rescuing musical virtue in distress.
Following the release of their critically acclaimed second album ‘A Picture Of Good Health’, a recent A-listing on BBC 6 Music for ‘Hollow Thing’, a blistering BBC Radio 1 Maida Vale session for Jack Saunders and a packed out album launch in a Camden kebab shop, Hull outfit LIFE are currently halfway through their UK headline album tour.... Continue Reading →
IDLES have shared a new song - “Mercedes Marxist” - pulled from the sessions for their latest LP ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance.’ In addition, the band has confirmed another run of American dates this fall, playing their biggest venues yet. Dates include an October 17th show at Terminal 5 in NYC and an... Continue Reading →
If Divide and Conquer hinted at a snarling, confrontational beast of an album to follow, I don’t think many were expecting it to be quite this bruising, this aggressive, this visceral, this intense. It’s our own fault, they tried to warn us; lead singles as shots across our musical bows, exposure via the more discerning... Continue Reading →
For those who say that there isn’t any politically charged, challenging music happening any more…I give you Idles. Rhythmic punk shot through with a dose of Sleaford-esque brutality and putting social and political discussion back on the table, in this case a minimalist sound bite to get people talking about the demise of The NHS.... Continue Reading →