Reviews
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ReviewsSOHN / FYFE / Atom Tree @ Stereo, 16 September
The feud between analogue instrumentalists and electronic innovators might never end; the former argue for gritty traditionalism over safe pre-programming, t... Read more »| 22 Sep 2014 -
ReviewsBronto Skylift / Felix Champion / Sharptooh @ Nice N Sleazy, 12 September
Sharptooth are the kind of band that your elderly relatives would find too loud if they played your wedding; more gothic fuzz pop than the schizophrenic nois... Read more »| 15 Sep 2014 -
ReviewsGruff Rhys @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 5 September
There’s no support tonight, just the unusual sight of the ABC being filled with rows of plastic seating and a school-sized projector screen standing on... Read more »| 12 Sep 2014 -
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The Acid / Samaris @ The Deaf Institute, 8 September
London label One Little Indian has always had an ear for Icelandic talent. From Björk and Sigur Rós to Ásgeir, there’s been a consis... Read more »| 11 Sep 2014 -
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The Last Big Weekend: Saturday, 30 August
It’s been a summer like no other in Glasgow. In July the city was transformed for what’s being widely recognised as being the most successfu... Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
FestivalsEnd of the Road 2014
As festival season hurtles towards a close, End of the Road showed them all how it's done Read more »| 05 Sep 2014
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Electric Fields 2014
For a maiden festival, Electric Fields gets quite a few things right, location being not least of all. Set on the grounds of the stately Drumlanrig Castle, p... Read more »| 04 Sep 2014 -
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St. Vincent / Arc Iris @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 26 August
Both musically and visually, Arc Iris are a colourful affair. Catsuited and rainbow-eyed, former Low Anthem member Jocie Adams delivers her baroque compositi... Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
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MILK: PAWS / Lady North @ Electric Circus, 24 August
“This one’s by Britney Spears,” deadpans the mischievous Scott Bullen, before launching into a twisted, demonic rendition of Toxic, distort... Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
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Jeffrey Lewis & the Jrams @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 23 August
When an artist as tirelessly creative as Jeffrey Lewis makes his first appearance in Manchester for three years (barring last year's show with veteran folk h... Read more »| 26 Aug 2014 -
FestivalsBeacons Festival 2014: Sunday 10 August
After a gloriously sunny Saturday, a little bit of hurricane wasn't gonna dampen the spirits of Sunday at Beacons – bringing us John Wizards' pop calypsos, a snarling Speedy Ortiz, and one showstopping finale from Darkside Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Beacons Festival 2014: Saturday 9 August
Day two at Skipton's Heslaker Farm sees Hookworms warm to their role as headliners, Ex-Easter Island Head bewitch a seated hideaway, and Jon Hopkins turn the main stage into a glow-in-the-dark Wacky Warehouse Read more »| 10 Aug 2014 -
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Beacons Festival 2014: Friday 8 August
We're reporting live from Beacons Festival in the tempestuous Skipton countryside, where flash rains are no match for Yorkshire's commitment to a fancy dress theme. Togas at the ready for Golden Teacher, Daniel Avery and Daughter Read more »| 09 Aug 2014 -
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FKA Twigs @ Stereo, 29 July
At first, smoke clouds and back lighting sustain FKA Twigs’ mystery and unearthliness; that alien air steadily cultivated over the last 20-or-so months... Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
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Wickerman 2014: Saturday, 26 July
With a layer of cloud settling over this part of rural Kirkcudbrightshire there is no repeat of Friday’s bakehouse temperatures. Saturday is an altoget... Read more »| 31 Jul 2014