Interviews

Ocean Colour Scene has notched up nine albums, three of which went Top 5 – 1996’s Moseley Shoals, 1997’s Marchin’ Already and 1999’s One From The Modern – and a run of nine successive Top […]

ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN are back with THE STARS, THE OCEANS & THE MOON, to be released by BMG on 5 October.  The album sees the band return to their peerless back catalogue to reinterpret thirteen […]

Scottish alternative rock outfit Fatherson release their third album Sum Of All Your Parts on September 14th. The band have established themselves as a potent live force, having sold out Glasgow’s Barrowlands as well as […]

Shotty Horroh releases his debut album Salt of The Earth, on October 12. On Salt of the Earth, Shotty Horroh, born Adam Rooney, arrives like the fire-breathing love child of Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner and […]

Liverpool psychedelic rockers The Vryll Society have released their much-anticipated debut album Course Of The Satellite via Deltasonic Records. Developed organically over several months in the band’s rehearsal rooms and the esteemed Parr Street Studios, Course […]

After selling 6 million records with the resurgent rock ‘n’ rollers Jet, Nic Cester returns after a long hiatus with his debut album Sugar Rush. Spanning psychedelia energy, Latin-tinged rhythms and slow-burning deep cuts, Sugar […]

After five hit albums, a Mercury Prize nomination and countless sold-out shows with The View, the band’s frontman Kyle Falconer will release his debut album ‘No Thank You’ on July 27th on Riverman Records. Mark Millar […]

Pete Wilkinson is part of Psyc-Rock band Aviator. Having recently released the bands latest album ‘Omni’ Mark Millar catches up with Pete to talk about the record and his time in legendary bands Shack, Cast and […]

Del Amitri will hit the road for the first time in over four years next month when they embark on their UK Tour, beginning July 20th at Newcastle City Hall and culminating in two hometown […]

Iconic multi-platinum Los Angeles rock band Incubus have announced their first Irish shows in over three years which will see them play the Ulster Hall and Bord Gais Energy Theatre this September. Since their formation […]

West Midlands band Stone Broken released their highly anticipated second studio album, Ain’t Always Easy, on May 15th, 2018 (on Spinefarm Records). The new album was produced & mixed by Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bring Me […]

Belfast three-piece Girls Names release their new album ‘Stains on Silence’, on June 15th via Tough Love Records. It stands to reason that many vital albums come critically close to never being made. The eight-track upshot of […]

Irish three-piece Ash returned with their latest album ‘Islands’ on 18th May. Islands – Ash’s first album since 2015’s Kablammo! – marks their debut for new label Infectious Music – previously home to the band’s number […]

Manchester Soul Pop fourpiece Dantevilles released their debut self-titled EP on 11th May through Heist or Hit. The EP was produced by Joe Cross (Hurts, Courteeners). Dantevilles are a new breed of Manchester band; a fourpiece brimming […]

On May 25th, Snow Patrol will return with Wildness, which finds the band searching for clarity, connection, and meaning while staying true to the melodic songwriting prowess that brought them to prominence. Wildness taps into […]

Reef’s first studio album since 2000’s ‘Getaway’, the bracingly thrilling ‘Revelation’ is what its title promises: an ear-tingling, heart-stirring, head-spinning comeback record that is less the sound of a group reborn than one born for […]

Following the premiere of their second EP ‘New Feelings’ on XS Noize in March 2017, Useless Cities are currently touring a string of national headline shows. Despite their demanding schedule, all four members have taken […]

Fresh from a UK tour with Pretty Vicious and Irish dates with Feeder, Castlerock’s BRAND NEW FRIEND release their debut album. ‘Seatbelts For Aeroplanes’ Friday 27th April. The band, who began as a duo with […]