Jake Bugg has returned with what he has called his ‘make or break’ third album. With these self-imposed high stakes, it is interesting that Bugg has chosen this to be the album with which he has experimented the most, dipping his toes into genres as diverse as folk, blues, country, rock and even rap. On […]
Life after Westlife: an interview with Shane Filan
A cold and gloomy Tuesday morning was undoubtedly cheered up by the opportunity to talk to Shane Filan, whose Irish charm sparkled despite the slightly questionable phone connection and miles between us. Chatting about going solo, his current tour and life after Westlife, Filan’s excitement was tangible. Shane Filan is best known as one of […]
In an age like this: An Interview with Louis Berry
Meeting in a cosy room somewhere in the depths of the sprawling upstairs of the Louisiana, Bristol’s prime indie and folk venue, Louis Berry appears calm and collected ahead of the first night of his first ever headline tour. The short tour will see him play five shows around the country, ending with a gig […]
Saint Raymond at Bristol O2 Academy, 13/11/2015
The Bristol O2 on November 13th housed some pretty awesome music. The headliner was Saint Raymond, but the energy and sleekness of his two support acts, B O A and Louis Berry, cannot be overlooked. B O A opened the night, the three-piece Bristol based band making the stage glimmer with their pulsing synths – ‘Holier’ […]
Album Review: Ellie Goulding – Delirium
Ellie Goulding Delirium 6 November 2015 Pop Princess Ellie Goulding’s third studio album, Delirium, demonstrates just how far Goulding has evolved since she was crowned BBC’s Sound of 2010 five years ago. Long forgotten are Lights’ folk-twinged, wispy-voiced ballads, replaced with full-blown, club-ready electro pop that first emerged on her 2013 album Halcyon and […]
The Tuesday Syndicate at The Old Firehouse, 7/11/2015
Saturday night saw The Tuesday Syndicate come to town to perform what should have been a stomping set in The Old Firehouse, Exeter’s favourite hang-out that is building a reputation for housing great live performances from the best of local music. The Tuesday Syndicate, from Woolacombe in North Devon, have been dubbed as “North Devon’s band […]
Album Review: Jonny Harrison – Don’t Remember EP
Jonny Harrison Don’t Remember EP 26 October 2015 Some of you may have been fortunate enough to catch Exeter Graduate Jonny Harrison’s intimate debut of his EP Don’t Remember at the end of October in Cavern – the perfect kind of intimate setting to show off his singer-songwriter capabilities. If you want to get clued […]
“Hello, it’s me”
“Hello, it’s me”, crooned Adele as she surprised fans with a 30-second teaser during an advert break on last Sunday’s The X Factor; this sparked the first speculation of Adele’s imminent return, and I loved how for being so attention-seeking she managed to remain down to earth. Not only did it air after a pizza […]
An interview with Blonde
Meet Blonde, aka Adam Engelfield and Jacob Manson, the duo who have been picking up momentum as they take the electro-house music scene by storm. Their energetic, empowering dance music is impossible to resist; their sound stems from their university days where they both discovered their love for house music. Adam attended Bristol University, which […]
What ever happened to Dido?
Remembered for being the ethereal angel of the early noughties pop world, Dido’s heavenly debut album No Angel (1999) saw her plunge into international success; the album has since gone on to become one of the best selling albums by a British female artist, having sold over 22 million copies worldwide. After the release of Life for Rent […]