Album: Vessels – Dilate
‘Dilate’ remains a triumph for newly-born Vessels and is surely the beginning of a fantastic foray into untapped territory for the band.
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reviews
Live reviews of gigs in the West Midlands and album, EP and single reviews.
Album: Modest Mouse – Strangers To Ourselves
When a Modest Mouse album comes out, it’s the title that grips you.
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Photo Gallery: Jake Bugg + HoneyHoney + The Family Rain, O2 Academy, Birmingham 28/10/13
One of our resident photographers headed down to the O2 Academy, Birmingham, to shoot photos of The Family Rain, HoneyHoney, and Jake Bugg on Monday October 28.
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Interpol + Temples + Royal Blood + Circa Waves, The Institute, Birmingham 25/03/14
The prestigious opening slot for this years tour was filled by Circa Waves, and, despite an early start, the four-piece
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Jaws + Dumb + The Magic Gang + Juice, The Institute, Birmingham 19/04/14
It was a joy to see Austin Williams of Swim Deep supporting his mates dancing around on stage to ‘Gold’, a passing of the baton if ever there was one.
Read moreHowler + Broken Hands + Elephantine, The Temple, The Institute, Birmingham 28/03/14
Minneapolis quartet Howler flaunted their dazzling surf-punk gait to fans at The Institute’s Temple, and they were not alone in terms of leaving an excellent impression behind.
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LOOP + Iroha, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 09/04/14
Iroha with their close links to Jesu, Cable Regime and Godflesh are an ideal band to open for the return of late 80’s / early 90’s drone masters LOOP.
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Sky Larkin + Ace Bushy Striptease + Lime, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 08/04/14
It’s early and Lime kick off with a short but straight-to-the-heart-of-it set.
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Curb + Swerve + Noir + ANiMA + Only Shadows, The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham 10/04/14
Cramming five bands into a small venue on a Thursday night is no mean feat, but that’s exactly what Killr Punx managed to do last week, culminating in co-headline sets from local favourites Curb and Swerve.
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Klaxons + Nadia Ksaiba, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham 31/03/14
On the band’s first UK show in almost a year, THEY were back with a beautiful glittering bang.
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