Emma Blackery kicked off her YouTube channel in 2012 with funny short vlogs and sketches, but what a lot of her followers do not know is that she started making videos to promote her music. She has often stated that she is not a YouTuber who makes music, but a musician who does YouTube—and this…
Stormzy: *probably* the best thing to happen to the LCR, ever
“First thing’s first, I’ve been putting in the work / I’m a rebel with a cause” spits Michael Omari – mightily reputable as grime royalty, Stormzy. The admirably diverse set begins in the same way as Gang Signs & Prayer, the critically acclaimed debut album which broke music history as the first independent grime album…
Live Review: Circa Waves @ The LCR
It has been two years since indie rockers Circa Waves’ last UK tour, and its fair to say they’ve made good use of that time. All eyes have been on the Liverpool four-piece since the release of Different Creatures late March, an album filled with edgy riffs, heavy drums, and deeper themes; a well-received contrast…
Live Review: NME Awards Tour @ The LCR
“Who’s excited for Cabbage? Who’s excited for Blossoms? Who’s excited for me?” Rory Wynne asks the audience as he struts around the stage in his impossibly skinny drainpipe jeans, flicking his floppy hair back over his head. And the crowd are loving it. At the age of only seventeen, Wynne and his band have already…
Live Review: Laura Marling @ The Waterfront
The Waterfront is hot and stuffy. The sold out crowd is packed together tightly, elbows poking into each other’s backs, edging slowly towards the front. The room then falls silent as Laura Marling slowly walks on stage. A burst of applause and cheers erupt from the eager audience and a small smile crosses Marling’s soft…
Live Review: Hannah Peel @ Norwich Arts Centre
Electronic indie-folk singer-songwriter, and member of The Magnetic North, Hannah Peel graced the Norwich Arts Centre this March for an enigmatic, thundering and truly touching performance. Peel, almost seven months on from her latest LP ‘Awake But Always Dreaming’, came on to the stage set for a performance that would resonate with the space and with…
Live Review: Mallory Knox @ the LCR (Fatherson and Lonely The Brave)
Promoting new album Wired, on the third night of their tour Cambridge rock band Mallory Knox played in a city they call their second home. Show openers are Scottish indie-rockers Fatherson, who are happily optimistic from the start. Singer and guitarist Ross Leighton discards his beanie hat halfway through their set and strums away as…
Live Review: Lower Than Atlantis @ The LCR
Lower Than Atlantis have recently released their fifth album to critical acclaim and a top ten chart position, and thus they have embarked on their largest tour to date, showcasing their brand of pop rock/punk to the UK. Young Guns supply the slot of main support, after a particularly lacking two sets before them from…
Live Review: Deaf Havana @ The LCR
There was an excited atmosphere outside the LCR as people battled Storm Doris to queue for Deaf Havana’s gig. Practically clinging onto one another to stop from being swept from their feet, the fans refused to let the atrocious weather dampen their high spirits. After taking refuge inside the venue, Dead! took to the stage…
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