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Danger Mouse & Black Thought

DANGER MOUSE & BLACK THOUGHT: hip-hop heavyweights make effortlessly cool collab

August 12, 2022

After years of speculation, two prolific musical heavyweights have teamed up to release this collaborative effort.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreDANGER MOUSE & BLACK THOUGHT: hip-hop heavyweights make effortlessly cool collab
Arch Enemy

Swedish metal titans ARCH ENEMY don’t let up on triumphant 11th album

August 12, 2022

As melodic death metal goes, Deceivers ticks all the boxes: classical undertones, fast guitars, obligatory solos, heavy basslines and demonic vocals.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreSwedish metal titans ARCH ENEMY don’t let up on triumphant 11th album
Kasabian - credit: Neil Bedford

KASABIAN’s first album post-Meighan plunders new and familiar territory

August 12, 2022

Kasabian’s seventh studio album - The Alchemist's Euphoria - is also their first since the sacking of frontman Tom Meighan for domestic assault.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreKASABIAN’s first album post-Meighan plunders new and familiar territory
Erasure

Almost 20 albums on, ERASURE are as thrillingly inventive as ever

August 12, 2022

Futuristic sci-fi cinematic soundscapes and heart-and-soul-fuelled pop cleverness: not many artists can sound this inventive 19 albums in.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreAlmost 20 albums on, ERASURE are as thrillingly inventive as ever
Dub War

DUB WAR bring out their finest for packed Newport comeback show

August 11, 2022

Suddenly, the penny drops causing a cheer to break forth. Cranking it, the siren wails, and immediately... you know. This is war. Dub War!

Category: Culture, Live, Music, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreDUB WAR bring out their finest for packed Newport comeback show
Fiona Stewart at Green Man

GREEN MAN at 20: “The industry is brutal, but I still love it” – director Fiona Stewart on running Wales’ staple festival

August 8, 2022

Following up his own look-back at the rise of Green Man since its 2003 debut, Adam England quizzes GM director Fiona Stewart about what makes it tick.

Category: Interviews, Festivals Region: Mid Wales
Read moreGREEN MAN at 20: “The industry is brutal, but I still love it” – director Fiona Stewart on running Wales’ staple festival
The Movers

Analog Africa unearths laidback grooves from overlooked band THE MOVERS

August 5, 2022

The overall vibe here is one of laidback good times, with almost ska-like propulsion to tracks like Hot Coffee, while other tracks could be mistaken for lost Northern Soul classics.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreAnalog Africa unearths laidback grooves from overlooked band THE MOVERS
James Taylor Quartet

JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET: playful big-band jazz with sublime substance

August 5, 2022

Man In The Hot Seat, recorded with amazing clarity at Abbey Road, is a satisfying, convincing blend of JTQ’s acid jazz roots and the predominant influence of ‘70s soundtracks.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreJAMES TAYLOR QUARTET: playful big-band jazz with sublime substance
Dub War - credit Ania Shrimpton

DUB WAR: Welsh rap-rock group return with relentless political heft

August 5, 2022

Political, discordant and relentless, Dub War’s return ought to both delight older followers and attract new ones to their message-laden, Welsh-infused take on the genre.

Category: Albums, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreDUB WAR: Welsh rap-rock group return with relentless political heft
Neil Young

NOISE & FLOWERS: live album from NEIL YOUNG beautifully crystallises an artist of extremes

August 5, 2022

Noise & Flowers is both a brilliant introduction to Young’s music with modern production and a treat for completists.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreNOISE & FLOWERS: live album from NEIL YOUNG beautifully crystallises an artist of extremes

DC GORE takes Orwellian sideswipe at modern humanity on ALL THESE THINGS

August 5, 2022

Like the novels of Orwell that have inspired the imagery of DC Gore's debut release, there is something chilling and affecting that stays with you after listening.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreDC GORE takes Orwellian sideswipe at modern humanity on ALL THESE THINGS
Green Man

GREEN MAN at 20: the highs and lows of Wales’ biggest music festival

August 4, 2022

As the pagan folk-rock festival mecca hits another milestone year, Adam England looks back on its humbler origins, and forward to its upcoming 2022 edition.  

Category: Music, Festivals, Features Region: Mid Wales
Read moreGREEN MAN at 20: the highs and lows of Wales’ biggest music festival
Paul Weller

PAUL WELLER: coming up on 50 years in music, the mod icon isn’t resting on laurels

August 4, 2022

After almost 50 years in the business, Paul Weller is still moving forward, and for that, he can be commended.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales
Read morePAUL WELLER: coming up on 50 years in music, the mod icon isn’t resting on laurels
Anne-Marie, Singleton Park, Swansea

“I don’t want this to end” – ANNE-MARIE gets Singleton Park bopping to empowering pop anthems

August 3, 2022

On the last Saturday of July, over 7,000 dedicated pop fans descended on Swansea’s Singleton Park to dance the night away to Anne-Marie’s hits.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales
Read more“I don’t want this to end” – ANNE-MARIE gets Singleton Park bopping to empowering pop anthems
Nile Rodgers

Freak out: NILE RODGERS & CHIC dance up a soulful celebration of hits in Swansea

August 2, 2022

Both Trevor Horn and Nile Rodgers have consistently produced music for decades, so no surprise that there were people of all ages enjoying this al fresco event in Swansea.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: West Wales
Read moreFreak out: NILE RODGERS & CHIC dance up a soulful celebration of hits in Swansea
Himalayas

WATCH: Cardiff quartet HIMALAYAS release dark & blistering music video for ALONE

August 2, 2022

Mighty Cardiff quartet Himalayas have released their new bludgeoning single Alone - and we've got the accompanying video for your viewing pleasure.

Category: Music, Features Region: South Wales
Read moreWATCH: Cardiff quartet HIMALAYAS release dark & blistering music video for ALONE
The Lord - credit: al overdrive

FOREST NOCTURNE: beautifully uneasy listening from doom metal icon THE LORD

July 30, 2022

The sound of an ancient horror lurking in the shadows, Forest Nocturne is beautiful uneasy listening.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreFOREST NOCTURNE: beautifully uneasy listening from doom metal icon THE LORD
DOMi & JD Beck W. Anderson .Paak (c) Tehillah De Castro

DOMi & JD BECK invite hip-hop heavyweights onto jazzy – and surprising – debut

July 29, 2022

Apeshit is Anderson .Paak’s new label, and with DOMi Louna on MIDI keys and JD Beck on percussion, they whip up a host of jazzy joints for their rap star boss.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreDOMi & JD BECK invite hip-hop heavyweights onto jazzy – and surprising – debut
Jamie T - credit: Will Robson Scott

15 years after his breakthrough album, JAMIE T re-establishes his relevancy

July 29, 2022

The Theory Of Whatever is an album you can imagine sounding immense played live: expansive guitar hooks and countless singalong moments.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read more15 years after his breakthrough album, JAMIE T re-establishes his relevancy
Orbital - credit: Kenny McCracken

ORBITAL at 30: rave icons age gracefully with repolished greatest hits

July 29, 2022

Now is the time to celebrate three decades of Orbital, with 30 Something: not a lazily compiled best-of, but a selection of Orbital’s finest tracks.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreORBITAL at 30: rave icons age gracefully with repolished greatest hits
Barry Adamson - credit: Mark David Ford

BARRY ADAMSON: third album re-release is a must-listen for the unfamiliar

July 29, 2022

An essential purchase, and a good place to start for those not familiar with the maverick brilliance of Barry Adamson.

Category: Albums, Reviews
Read moreBARRY ADAMSON: third album re-release is a must-listen for the unfamiliar
Heddlu

EXCLUSIVE: Watch HEDDLU’s explosive new video for single Auto-Da-Fé

July 29, 2022

Check out our exclusive first look at Heddlu's explosive video for new single, Auto-Da-Fé.

Category: Music, Previews Region: Mid Wales
Read moreEXCLUSIVE: Watch HEDDLU’s explosive new video for single Auto-Da-Fé
The Unthanks

A warm cwtch: THE UNTHANKS treat Cardiff to truly special live performance

July 28, 2022

A quiet thrill of anticipation is in the air at St. David's Hall, Cardiff ahead of The Unthanks' live show. Something special – nay, more than that – something akin to a spiritual gathering awaits.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreA warm cwtch: THE UNTHANKS treat Cardiff to truly special live performance

Canadian art rock collective CRACK CLOUD fail to connect in Cardiff

July 28, 2022

Vancouver’s Crack Cloud are less a band and more a self-help group or drug rehab programme – and that’s not the only unusual thing about them.

Category: Live, Reviews Region: South Wales
Read moreCanadian art rock collective CRACK CLOUD fail to connect in Cardiff
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