Playlist For The Holidays

My two favourite seasons for music are spring and autumn. I'm not trying to be awkward when everyone else in the world seems to love summer and winter, but I have my reasons.

 

FØNX

With a debut single as strong as ‘Hit Me Hard’, airplay on Radio 1 and Radio 6, BBC Introducing backing and performances at LeeFest, Barn on the Farm and Isle of Wright, I’m genuinely surprised more people aren’t talking about FØNX.

 

Two days before his BBC Introducing South set, I caught up with FØNX to talk about his new single, inspiration and the problems the music industry faces online.

Uncertainty : T In The Park 2017

Soundcloud Sunday : Eric Frisch

In my almost mourning state, I came across a video and band which reminded me of the two bands I championed in 2013. With a sound similar to Two Door Cinema Club and group, not-so-serious videos like Vampire Weekend, Eric Frisch just may have became my new favourite musician.

 

 

Soundcloud Sunday : Bitter's Kiss

I've found my way back onto the Soundcloud and straight onto Bitter's Kiss.

Getting Through Uni Playlist

I get very bored at uni. Even in a course I love, there is alot of time where I find mysef day dreaming or having a spare two hours to do nothing with between lectures. Naturally, I turned to music, this blog and decided to make a playlist encapsulating everything I'm currently listening to. (Of course, if I find other tracks I love I'll be adding them in too.)

 

Aptly named, my 'Getting Through Uni Playlist'.

Younger, Louder And On The Rise

In a small crowded room in Glasgow, I watched my favourite band take to the stage. The same band who I had spoken to earlier in the day, were about to play in one of the most historic music venues in the UK.

 

01/09/2016 Explained : Viola Beach

"What is your opinion on Viola Beach and their debut album? Do you think the right thing to do was release it to the public?"

The bands Maida Vale Session for BBC Introducing was my only time to hear them play live. Before I had watched their Sofar Session, days after it was published, and I love it but Madia Vale was broadcasted live, in real time. In all honesty, I didn't realise how good they were until that night. Up until that point, I had heard of them and knew the track 'Boys That Sing'. It was an 'earworm track', a song I couldn't get out of my head. Hearing that song live at Maida Vale proved to me how good they were. The session itself won me over. Once again, it made me remember why I love small bands, like Viola Beach. The bands who need to work their way up through tiny venues and are nowhere near sold out gigs. People who take music seriously but don't take themselves as seriously. The bands who have something to prove. The people who are content with a small gig and a tiny audience, as long as the audience enjoys it.

Crowded Stages and Chaos

01/09/2016

It's a new month.  

 

Reading And Leeds 2016

 

 When does summer end ? For me, its the end of Reading and Leeds.

 

New track. New album. Same old You Me At Six.

938 days since their last release You Me At Six are back with a new single, new album and new(er) sound.

 

 

The Return Of You Me At Six

I have not written about this band in a long time. Mainly because they disappeared last July after the tweet, 'We'll Be Back'.

 

And true to their word, their back.

Summer Playlist

Photo : Samantha Karys for Shybutlovesmusic

To be honest I have no idea where half of this year has went. It has been a huge year for music with so many new releases and debut albums. After the somewhat success of my first summer/holiday playlist I decided it was time for another.

Hide & Seek Interview

Photo : Hide and Seek

Earlier this year I came across Hide & Seek. With only two live demo tracks on Soundcloud and a few videos on Youtube, it felt like a tease to say the least. I instantly wanted to see them live and, alike so many other fans, needed more music. 

 

Then their debut EP was announced.

Skateparks and Sunshine - Summer 2016 Playlists

Even when leaving, 'the Golden Coast' taunted me with its abundance of skateparks and sunshine and in a time zone eight hours behind my home, I decided that would be the final name for my collective playlist. 

 

T In The Park 2016

We waited. We anticipated. We looked forward to another year at Strathallan Castle with a huge line up. And now the gates are open.

Model Aeroplanes Interview

Pretty Vicious Its Always There New Video

 

 Crowned as my Sound Of 2016, Pretty Vicious haven't failed to deliver. 

 

The Ride Next Week

This time next week Catfish and the Bottlemen's second album will be released. The 27th of May has been a date in my diary for a very long time. Just like with the debut, I have it pre-ordered and will possibly again shed a tear when it arrives.

Quiet recently I was asked if I want another album from the band. At first I was sort of in shock from the question. Of course I do, was my obvious answer. I was then asked 'would a second, third or fourth album ever top 'The Balcony'?' That's when I fully understood the questions.

I have said it before, The Balcony is one of my all time favourite albums. In a (good) way it shocked people. The small Welsh band with the funny name from Llandudno produced this incredible debut album which competes very easily with some other musicians second and third albums. Nothing will be better than The Balcony for me. The Ride may be an incredible album but The Balcony is special, to me, beyond the music engraved and encased on every CD and vinyl.

There's not much I can say about 'The Ride', mainly because it isn't out yet, but so far from tracks like Soundcheck and Twice, I'm looking forward to it. It won't be The Balcony but it will resemble it somehow and I'm pretty excited for it. In a way I would love for it to be 'different'. A bit more experimental and not just an extension of The Balcony.

I've always written about how genuine this band are. There's the running joke that it isn't a Catfish and the Bottlemen concert if Van McCann doesn't say thank you 100 times accompanied with a long speech and some sort of mention of Ewan McGregor (viably or audibly). I just hope their genuineness and love for music isn't lost.

They have this passion for music which at very gig creates an atmosphere which is second to none. There are moments during their gigs where the crowd goes mental, from the start of Pacifier all the way through Cocoon to the very end of Homesick. There is a rawness and a shared excitement reverberated in the crowd being happy to completely loose themselves. However, when the crowds calm down, when Hourglass starts and all the camera lights and lighters come out, that rawness is still there. That excitement still exists, just softened and put on hold by McCann playing acoustically. A new album is great but to really know it and love it, you need to hear it live. (Yes I'm hoping for another UK tour at some point soon.)

The day 'The Balcony' was released I played every Catfish and the Bottlemen song I owned. There were only six songs. Six songs I adored. Six songs which made me put so much faith in this band. Six songs which won me over. This time next week, when waiting for 'The Ride', I won't have six songs to listen to. I will have an incredible debut album which went gold. An album which has won so many people over. The album which changed everything. The Balcony.

Study Leave 2016 Playlist

 

 

Four weeks. Four exams. No school. Its that time of year again.

Interviewing Alicewell

If there is one unsigned band who belongs at Reading and Leed's this year, it is this band. 

 

Earlier this month I caught up with the band to talk about influences, favourite tracks and what's next for this breaking-out arena-ready band.

 

Finally, We Can Own Cave Song

Crowned as my Sound of 2016, my Welsh favourites, Pretty Vicious, have finally released the Cave Song as part of their new EP.

 

Hevy Fest Is No More

Enter Shikari were set to headline and the announced line up included Neck Deep, Creeper and While She Sleeps. Now its all gone as we loose Hevy fest.

It's Time To Get Excited : Glastonbury

The line up for Glastonbury was announced just over a week ago and it is incredible, featuring the likes of The 1975, Muse, Jack Garratt, Jake Bugg and Hinds. Of course out of the line up I have my absolute favourites.

 

 Below are a few of my favourite acts who you can catch live this year at Glastonbury and why they are worth seeing live.

JAKL Interview

Catching Up With Brave Baby

Late last summer I stumbled across Brave Baby's 'Electric Friends' album. Barely knowing three songs on the album I instinctively bought it. The artwork alone is something to own proudly.

 

Luna Rosa Interivew

I think their one of the most exciting bands in the world right now. Impossible to hate and addictive, a small band with a big sound who could quiet easily be part of the soundtrack to this summer.

 

Viola Beach: The Next Big Thing ?

Young, talented and ready to take on the world Viola Beach may just be the next 'big thing.' 

As We Once Were Interview

 Alternative pop-punk boys (and girl) As We Once Were are on road to becoming the next big band from Illinois. With a tendency to tell jokes on social media and dreaming of Warped Tour, they might just become your next favourite band. 

"Success isn’t an overnight sprint, it’s a marathon made up of small accomplishments added up together."

Narrow Plains Debut Album Review

Last time I spoke to Narrow Plains the band where in the waiting period, between recording the album and its release scheduled for this year. I have waited along time for this album, and now its finally here.

 

When Thieves Are About Interview

Things don't come easy in this world, and maybe When Thieves Are About effort is about to pay off as they seem to be nearing the edge of something huge. 

 

 

 

Already playing alongside Man Overboard and We Came As Romans this band are destined headline Vans Warped Tour, and on the way will become your new favourite band.

 

 "We play music you don't like in places in you don't visit."

 

 

 

Soundcloud Sunday - Fox Chapel

Nearing the end of last year I came across Fox Chapel. Like something out of an indie summertime haze, I instantly found a band I adored.

2016

Sound Of 2016 : Pretty Vicious

Pretty Vicious. 

 

My (slight) obsession of this year. 

 

My sound of next year. 

 

Sound Of 2016 : The Sherlocks

Hailing from Sheffield and made up of brothers, The Sherlocks seem to be the perfected British indie band.  

 

Sound Of 2016 : Neon Waltz

I fell in love with Neon Waltz when Bare Wood Aisle was released and it became one of my songs of the summer.

Narrow Plains Explain Themselves

There is an indie three piece from London, Narrow Plains, who I love but can't even begin to explain. Earlier in the year I thought it would be best if I got them to help explain themselves.

 

First of all, who are you ?

We are Narrow Plains. An acoustic-indie, trio based in London, consisting of Charlie Ferriday (guitar/vocals), Stuart Connick (drums/back-up vocals) and Roger Connick (bass/back-up vocals).

Is there any meaning behind the name 'Narrow Plains' ?

Narrow Plains doesn’t really mean anything special – we just liked the sound of the words together and thought that it fitted our type of music.

Who are your influences as a band ?

There are lots but we all love to listen to acts like Goo Goo Dolls, Ben Howard, Newton Faulkener, Mumford, Bon Iver.

The most difficult part for me as a music blogger is trying to describe a bands style/sound. What would you describe your sound as ?

We call it “acoustic-indie” but our music probably crosses a few genres and many people term our music “folk rock”. We just try to write and perform songs that are acoustic-based, have strong lyrical content and are fairly simple and straightforward in terms of the melody.

 

As a sound comparision, what other bands have a sound similar to yourselves ?

That’s a bit difficult for us to say but we are really honoured to have been compared to some great modern artists, like the ones I mentioned and Ed Sheeran. Also even to other amazing artists like Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel.

2015 is quickly coming to a close. A year of big festivals and huge announcements in the world of music. What was 2015 like for you as a band ?

It has been a brilliant year! There have been a lot of exciting things for us, like winning the Hard Rock Rising competition at the Hard Rock Café in London. We also won a US-based talent competition, Bands4Good and got the chance to go over to North Carolina and record with John Davenport at his Deep River studios.

We have also signed an album deal with Smart Indie and have spent a lot of time in the studio recording our debut album. This has meant though that we didn’t have as much time to play live so we are all looking forward to getting out on the road next year and sharing our new songs with audiences.

Your an upcoming band with a lot going on. As you mentioned, you haven't toured much this year, so what has been the best show you've played so far and what is your ideal venue/festival to play ?

We have been fortunate enough to play a lot of great gigs at places like The Cavern Club, 100 Club and Barfly as well as a lot of festivals. However, our favourite show to date was at O2 Academy in Islington. It is a great venue and a very special audience who really supported us and sang along to all our songs. We are playing the same venue for our album release show and hope that will be an even better experience!

There are a lot of amazing festivals but for us the pinnacle would be to play at Glastonbury. We have all been there many times as fans and seen some brilliant acts. It would be amazing to play there!

Glastonbury's your pinnacle place. Who would be your perfect band to play alongside ?

Any of those great bands and acts we mentioned before (Goo Goo Dolls, Ben Howard, Newton Faulkener, Mumford, Bon Iver, Ed Sheeran) would be a dream to play with!

All great musicians and bands. What advice would you give to bands who are just starting out, earlier in the music making process than yourselves ?

We would just say that it’s important to stick at what you do best and keep working to improve.

Is being in a band all you thought it would be?

Being in a band has been a great creative experience but has also been a lot of hard work. We do look forward to every new challenge though.

Talking of new challenges, the new years coming quick. Do you have anything planned for 2016 ? Any challenges to overcome ?

Well, our debut album is due out in January 2016 so that will obviously be the major event for us. We will release another single ahead of the album (our double A-side single So Rewind and Keep You Anyway will both feature on the album but we have recorded new versions). Then we will have to see how the album is received before we can really make any other definitive plans to tour and so forth.

Finally, what would you like to say to your fans?

We are really grateful to all our friends, followers and fans for all the amazing support they give us as a band. We love playing to and recording music for people who really appreciate our songs. We really hope that you all enjoy our new songs on the album.

Don’t forget that our debut album is coming out on the Smart Indie label in January 2016!

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Two Yeak Break Interview

This year I've fell in love with so many bands and musicians. Some brand new, unheard of and unsigned. Others are supporting huge headline bands, making a name for themselves on an international level. 

 

 

 

Pretty Vicious Are You Ready For Me Video

This year there's been a lot of bands I've gotten excited about, none more than the Merthyr boys, Pretty Vicious.

Earlier this year National Plastics was crowned BBC Radio Ones Track of The Day and now, its happened again, this time with Are You Ready For Me, on the day of the videos release. 

Their young, incredibly talented, creating outstanding music and bringing to life the indie sound your going to love.

If you haven't already please check this band out. I write about them a lot, but for a good reason. So many bands don't sound this good in their careers, never mind at a collective age of 18.

My definite Sound of 2016.

Pretty Vicious Hottest Record In The World

My favourite band once again are Welsh, this time its Pretty Vicious. Hailing from Merthyr Tydfil with a collective age of under 20, Pretty Vicious are going to be huge next year.

Strange Behaviours Returns For Another Year

Can you blame me for planning to head back through to Stirling for this year's Strange Behaviours Festival?

 

Brightlight City Interview

 

Brightlight City are the only band I have ever come across who sound similar to so many other bands, while having their own sound. I find it just incredible.

The start of 'Reaction' could slot into Fall Out Boys Folie A Deux album. 'The Finish Line', with a few changes could be a You Me At Six single. There's hints of Biffy Clyro and Jimmy Eat The World's sound. I just find this band mesmerizing. Instinctively I knew I just had to talk to them, to discover their influences and who they see themselves like.

Here's what happened when I caught up with Brightlight City, where a shared love for Biffy Clyro and the quest for world domination ensue.

Interivew With SIRACUSE

SIRACUSE. A play on the name of one of Sicily's most beautiful cities, providing the sound of the British adolescence. 

 

Originally the sound of the 1990's, but seems to be flourishing as more and more people seem to be reminiscing, or listening to their parents music. Bands such as Oasis and The Verve are made legend once more, by the children of those who saw them live.

 

Although many new bands try, few can create the hallowed 'indie alternative' sound. However SIRACUSE have not only managed it, they've amalgamated it and made it all their own. 

 

SIRACUSE are more than a band, lost in the sound of the 1990's, their on track to become something incredible. 

 

Firestate Interview.

Soundcloud tricked me with this band. Open as a background app, Soundcloud threw me a curve-ball, 'World Burn' by Firestate. I genuinely thought this was a new song from Lower Than Atlantis or We Are The Ocean. It wasn't until the final few seconds of the song, where I wanted to find the name of the song, did I realise it was in fact Firestate.

Interviewing The Voluntears

The original indie rock sound of the Arcitic Monkeys might be lost as Alex Turner seems to diverge from his bands original sound, however The Voluntears may be able to win over the fan bases hearts.

Like A Drug by Pleasure House. Incredible.

Championed by BBC Introducing, with gorgeous vocals and addictive melodies, Pleasure House are the next big thing.

Interviewing Ravellas

While spending my summer on Soundcloud, I came across Ravellas. I fell in love with this bands only single at the time, 'Momentos and Coke', and since then every release has been perfect.

 I've had a rant a couple times about this band and earlier this week I had the absolute joy of Mac, lead vocalist, guitarist and 'chief', take me through the pre-chaotic world of Ravellas, which consists of S-club 7 fused with the Arctic Monkeys and a lack of Liam Gallagher.

Sunday Playlist : Nothing But Thieves

 

[own edit of debut album cover]

Nothing But Thieves Debut Album Is Only Hours Away

  Its been a long year since I first heard Nothing But Thieves. Purely by chance I stumbled across them. I liked them. They seemed anthemic but with an acoustic quality. Ready for huge world tours yet no one had really heard of them. 

BBC Introducing 2015 Sucess and Going Stateside

 

BBC Introducing is special. This year more than ever, Introducing has came into its own, and maybe its the 'real way forward.' What started in Britain may be able to expand the music industry, far beyond our weather-beaten shores.

Introducing Two Year Break

 

When a bands website says 'Locked away writing music - more to come in 2016' I get pretty excited. 

 

When its a band like Two Year Break who promise this, excitement isn't the word to describe it.

 

 

The Q Awards 2015

 

Every year the Q awards highlights the best talent in the music industry. The 2015 awards however will be tough as it has been an incredible year of music.

UK Vans Warped Tour

The Vans Warped Tour returns to the UK on the 18th of October in London's Alexandra Palace.

Soundcloud Sunday ft. Avion Roe and Firestate

Avion Roe were always destined to be big. Three consecutive Vans Warped Tours, Kellin Quinns support and being signed by Epitaph Records sped up their propulsion into the spotlight. 

Sunday Soundcloud ft. Bad Ideas, Duck House and FRANKLIN

I get side tracked pretty quickly. Researching a tiny piece of information for an essay becomes hours on Soundcloud, 3 posts, a bit of editing and not having the information I started off looking for. This week was no exception.

Broken Hands : The New Old Kasabian ?

 Broken Hands are the next 'going-to-be-huge' BBC Introducing band. 

 

 

Sunday Soundcloud ft. Ducking Punches, Clean Cut Kid and Lion Bark

Soundcloud is always full of surprises. Sometimes you find not alot that you like and sometimes you find a list of bands you just have to see live, even though you've literally only heard the first few seconds of their song. For me, its been the latter of the two. A pretty good week on Soundcloud.

Sunday Soundcloud ft. Bring Me The Horizon & Catfish and the Bottlemen

September is usually a good month for music, whether its past releases or new albums and this September is no difference. Last year saw the release of two albums I still love and earlier this month Bring Me The Horizon released their incredible fourth studio album 'Thats The Spirit'.

The album itself is different from the bands previous work but it is absolutely incredible. Yes it isn't typical Bring Me The Horizon but it is incredible sounding. Its a new sound, more electronic and less screaming but Sykes vocals are still impeccable. It isn't like Sempiternal, its different which seems to have divided their fans as some people have embraced the new sound, preferring it to the old style, whilst others adored the old style and don't like the newer sound.

Personally I like both. Sempiternal was a pretty special album at the time, however now it is also a turning point in the bands style. I don't hate the new or older songs, its all just part of the band growing up, whether it be for the better or for the worst.

Bring Me The Horizon Official Site

Last year two debut albums were released which to this day I am still in love with.
The first was Lonely The Brave's debut album 'The Days War' which is a beautiful sounding album. Their a band who's different in a good way. Lead singer David Jakes shys away from the attention of the crowd, which in itself is something pretty special. If he is happier to be out of the spotlight whilst having incredible vocals for the bands music, why should he be thrown into a place where he doesn't want to be ? After seeing the band twice since the albums release, it still sounding utterly incredible. With soaring vocals and a pretty unique sound, Lonely The Brave still have so much more to come.

Lonely The Brave Official Site

My second debut album I still adore is pretty obvious one if you've ever came across this blog before.

Catfish and the Bottlemens debut album 'The Balcony.'

If you follow Catfish and the Bottlemen on any social media, you've probably saw 'The Balcony's' first birthday posts, where as usual lead singer Van McCann is hugely thankful to the bands fans who have put them where they are in the world today, as one of 2015 biggest indie bands.

 My favourites from Soundcloud this week are a band from Chicago called Twin Peaks. A few months ago I came acorss them but never really posted about them, and then they reappear once again on Soundcloud, and I just have to write about them because their just incredible.


 

Twin Peaks Soundcloud

They make good music. Theres no simpler way to say it. They make good music. Their definitely a band to watch out for because I think they will definitely be big.

Sunday Soundcloud ft. Ravellas

Ever since Foals album 'What Went Down' came out, my playlists have leaned towards more indie-alt music. Thankfully Soundcloud and Twitter are abundant in this type of music, which led me onto one band I cannot get enough of. The Ravellas.

'What Went Down'

Foals fourth incredible album, once again showing us their brilliance in their own unique way.

Mallory Knox Homecoming Tour

After two constant years of touring and releasing two incredible albums, Mallory Knox's Homecoming Tour is well deserved, and its going to be huge. 

Young Mammoth

Young Mammoth. Probably one of the most promising bands I've heard this year. If their self-title EP is a glimpse of what’s to come, they could possibly become one of the biggest bands in the world. 

 

Sunday Soundcloud feat. Eliza and the Bear and Young Mammoth

Soundcloud is heaven for me. Its genuinely the best platform online to discover new or unsigned musicians who are just incredible sounding. Most bands, regardless of how famous they are will have a soundcloud account, or their music will be uploaded atleast.

I adore finding incredible sounding music. The less people who have heard it the better because for a small time you feel as if your part of a secret, you've heard something special and most of the world might never hear it.

This week my soundcloud has been dominated by two bands. Eliza and the Bear and Young Mammoth. Both sound incredible with varying levels of public attention from being support to bands in arena tours to having 400 twitter followers.

Eliza And The Bear.

Only good things can come from a band with a perplexing band name. In the last few years the Arctic Monkeys and Catfish and the Bottlemen have gone from strength to strength, and their band names are questionable, so why should Eliza and the Bear be any different ? Already signed to Universal Records this band are beginning to take off. With incredible sets at Reading and Leeds, a UK tour which is beginning to sell out and on the lead up to their debut album, nothing could be going better for this band.

Earlier this year the band supported Twin Atlantic on tour, alongside the incredible Lonely The Brave, which was something pretty special to witness. I've loved all three bands from near the start of each of their careers, and to watch them play on the same stage one after another was just something else. My favourite song from Eliza and the Bear is 'Lions Heart' the first single off the bands upcoming self-title debut album.

I'm looking forwards to this album for sure and September releases tend to become my albums of the year coincidently. Last years offerings of Catfish and the Bottlmens debut album 'The Balcony' and Lonely The Braves debut album 'The Days War' continue to be two of my favourite albums a year after their release. Hopefully this time next year I will be saying the same about 'Eliza and the Bear.'

Eliza and the Bear Official Site

My other absolute obsession this week has been Young Mammoth. I don't really want to write too much about this band because tomorrow I'll be posting an introducing type post about them and I guess I'd just be repeating it all. So for now I'll say very little.

Their an incredible sounding band who deserve all the support and publicity they can get.  Their one of the most promising bands I've heard this year and I cannot wait to see what they go on to do.

Their self titled EP came out in January of this year and available on Bandcamp (below). Its definitely worth a listen.

Sunday Soundcloud

I've not been on Soundcloud for so long and I miss it so much. It's such an incredible platform for musicians to promote their music worldwide and for listeners who want to find music that isn't in the Itunes top 10.

I genuinely think Soundcloud is so important in future musicians careers as it is a space where musicians and music lovers come together. There's just something about it I love, and for the past few months I've barely scoured the site for music, which used to be a weekly (sometimes nightly) ritual for me. 

I decided it was time to search Soundcloud for new music again and make it not only a routine for me, but for my blog also. I've thought about this for a while and I was never sure how the idea would work exactly, however I want to try it out and see how it goes. I'm not saying this will be a forever blog feature, but it might be. 

Every Sunday on this blog and website I'll post at least one good single from Soundcloud. It might be a well known song, or an album from an unsigned band. Hopefully, it'll become completely full of new music and new bands, which is my hope for this blog, however in the mean time it'll cover new and slighter not-so-new music. 

Starting this Sunday, the 6th of September.

All Time Low UK Tour 2016

After an incredible set at Reading and Leeds, is it any wonder the boys are coming back to the UK next year with their incredible Back To The Future Hearts Tour ?

Earlier this year I had the absolute joy of seeing the band play live last year and their were incredible. Nearing the release of their new album the band seemed determined to make it a good night. Every show without fail they please the crowd and help us revert back to the younger people we were when we first heard songs like 'Lost In Stereo'.

In April the band released their sixth studio album 'Future Hearts' which had incredible sucess, giving the band their first number one album in the UK.  At the time of the release I wrote about this album and how much I was in love with it, a love that hasn't faded yet and that review is inked below.

In September through to November their touring the US and Canada with their Back To The Future Hearts tour, ending in Madison Square Gardens with support from Sleeping With Sirens, Set It Off, Nova Rockafeller, NE OK ROCK and the incredible Neck Deep.

As if the US tour wasn't enough, the band embark on the UK tour in February. This tour looks like it will be good and hopefully it will blow away everyone’s expectations.

Tickets for the UK tour go on sale on Friday, the 4th of September at 9 am.

If your lucky enough to be included, pre-sale tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday the 2nd of September at 9 am.

All Time Low Official Tour Site

Ticketmaster - All Time Low UK Tour

All Time Low Future Hearts Review

Sleeping With Sirens Announce UK Tour

Sleeping With Sirens announce their return to the UK early next as part of their 12 date European Tour. 

The Final Two Days

Its coming to the end of summer, and the end of the best tour in the world, the incredible Vans Warped Tour. With only two dates left, this tours flew in. 

 

The Lead Up To Reading & Leeds 2015

Reading and Leeds 2015 looks to be another great summer festival with an unbelievable line up including Baltimore's All Time Low, Fort Hope, Frank Turner, the Liverpudlian Circa Waves, PVRIS, Modern Baseball, the new Welsh festival favourites Catfish and the Bottlemen, While She Sleeps, the Wombats, the amazing Nothing But Thieves, We Are The Ocean, Pierce The Veil on the lead up to their new album, the incredible Eliza and the Bear, Little Comets and many more.

Pretty Vicious Get Hot

BBC Introducing tent headliners at Glastonbury, Pretty Vicious take to the Radio One spotlight as Annie Mac's Hottest Record In The World. 

 

NME Goes Free

Yesterday NME online announced their 'major brand transformation', part of which sees the 63 year old magazine be given away for free.

Blitz Kids Leave A Legacy

In 2014 Blitz Kids released 'The Good Youth' through Red Bull Records, which showed us all who this band really were. This album, now is like a climax, as the band today have announced their break up.

Pretty Vicious

For a long time my favourite Welsh export was Stereophonics, who became my second favourites after Catfish and the Bottlemen stole my heart, but now Pretty Vicious might change everything.

 

Their young, relentlessly indie-rock and quiet easily will become a huge band, taking over festival main stages, captivating audiences with their music and stealing the nations hearts.

'The Divine Zero'

The new song. The new hope. The Divine Zero.

Let The Rebllion Begin

Hailing from Manchester Puppet Rebellion are quickly finding their way in the world, thanks to their instinctive indie sound grabbing the attention of Mancunians and people a bit further away. 

Catfish and The Bottlemen Winter Tour 2015

Before 'The Balcony' was released Catfish and the Bottlemen had already sold out their huge UK tour. This year, the news of a new album and a new tour can only worsen the public’s love affair with them.

 

Tickets go on sale Friday the 29th of May at 9am. 

O2 Priority tickets are on sale now.

My Favourites from the Big Weekend

It would be preposterous to think of the British summer without music festivals. Its something that has weaved itself into our way of life. T in the Park. Reading and Leeds. Glastonbury. Huge recognisable events. And Radio One' Big Weekend is quickly becoming a favourite.

The Vaccines Return With English Graffiti And No Answer

In 2011 we were faced with an unanswerable question, 'What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?' Even with a further two releases, no one can answer the question posed to us four years ago.

The Vaccines newest album 'English Graffiti' provide us with 'No Hope.'

 

As It Is // This Wild Life Live

Nothing could have prepared me for As It Is and This Wild Life's co-headline tour.

At Last Main Stage Headliners

Radio One's Big Weekend is huge and this year its in Norwich. Its a showcase of the worlds biggest artists and the biggest upcoming bands.  Its Europe’s largest free ticketed festival with a star studded line up every year.

Last year Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, the 1975, Jake Bugg, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay graced the main stage in Glasgow and this year the line ups even better.

'Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow'

Three years since their first release, and after many months spent supporting huge bands, Young Kato finally release their incredible, highly anticipated debut album 'Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow.'

 

 

Mumford and Sons aren't who they used to be

They've been dormant since 2013 and now their about to erupt onto the music world once more. This time abandoning the banjos, fiddles and folk style with the birth of a new rock sound, which may replace all we first thought about David Cameron’s favourite festive album artists.

'Wilder Mind' is a big change. A step away from folk music. A step away from daft outfits. A huge leap towards headling Reading and Leeds.