Alt-pop icon FKA TWIGS returns with an extraterrestrial spin on Euro-rave
FKA Twigs' third studio album is otherworldly yet vulnerable, inspired by the Prague rave underground but not exactly a club record.
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CARDINAL BLACK deliver rock’n’soul to a sold-out Cardiff Tramshed
With their fanbase seemingly growing daily, it feels like this is only the beginning for Cardiff's soulful hard rockers Cardinal Black.
New Welsh music you may have missed in January, from new age reinventions to fantastical metal quests
Beginning 2025 after taking December off, Noel Gardner has some catching up to do in the service of telling you about class underground Welsh music.
Take 5: BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
Bullet For My Valentine are kicking off 2025 with a co-headline tour alongside Trivium. Sara Murphy is here to give us a snapshot of BFMV’s best material.
ALTER BRIDGE guitar icon returns with another fine solo album as TREMONTI
Mark Tremonti may be best known internationally as lead guitarist for rock juggernauts Alter Bridge and Creed, but The End Will Show Us How is his solo incarnation’s sixth studio release.
UK experimental rocker BRIDGET HAYDEN turns folk singer with THE APPARITIONS
Cold Blows The Rain is a slow and mournful album, a fixed palette of violin, harmonium and banjo clothing Bridget Hayden’s swooping, piercing vocals.
Manchester-via-Swansea indie lads PASTEL build on Liam Gallagher endorsement with strong debut album
Citing influences from The Verve, Radiohead, The Charlatans and New Order, every track on Pastel's debut album Souls In Motion is a winner.
LAMBRINI GIRLS’ debut album is a call to action against everything wrong with the world
Tongue-in-cheek, abrasively honest, sometimes monotonous, the first album from Lambrini Girls is a shouting call to action against everything wrong with the modern world.
Philly alt-rockers THE WAR ON DRUGS are at their peak on these live recordings
Live Drugs Again (Encore Edition) captures Philadelphian rockers The War On Drugs at their exhilarating, euphoric and energetic best.
RINGO STARR sounds more Grand Ole Opry than Cavern Club on new country album
Ringo Starr hooks up with longstanding friend T-Bone Burnett to co-write the country-styled Look Up.
Seven albums in, FRANZ FERDINAND remain a cornerstone of indie
Back with their first album in seven years. The Human Fear is a playful yet defiant addition to Franz Ferdinand's discography.
THE NATIONAL revisit summer 2024 with a live recording from Rome
The National change their setlist every time they play, and on Live In Rome they pull all of their aces for the Italian audience.
Early 80s ‘anti-biography’ THE SECRET HISTORY OF KATE BUSH returns to print
Self-indulgent, bordering on bizarre, Fred Vermorel’s The Secret History Of Kate Bush reads like end-of-party soliloquies by a drunk relative, not a serious work about a serious artist.
SPIRITUALIZED help us sail on through the Christmas period in Cardiff
With plenty of instrumental layers to their live set, Spiritualized take everyone present on a journey through space and time.
Strike a pose: Buzz photographers’ best live shots of 2024
Buzz writers have notched up well over 100 gig reviews this year, and our photographers have illustrated them along the way. We thought we’d give you a visual treat in the form of our 20 personal favourites from 2024.
Newport wordsmiths GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN on stardom, stagecraft, and Pot Noodles
Goldie Lookin Chain share tales of their Newport beginnings, chaotic tour life, and their infamous Greatest Hits album.
The albums of 2024 that got away… until now
Despite reports about music fans’ changing listening habits, the album currently seems like as solid a format as ever. Here's some of our writers’ favourites that they didn’t get a chance to praise on release.
Bridgend’s THOSE DAMN CROWS triumph on their Cardiff arena debut
If there were any reservations about Those Damn Crows’ ability to command an arena of this size, those doubts surely dissipate the moment they take to the stage.
London’s OUR GIRL: pulling up trees in Cardiff on Saturday night
Fronted by Soph Nathan, also guitarist in The Big Moon, London’s Our Girl released their second album The Good Kind last month, and the songs played tonight sound excellent.
“When I sing in Welsh, all the emotions come flooding through”: BRYN TERFEL on his career and Christmas concert
Bryn Terfel discusses his global career, festive concert in Swansea, and how singing in Welsh evokes deep emotions.
In photos – THE HUMAN LEAGUE: synthpop legends live from Cardiff
Synthpop icons The Human League return to Wales and, over 45 years down the line, very photogenic they proved too!
In this city they call you love: RICHARD HAWLEY, direct from Sheffield, enthralls live in Cardiff
Richard Hawley dazzles Cardiff’s Tramshed with effortless charm and solid gold songwriting, joined by Bernard Butler.
BEN FOLDS’ SLEIGHER: a heartfelt, quirky Christmas album that defies festive norms
Ben Folds’ Sleigher brims with melancholy and festive charm in its original songs, bold covers, and heartfelt instrumentals.
MYLES KENNEDY: unrivalled rock singer shines in Cardiff with talent and humility
Myles Kennedy delivered a powerful, heartfelt performance in Cardiff, blending talent, gratitude, and iconic vocals.