Reviews

James and Happy Mondays are two of Manchester’s finest exports and are undisputed legends of music following their monumental success in the '90s. Nearly thirty years later, the two have embarked on a huge arena tour, so can they translate their successes of the '90s into 2021?

Delaire The Liar are a band who know how to keep listeners engaged, with 'EAT YOUR OWN' providing a narrative that readily unstitches. There is something oddly comforting about a band that isn’t afraid to unmask the internal fears and fragilities that plague the mind, offering solace to those on the edge themselves.

WARGASM have gained themselves a reputation as one of the best live bands on the scene right now. We headed to their show at The Joiners where support came from Bambie Thug and Death Blooms to see them unleash their chaos at the Southampton venue.

Having been rattling and jonesing for live music since the early part of 2020 when the idea of a global shutdown was nothing more than a nightmarish concept we were there early for The Offspring's set, determined, hellbent and absolutely sure that we wouldn’t miss a note, a lick or beat of their set. And over more than 90-glorious minutes, SoCal's finest never let us down. 

'Control My Sanity' is easily Like Pacific’s most coherent body of work to date, telling the story of vocalist Jordan Black’s experiences through heartbroken and frustrated lyricism.

After teasing fans with singles, 'Weighted', 'Pixelated' and 'Holywater', Volumes could just be the masters of anticipation. Their latest release 'Happier?' has cut the cord of a four-year long drip-feed since their last album 'Different Animals', which debuted in 2017. With major changes to the Los Angeles band since then, will 'Happier?' bring a certain nostalgia or a new beginning?

If you someone asked if underground alternative music in the UK was in rude health, all you’d need to do is point them towards this bill.

A trip down memory lane to 2010, before being brought back into the present of 2021, You Me At Six’s time on stage at PRYZM was one of youthful nostalgia mixed with the fresh new stuff to match.

Black Midi are one of the weirdest, cleverest, insane and most unique bands the UK has. Their live show combines the quirky yet passionate personalities of the band with music that personifies insanity – in the live setting, it’s quite something.

Whilst preparing to tour with PVRIS in 2022, genre-defying, Grammy-nominated Illinoisan Kristine Flaherty, also known as K.Flay, has unveiled her new five-track EP 'Outside Voices'. Contrasting her previous EP, which was released this April, 'Inside Voices' saw collaborations with pop-punk superstar Travis Barker and Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. Although, 'Outside Voices' continues to comment on intricacies of life through K.Flay’s signature sound of alt-pop vocals, indie influences and lo-fi vibes, this time it’s with a 90s grunge edge.