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ReviewsD'Angelo @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 18 February
The more you think about it, the more D’Angelo’s decision to effectively opt out of the commercial success his 14-years-in-the-making third LP, B... Read more »| 27 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsKate Tempest @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 February
“It’s rammo in the main room,” Mike Skinner once said, which The Kazimier definitely is; he also said that he was backing Kate Tempest to w... Read more »| 20 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsTrust Fund @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 17 February
“We love you, Glasgow,” deadpans Trust Fund’s Ellis Jones, after bassist Roxy Brennan mock-trips herself up with some wry, audience-baiting... Read more »| 19 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsDjango Django @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 15 February
Django Django claim they have spent the past 18 months writing and recording the follow-up to their eponymous hit debut album; their attire tonight suggests ... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
ReviewsEx Hex @ Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 12 February
It's bubblegum but, oh, what bubblegum. The Ex Hex formula might be sweet but it's a lack of artificial additives that makes it so nourishing, and a sold-out... Read more »| 18 Feb 2015 -
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Prides / Flyte @ The Liquid Room, 7 February
Glasgow continues to prove an unexpected incubator for radio-friendly synth and although Prides might be the most bearded of the crop they’re no less p... Read more »| 13 Feb 2015
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Viet Cong @ Deaf Institute, Manchester, 5 February
Viet Cong's live presence is a startling remove from the unremitting, blunt force of their debut album. That eponymous opening shot, a hard-boiled and unswee... Read more »| 11 Feb 2015 -
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Ghostpoet @ Gullivers, Manchester, 29 January
With snowfall and Sound Control’s fifth birthday to contend with, there’s a fear early on tonight that Ghostpoet’s murky urban musings migh... Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
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BC Camplight @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23 January
When Brian Christinzio reminds us early on that he was thinking of going away permanently, the idea is still unimaginable. There is a swell of local support ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
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Emmy the Great @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 23 January
A quickfire set from Emma-Lee Moss demonstrates serious promise for her overdue third solo record Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
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Celtic Connections: From Scotland With Love – King Creosote / Tiny Ruins, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 22 January
A sell-out 2,400-plus crowd restless for the second half doesn’t make an easy support slot for understated Kiwi trio, Tiny Ruins. But their back-toned ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2015 -
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Celtic Connections: Punch Brothers, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 23 January
Punch Brothers march professionally in like it was the 50s backstage – waistcoats, stiff ironed collars and sleek oiled hair, mothers would be proud of... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
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First Aid Kit / Kimberly Anne @ Usher Hall, 19 January
“You guys are awesome!” She’s being nice; we’re not. This Usher Hall audience is January-cold, and tonight’s support –&nb... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
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Mr McFall’s Chamber – Further Distillations @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 19 January
McFall’s dissolve all pomp from your classic chamber concert: easy stage chat, a giggling audience and a decisive lack of anything vaguely black tie. I... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
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Stars @ Sound Control, Manchester, 13 January
Although their seventh album, No One Is Lost, brings a dancier approach, Montreal’s chamber pop stalwarts Stars are still the dramatists they... Read more »| 20 Jan 2015