ed over two frus­trat­ing years but here they are – Mon­tre­al psy indie band The Besnard Lakes return to UK shores for a run of live shows. Actu­al­ly this night at Oslo in Hack­ney is their penul­ti­mate on the tour. The venue has sched­uled a club night for half an hour after the Bezzies…

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Wolf People at Oslo, Hackney

As Fes­ti­val No 6 in Wales this sum­mer descend­ed into a major mud­bath after two days of bib­li­cal rain­fall, Wolf Peo­ple took to the stage late after­noon (above). They were cap­ti­vat­ing and the tur­moil of gui­tars suit­ed the inclement weath­er, but I decid­ed I’d enjoy them more some­time in the future, in the warmth, with dry clothes.…

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Review: Jane Weaver at Oslo

Set against a mus­cu­lar, dri­ving bassline and wall of dense synth/guitar, Weaver’s voice adds a spacey, ethe­re­al light­ness, the two ele­ments bal­anc­ing each oth­er, cre­at­ing almost vis­i­ble layers. 

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