Music

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DUB WAR bring out their finest for packed Newport comeback show

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

Analog Africa unearths laidback grooves from overlooked band THE MOVERS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Canadian art rock collective CRACK CLOUD fail to connect in Cardiff

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