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Lions of Dissent are back with indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’

Wolverhampton septet Lions of Dissent return triumphantly with new indie disco banger ‘Turn Up The Struggle’.

Alt-rock legends Cage the Elephant performed a killer set at the O2 Academy on February 20, with support from Post Animal and SWMRS

After a whirlwind romance debut, Jack Garratt returns from the shadows with a bare-all album that a lucky few were able to witness live

It’s another teenage rampage from Kings Heath quartet Flares, on latest single Parma Violets. Stephen Pennell reviews.

VANT returned to Birmingham with a phenomenal performance at the Castle & Falcon on 25th January 2020 – read our review here

Monday 27th January marked Waterparks’ return to Birmingham, this time around to film the gig for a live DVD.

American sludge band Torche played an intimate gig at Birmingham’s Mama Roux’s with support from shoegaze outfit Slow Crush

Birmingham brooders The Taboo Club lighten up on the lilting new single ‘I Wish There Was A Way’. Sam Lambeth reviews.

Lovable London lads Counterfeit revealed their soft sides as they broke down their emotional barriers with a raw final performance of 2019.

14th December at Birmingham’s O2 Academy saw an imperfect line-up saved by a profound performance from noughties legends, The Libertines