Reviews
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ReviewsThe Gaslight Anthem / Japandroids @ O2 Academy, 24 March
Japandroids still have a rising profile, but they're underdogs compared to tonight's stadium-fit headliners. Regardless, the Vancouver-based guitar and ... Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
FestivalsSalford Sonic Fusion Festival, University of Salford, 21-24 Mar
Following its debut in 2012, Salford Sonic Fusion Festival returns for a four day celebration of cutting-edge experimental composition and leading contempora... Read more »| 28 Mar 2013 -
ReviewsFutureEverything @ Islington Mill, 20-23 Mar
At the festival launch, as we probe our amuse-bouches and survey the city from the eighth floor of NOMA53 – that beached blue alien just off Rochdale R... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
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Ulrich Schnauss / Remember Remember @ Nice 'N' Sleazy, 16 March
Remember Remember’s multilayered instrumentals shouldn’t really lend themselves to a stripped-down approach; Graeme Ronald’s compositions, ... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
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My Bloody Valentine @ Barrowland, 9 March
The punters milling around the Barrowland before tonight's show are asking only one question – just how loud will they be? My Bloody Valentin... Read more »| 21 Mar 2013 -
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Wild Nothing @ The Kazimier, Liverpool, 18 Mar
A newcomer to Wild Nothing might be taken aback by both the turn-out and anticipatory air at Liverpool's marquee-like Kazimier tonight. After all, ... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013
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ReviewsEast India Youth / Leopard of Honour / Swimming Lessons @ Kraak, 12 Mar
Though it's been with us for four years, Kraak – located off the beaten track and identifiable only to those who know where to look – remains Man... Read more »| 19 Mar 2013 -
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CHVRCHES / Young Fathers @ The Arches, 2 March
Young Fathers' periodic reinventions have seen them try on many different styles and sounds. Their latest incarnation – as post-modern A... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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Frightened Rabbit / Wintersleep / Three Blind Wolves @ Barrowland, 28 February
Tonight’s the final UK date of what Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison will later describe as “one of the best tours we’ve ever had.... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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Veronica Falls / Fear of Men / Sacred Paws @ CCA, 26 February
Despite a pre-8pm start time, there’s an impressive crowd present as Sacred Paws open the night; the Glasgow/London duo’s capriciously rough-edge... Read more »| 07 Mar 2013 -
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The Bronx / Single Mothers, The Garage, 16 February
Ontario's Single Mothers have often been compared to The Hold Steady – mainly due to vocalist Andrew Thomson's vivid, half-spoken narratives ... Read more »| 25 Feb 2013 -
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Deftones @ Barrowland, 15 February
Since side-stepping the bad old days of nu-metal with their dignity intact (while former peers turned to Dr Drew and Skrillex for career advice), Deftones ha... Read more »| 21 Feb 2013 -
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Memory Drawings / Chris Tenz / Talvihorros @ The Banshee Labyrinth, 10 February
Talvihorros, the pen name of Edinburgh musician Ben Chatwin, is described as “a study of guitar and electronics,” on his website. As such, tonigh... Read more »| 15 Feb 2013 -
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Desaparecidos / We Are The Physics @ The Arches, 9 February
With their vaudevillian flair as abundant as ever, We Are The Physics are on fine, frenetic form this evening. Wise-cracking and Orinoco Flow-ing t... Read more »| 15 Feb 2013 -
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The History of Apple Pie @ Glasgow Art School, 5 February
With debut Out of View doing brisk business (impressively nestled at number two in the midweek record stores chart), The History of Apple Pie shoul... Read more »| 11 Feb 2013