Sophomore LP Anxious Stargazing Available Now on CD and Digital

Friday 1 March 2024: Yard Act are in Bristol’s Rough Trade to play two shows to celebrate and promote the release of their sophomore album Where’s My Utopia? I kick-started the evening meeting up with new ‘Gig-Friends’ who seem to be at ALL the gigs at The Lanes, a venue situated a stone’s throw from Rough Trade.

Tonight was one of those ‘pinch me’ moments, having seen Skindred entertain the masses at Download Festival and Sonisphere Festival in the past, it was a rare treat to see them performing at a much more intimate venue such as The Foundry in Torquay which isn’t that far from Benji Webb’s beloved Newport in Welsh Wales. The audience knew they were in for a treat with gig-goers travelling in from the far corners of Devon and Cornwall to be in the English Riviera for what promised to be a kick-ass show. 

On the back of releasing her new album Paint My Bedroom Black, Holly has announced her largest UK and European tour to date.

Tonight, Exeter Phoenix played host to an incredible band, a band that have redefined the meaning of chic with their effortless styling of post-punk classics, transforming them from a sweat soaked gig in the 1980’s to a laid back Parisian bar, full of cocktail dresses, strappy heels and bearded musos (not bearded musos in strappy heels), sipping their drinks whilst nodding along to the groovy vibes emanating from the stage. 

Did you miss that telly show where RAYE won just about everything? If you did, fear not as we sat through every painstaking minute of it to bring YOU the things worthy of reporting on, like CMAT flashing her arse, which was one of the more comical moments of the night!

Ahead of one of the greatest lineups that BEARDED THEORY FESTIVAL has ever put on, we wanted to catch up with acts performing over the weekend.

MERYL STREEK is a performer that we saw in 2023 whilst supporting the mighty P.I.L. on their UK tour, we really enjoyed his set and wanted to learn more about his influences, his dislike of fancy dress, acts that he’s excited about seeing at Bearded Theory Festival and his own dream festival lineup, best buckle up….

THE WEDDING PRESENT CELEBRATE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEMINAL ALBUM:
‘BIZARRO’

PERFORMING IT LIVE AND IN-FULL AT AUTUMN SHOWS, PLUS HITS FROM THEIR VAST BACK CATALOGUE

In the video for the stand-alone single 'The Trenchcoat Museum' (released between Yard Act's superb debut album The Overload and this long-awaited follow-up) singer James Smith describes the band as "a bunch of sell-outs, whereabouts currently unknown". Thankfully, the band are present and correct for an album that massacres any hint of them not living up to the hype.

Of Land and Sea EP – available now on all streaming platforms and
NEW tour dates announced!
Listen here

Today, THE K’S reveal the new single “Black And Blue”, ahead of their highly anticipated debut album ‘I Wonder If The World Knows’, out 5th April via LAB Records.

EMF + JESUS JONES
ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINE TOUR THIS AUTUMN

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:
ECHOBELLY
(LONDON + MANCHESTER ONLY)

‘EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
(THE BEST OF BLANCMANGE 1979-2024)’
ON 11 MAY - PRE-ORDER HERE

+ ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR THIS SPRING
TICKETS ON SALE HERE

Watch the music video

Stream the track

“My Tentacles” is the quixotic single re-release by radical, nonconformist, Japanese singer and multi-instrumentalist, Mieko Shimizu.

THE LOVELY EGGS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM:
‘EGGSISTENTIALISM’
TO BE RELEASED 17TH MAY, VIA EGG RECORDS - PRE-ORDER HERE

+ UK TOUR DATES CONFIRMED FOR MAY
TICKETS ON SALE HERE

French/English DEAD CHIC debuted in 2022 with their first single ‘Too Far Gone’ which immediately caught the imagination of the french music media being described by Rolling Stone France as “…a mixture of heavy rock and soul, cinematic and brilliantly orchestrated”.

Tonight saw the legend that is Rhoda Dakar performing a DJ set at Things Happen Here in the heart of Dartington. I last saw Rhoda perform on the main stage at Beautiful Days Festival in 2017, that was seven years ago, I know, where does the time go eh? I was excited to see her in DJ mode and was interested to know what tracks would form the basis of her 90-minute set. 

‘’A band growing out of a well-understood niche and into a wider kind of power.’’ - ★★★★ The Observer

‘’Categorically repositions its makers as contenders in the biggest arena.’’ - ★★★★  MOJO

‘’IDLES own Kid A moment… marking a very significant and exciting shift.’’ - ★★★★ Record Collector

“A return to joy as an act of resistance… IDLES prove they don’t just do howling fury.’’ - ★★★★ The Guardian

“A dynamic, unusual album, filled with originality and passion and quite unlike anything else out there.’’ - ★★★★ The Times

‘’TANGK aims for a different spot and hits it.’’ - ★★★★ Financial Times

‘’That radical honesty hasn’t gone anywhere; that heart has only grown bigger, and it fills every groove on this beautiful album.’’ - ★★★★ Kerrang!

‘’The most open-hearted we’ve ever seen them… the Bristol band prove that they're so much more than punk.’’ - ★★★★ NME

‘’The band's incendiary energy takes a surprising diversion.’’ - ★★★★ Evening Standard

‘’Breaks enthralling new ground… a home-run of a record.” - ★★★★ Clash

‘’An album that swaps brash vocals for more tender notes. Love is the thing, and it seems like it is here to stay.’’ - ★★★★ The Line Of Best Fit

“Sees IDLES reaching some of the greatest heights of their career.’’ - ★★★★ Rolling Stone UK

“Sonically and vocally as visceral as ever.” - ★★★★ Classic Rock

‘’Delivered with raw honesty but framed by newfound textures.’’ - ★★★★ Something For The Weekend

‘’A sheer triumph from start to finish’’ - ★★★★ Louder Than War

“This is love, but through the unmistakable eyes of IDLES.” - ★★★★ DIY

‘’IDLES are finding increasing room in their rock assault for intricate beauty.’’ - ★★★★ UNCUT

“Their superpower comes from channelling their normality and repurposing the magic they experience in their everyday lives as insightful, honest rock… this can only be the record that keeps them on their whirlwind of touring success.” - PUNKTASTIC

“It’s a skill for any artist to make you feel both happy and heartbroken by the end of an album. Intermittent Fast Living is a fantastic record that everyone should listen to at some point to remind us that we are all human, this life will go in many directions, and it’s beautiful.” - DISTORTED SOUND MAG (9/10)

“in absolutely sensational record”( 9.5/10) - MAXIMUM VOLUME