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Album Review: Heard It in a Past Life by Maggie Rogers

After witnessing Maggie Rogers’ vibrant performance supporting Mumford and Sons on their Delta Tour back in November, I was excited about how imminent the release of her debut album was. Heard It in a Past Life does not disappoint. The album, which came out on 18th January 2019, features both new tracks and a couple from her […]

Album Review: alt-J – RELAXER

Imitation is the highest form of praise, so when a video came out in 2015 of two guys eating rice cakes titled “How to write an alt-J song” I’m sure alt-J were extremely humbled (they even changed their Twitter profile picture to a rice cake). I am only bringing up this throwback because I feel […]

Album Review: Sundara Karma – Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect

Four-piece alternative act Sundara Karma are the latest act to emerge from Reading’s budding music scene, a group whose Sanskrit name translates to ‘beautiful life’. A Coldplay-esque attitude with their name, their debut LP is the much more revealingly named Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect, a slightly cynically named piece from a group […]

Live Review: BBC 6 Music Festival (14/02/16)

BBC 6 Music Festival 2016 (Various Artists) Motion, Bristol 14 February 2016   Now in its third year, BBC 6 Music Festival is arguably on its way to becoming a mainstay of the British festival circuit, despite being held at a time of year more associated with coats and scarves than Raybans and flower-necklaces. After […]

Marketplace misery

So the Marketplace is half its size… if only it were half the price. Maybe we can dare to dream of a cheaper alternative, with good food at affordable prices. Sadly, the rumours are true, how disappointing. Our clamours for a food outlet that won’t break both our bank balances and our New Year’s resolutions, […]

Britpop via Australia: An Interview with DMA’s

Hype can kill a band, particularly after releasing a successful single or two. There are those who use it to thrive, just take someone like Arctic Monkeys, who back in 2005 rode a wave of online exposure, ultimately landing them with the fastest-selling debut album of all time in Britain. However, there are dozens that […]

Elvis Perkins at The Crofters’ Rights, 23/11/15

Elvis Perkins has come a long way from his ostensibly country and rock ‘n’ roll roots. Named after Elvis Presley and sharing a surname with country legend Carl Perkins, the young singer-songwriter used to take music lessons with the bassist from The Knack. Now, taking the stage at The Crofters’ Rights beneath a giant mirrorball […]