Reviews
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Reviews
Blanck Mass / Apostille @ Stereo, Glasgow, 11 Dec
“Might live tweet my show tonight,” deadpans Michael Kasparis – aka Apostille – before the gig. He doesn’t actually do it (140 ... Read more »| 14 Dec 2015 -
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Kagoule @ Sneaky Pete's, 9 Dec
Kagoule came and they bloody well conquered. Despite Storm Desmond raging his blowy best, a packed-out Sneaky Pete’s gathered to witness the Nottingham... Read more »| 14 Dec 2015 -
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jennylee @ Stereo, Glasgow, 7 Dec
“I’m really nervous!” protests Jenny lee Lindberg, mid set. In theory, sure, she has every reason to be; her brand new record – ... Read more »| 11 Dec 2015 -
Festivals
Les Trans Musicales de Rennes 2015
Have 37 years of Transmusicales, Rennes’ premier music showcase, left the festival weary and complacent? Or is the Breton capital still reeling and rev... Read more »| 09 Dec 2015 -
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Django Django / Stealing Sheep / RM Hubbert @ Barrowland, 3 Dec
The Barrowland doors have been open just 30 minutes when RM Hubbert takes to the stage. Only a few dozen or so punters have made it up the stairs, but the ma... Read more »| 09 Dec 2015 -
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C Duncan @ Pleasance, 4 December
A Mercury nod – and with it a breakneck ascent to hot topic status – has barely fazed C Duncan and his band, still as humble and charming as the ... Read more »| 09 Dec 2015
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The Spook School / Chorusgirl / Joyce Delaney @ Nice n Sleazy, 6 Dec
Jangle pop’s detractors have always had it wrong, the well-worn dismissals (fey; ineffectual) failing to comprehend the strong seam of egalitarianism s... Read more »| 08 Dec 2015 -
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Courtney Barnett @ O2 ABC, Glasgow, 2 Dec
She’s not just Aussie, Courtney Barnett, she’s the definition of it. Cleaving to her country’s most worthy musical exports, she takes the O... Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
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Le Guess Who? – Utrecht's church of noise
We venture to the Netherlands for a weekend of off-kilter musical shenanigans at Utrecht's Le Guess Who? festival, and fall head first in love with a city full of secrets. Read more »| 04 Dec 2015 -
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Ghostpoet @ The Art School, 25 November
The first thing you’ll notice about Ghostpoet’s performance (among a plethora of unique attributes) is that his right hand is always mid-air, miming cross stitch or occasionally picking fruit from a pear tree. Read more »| 02 Dec 2015 -
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The Prodigy / Public Enemy @ SSE Hydro, 23 Nov
“This ain't Barrowlands but we sure as shit are about to wreck this motherfucker.” Read more »| 28 Nov 2015 -
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Bdy_Prts @ Bloc+, 24 November
Remnants of dry ice circulate behind The Skinny's eyeballs as we blink through the ethereal, ruby light of Bloc+. Read more »| 27 Nov 2015 -
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Le Guess Who? – Day Four: Six of the Best
Battered and bruised after three days of prime festival, we somehow manage to rouse our flagging bodies from their attempts to slumber. Luckily our spirits a... Read more »| 24 Nov 2015 -
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Kurt Vile & the Violators @ O2ABC Glasgow, 16 Nov
With six studio albums now to his name, we’re well versed in hirsute rocker Kurt Vile’s grunge-tinted Americana introspections. With latest recor... Read more »| 23 Nov 2015 -
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The Mountain Goats @ Gorilla, Manchester, 15 Nov
John Darnielle returns to Manchester in fine form to support wrestling-inspired LP Beat the Champ Read more »| 23 Nov 2015