Reviews

On her fifth album as SPELLLING, Bay Area artist Chrystia Cabral holds up a mirror to her own emotions. ‘Portrait of My Heart’ abandons the allegorical distance of her earlier avant pop for lyrics that confront love, intimacy, anxiety, and alienation head on. Musically, the arrangements follow suit – this is SPELLLING at its most incisive and immediate.

Brit-pop is on the rise once again and this was a brilliant showcase from two of the best.

We've been following Stereophonics since the early days (did they really form in 1992!) and they always seem to come up with a fresh approach to their music. Here's what we thought of their new album, 'Make ‘em Laugh, Make ‘em Cry, Make ‘em Wait'.

This was a triple whammy of hardcore in Manchester as Heriot closed off their UK tour.

Averse to the stereotypical tropes of progressive music, Istanbul-hailed Siyah Tavsan delivers instead a succinct and fresh outlook of how they visualise progressive music to be. While fans of Western post-punk and progressive rock will find familiar elements, ‘Metropolites’ offers a distinct lens of where Turkish underground music is headed – globally aware, genre-fluid, and emotionally fearless, this is a voice speaking from the overlooked alleys of Istanbul, but resonating far beyond.

Following the broad cultural nostalgia for all things 90s, it isn’t surprising that grungy, showgazy alt-rock is making a comeback. One of the earliest pioneers of this niche is Superheaven. Reuniting after a six-year hiatus in 2022, they’re releasing their first full-length in a decade – 'Superheaven'.

'Skeletá' continues off the sounds established by past albums while also revisiting some past eras, with this new effort once again proving that, in spite of the haters, Ghost are here to stay, and will only get bigger.

After the polarising brightness of their last project, Deafheaven’s sixth album sees the California post-metal collective return to the volatile, skyward force that first defined them – yet this is no simple reversion. ‘Lonely People with Power’ reclaims their foundational sound with ferocity, while hinting at sonic futures still ahead.

Rebellion exploded with aggression and ruthlessness during this night of live music.

It was second time lucky following the show in March which was cancelled due to power issues.