Arcade Fire are never a band to choose the obvious route, and so it was again as they announced seemingly to one randomly-selected fan on Twitter that their new album will be released in October. Replying to a fan, @fifferwright, who…
Saturday promises to be an epic day of established and rising stars from all corners of the globe. Representing Scotland in The Den is folk-country newcomer, Edinburgh native Ross Wilson – AKA Blue Rose Code – who has just…
What with the searing heat and all that tennis hoo-ha at the weekend, your mind’s more than likely yearning for the dark chill of December: chestnuts roasting in an open microwave, heinous snowman jumpers and slipping over on ice…
Neko Case is to play a headline show at London’s Forum in December. The American singer-songwriter and New Pornographer, whose new album The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You is out…
Following what-is-to-be a spectacular Thursday, Cambridge Folk festival have not stopped there. Oh no. Friday brings us yet another spoiling day of musical fancies, ranging from trad, to contemporary, to country, to electric. Brace yourselves for another excellent lineup… The…
With music played solidly right through From Thursday to Monday, this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival will certainly not cease to tickle those musical taste buds of yours. Thursday brings us a lovely array of artists performing at both stages as well…
The last time Laura Marling played the Royal Albert Hall, she was touring A Creature I Don’t Know with a crafty band, members of which had created a life-sized replica of the blancmange-shaped icon of architecture in reverence to the heavyweight venue…
Sharing’s friendly, especially when it’s a stream of a spangly new album that’s not available anywhere else until Monday, eh? Emily Barker & the Red Clay Halo release their fourth album, ‘Dear River’, on Monday 8th July, but if you…
The Dodos have announced a major European tour, including the briefest of trips to the UK, to promote their new album Carrier. Meric Long and Logan Kroeber’s fifth LP, and their first since the death of touring guitarist Chris Reimer early last…
Just when you thought Glastonbury was the only music news story in town, the Pixies have only gone and surprised everyone with a brand new track. Unveiled on their website this morning, ‘Bagboy’ is the first new music from the…