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Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.

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Review: Lady Sanity conjures up more rap magic on new single Trappin

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Stephen Pennell Lady Sanity

If you like your rappers with something worthwhile to spit, Lady Sanity should be on your playlist.

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Review: Mac DeMarco wows Brum with a visual display of oddity

November 28, 2019December 4, 2019 Ross Carley Hoopla Blue, Los Bitchos, Mac DeMarco, O2 Academy, O2 Academy Birmingham

Wednesday 27th November saw Mac DeMarco do anything and everything but freak out the neighbourhood

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Review: Blanck Mass crushes the Hare & Hounds on new album tour

November 26, 2019November 29, 2019 Joseph Lockley Blanck mass, Hare & Hounds

Following the release of new album Animated Violence Mild, Blanck Mass took to the stage of Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds on Monday night.

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Review: Calexico and Iron & Wine mesmerise Coventry

November 22, 2019November 29, 2019 Marta Meazza calexico, Iron & Wine, Live, Warwick Arts Centre

Calexico and Iron & Wine demonstrate the value of artistic collaboration on the Coventry stop of the tour for their album, Years to Burn

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Rosie Tee is back with her boldest single yet, ‘Wither’

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Luke Charnley 2019, Birmingham, Rosie Tee, single, wither

On her new single, ‘Wither’, Rosie Tee does anything but. Her distinctive, complex sound is in full bloom on her most exciting release yet.

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Review: Metronomy unashamedly bring nerd-pop to Birmingham

November 17, 2019November 21, 2019 Sophie Hack Birmingham, Digbeth, Metronomy, O2 Institute, Squid

Peppered with nostalgia for the 2010s, Metronomy let their new sparks dance with old flames at Birmingham’s O2 Institute.

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Review: Ivory Wave bring it on home at iconic Birmingham show

November 17, 2019November 19, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Ivory Wave, O2 Institute

Ivory Wave, na, na, na…the Birmingham five-piece return to the stage with a new EP to promote and a new confidence to exude.

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Review: Liam Gallagher plays Oasis heavy set in Birmingham

November 13, 2019November 19, 2019 Danny Thompson Arena Birmingham, Liam Gallagher, Oasis

Former Oasis frontman played a set bursting with Oasis classics, with the occasional solo track thrown in for good measure

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Review: Feeder are electric at O2 Institute on Birmingham return

November 12, 2019November 14, 2019 Richard Franks Digbeth, Feeder, Novacub, O2 Institute

Feeder returned to Birmingham on Monday 11 November to promote their latest album Tallulah and perform the classics

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Review: Vampire Weekend are loose but lovely at Birmingham show

November 12, 2019November 14, 2019 Samuel Lambeth Birmingham, Ezra Koenig, O2 Academy, Vampire Weekend

After a six-year sabbatical, Vampire Weekend return to Birmingham a bigger, better and bolder band.

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