THE THE make reflective, post-pandemic return after 24 years with ENSOULMENT
The The’s Ensoulment marks a powerful post-punk return after 24 years, with deep lyrics and a reflective sound relevant in a post-COVID world.
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MERCURY REV: lush jazz meets epic storytelling in their boldest release yet
Mercury Rev's Born Horses pairs lush jazz arrangements with spoken word vocals, creating a bold, introspective alt-rock experience.
LL COOL J makes monumental comeback with rap legends & iconic rhymes
The first LL Cool J album in a decade, The FORCE could turn out to be the most talked about and monumental rap release this year.
PARIS PALOMA causes a feminist CACOPHONY with powerful, autumnal debut
After an OTT summer of pop polish, Paris Paloma has crafted the perfect comedown in debut album Cacophony to curl up with on colder, autumn days.
Aberdare’s ascending blues-rock star LAURA EVANS on returning home & her love of small venues
Born and raised in Aberdare, Laura Evans is making a name for herself across genres from blues and soul to Americana. We caught up with her ahead of a UK solo tour.
SCUBA: iconic techno DJ releases second acclaimed mixtape, D:U:2
Following a string of live shows, musician, DJ and podcaster Scuba is releasing D:U:2, the second volume of his acclaimed Digital Underground mixtape.
JON HOPKINS’ RITUAL: a ceremonial journey through soundscapes
Ceremonial, emotionally and sonically heavy, Jon Hopkins' Ritual is beautifully immersive, even intense in parts.
NAILS are brutal and relentless on hardcore comeback album EVERY BRIDGE BURNING
Nails have come out of mosh retirement to deliver another super condensed blast of grind-infected hardcore in Every Bridge Burning.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS present a profound exploration of grief with WILD GOD
Wild God from Nick Cave & The Bad seeds is a portrait of a man struggling with his publicised pain, and putting it all into words the only way he knows how.
SABRINA CARPENTER: SHORT N’ SWEET is pop with a bold, unfiltered edge
Sabrina Carpenter has had the mainstream world in a frenzy awaiting the release of her sixth album, Short n' Sweet. The result is refreshing country-pop.
THE POSTAL SERVICE & DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE unite for cult 00s indie comeback show
Celebrating a duet of 20th anniversaries, Cardiff played host to a double headliner from Ben Gibbard indie legends Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service.
Dance pop icon BECKY HILL lights up gloomy skies on all-women line-up in Cardiff Bay
The Bay Series open-air concerts take place on Alexandra Head in Cardiff Bay, with British pop-dance icon Becky Hill gracing the 2024 edition’s Saturday night.
HIFI SEAN & DAVID MCALMONT team for soulful, energetic soundtrack for the end of summer
Hifi Sean & David McAlmont’s Daylight delivers soulful vocals and punchy beats, perfect for closing out the summer with style.
MELT-BANANA make ferocious yet familiar return with 3+5 after 11 years
Anyone discovering Melt-Banana for the first time on latest album 3+5 will doubtless have their wig knocked asunder by their sheer intensity.
MARK LANEGAN BAND release haunting anniversary tribute album that deepens the legacy
Mark Lanegan’s estate and Beggars Arkive have released Bubblegum XX, a 20th anniversary reissue of Lanegan’s 2004 album that makes the original even greater.
THE ALARM go on nostalgic dive into 80s pop, but does MUSIC TELEVISION hit the right notes?
Welsh pop-rockers The Alarm’s latest offering Music Television kicks off with a version of Dire Straits’ Money For Nothing, setting the tone for a hit and miss album.
FONTAINES D.C.’s ROMANCE: a bold, emotional journey set to become a modern classic
In their most prodigious evolution to date, Fontaines D.C. offer existential aphorisms on love with fourth album Romance.
New Welsh music you may have missed in August, gore & guttural vocals to post-death brain activity
The crannies of Wales keep on leaking out radioactively good sound for Noel Gardner's best new Welsh music column, with the last month or so yielding the following 10 releases.
MCFLY are on top form at huge Cardiff Bay concert
The Bay Series is back for the fourth year in a row and kicks off this year with a nostalgic, fun-filled evening courtesy of those lovely lads in McFly.
Take 5: NEW ORDER – their five best songs
Before New Order grace Cardiff Bay for their first Welsh show since 1985, get to know their five most essential tracks.
Nature’s gratitude: BETWEEN THE TREES festival offers much more than music
Between The Trees Festival, a unique four-day event combining music, art, and nature – with its organisers particularly proud of the latter.
DESTROY BOYS’ FUNERAL SOUNDTRACK #4: a punk rock triumph with depth
Destroy Boys combine spiky punk energy, oversized alt-rock riffs and more contemplative-sounding sections on new album Funeral Soundtrack #4.
SCARLET REBELS meld hard rock & heartfelt lyrics on WHERE THE COLOURS MEET
Llanelli hard rock band Scarlet Rebels return with their third album, Where The Colours Meet, “a melting pot of lyrical themes and sonic elements."
POM POKO soar with CHAMPION: an energetic and inventive indie rock gem
Norwegian four-piece Pom Poko already have 2021’s excellent Cheater in their discography, and third album Champion should earn them more fans again.