Reviews

Over three years since their last full-length release, indie-rock trio Fatherson have made a return and are set to steal the hearts of the Scottish music scene with their upcoming album 'Normal Fears'. Though curiosity grows high, as the new record faced some delays due to vinyl production issues, we can assure it is worth the wait.

Who can make Hells Angel’s switch personalities with restless seven-year-olds who are convinced they’ve been cheated of the rock show they were promised? And what band can play a two and a half hour set whilst being their own support? Halestorm can.

Taking Back Sunday and Alkaline Trio announced their co-headlining short tour last year and emo kids, or adults to be more precise, had been eagerly awaiting it since.

This Lorna Shore show felt like a theatrical display, something plucked out of the West End and shoved into the world of Deathcore. 

Enlisting the help of some of the brightest vocalists of the UK’s underground alternative scene, math-rock trio a-tota-so have traded their instrumental passages for a vibrant and ever-changing spectrum of different voices, perspectives and emotions on their second album 'Lights Out'.

The Libertines’ fans in London may have been worried as frontman Pete Doherty has battled with respiratory infections that may have prevented him from performing. However, they were treated to an amazing show in the end that went off without a hitch.

Vein.fm return from lockdown more vigorous, bloodthirsty and abstract on ‘This World Is Going To Ruin You’. A product of anger, anxiety, despair and the confidence to take these feelings and channel them into pure energy, the band have unleashed lightning from the bottle to strike us all down. 

Ghost return with 'Impera', the most cohesive yet eclectic mix of songs they’ve put out to date. With influences ranging from ABBA to Iron Maiden, ‘80s arena rock, and even some Latin inspired drumbeats, there’s something here for everyone, and it’s the best the band has ever sounded in their 10+ years of activity.

Pulling out all the stops and putting every single song into the setlist with pure emotion and elation this evening is more than testament to a debut record that has done so much.

What happens when a band, who have been rising the national ranks in popularity, finally return home for their first headline show since pre-COVID? Well, in YONAKA’s case, absolute chaos, that’s what.