BIG IDEAS from REMI WOLF: an explosive mix of genres & hooks for big pop thinkers
With a heap of singalong choruses, offbeam melodies and genre mashups, Big Ideas is perfect pop for big thinkers from Remi Wolf.
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Together forever: RICK ASTLEY rick rolls into Cardiff Castle with iconic hits & energetic covers
Following a sold-out show at the Utilita Arena back in February, Rick Astley is in the house, or rather Cardiff Castle, plying his wares again.
MARC ALMOND’s latest covers album I’M NOT ANYONE is a welcome discography addition
After two years of careful selection, Marc Almond picks 12 songs to cover for his latest album, I'm Not Anyone, producing a concise and surprising set.
Unearthing the 80s prog revival in Andrew Wild’s A MIRROR OF DREAMS
Written by Andrew Wild, A Mirror Of Dreams is an ode to the prog rock revival of the 80s and to the youth of those who remember it.
I’M NOT ANYONE: MARC ALMOND on northern soul, gospel and rediscovering joy
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Valleys boy TOM JONES holds court at Chepstow Summer Sessions
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“The outdoors is in every song I write”: Stornoway’s BRIAN BRIGGS on birdsong, comebacks & eco vinyl
With one foot in the music world and the other in wildlife conservation, it’s only natural that the outside world plays such a central role in Brian Briggs’ songwriting for the band Stornoway.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS & SUEDE deliver electrifying performances amid pouring Cardiff rain
The weather could have been better for the Manic Street Preachers and Suede, but spirits at Cardiff Castle couldn't be dampened.
Groovy basslines, festival bops, innovative spirit: KASABIAN notch up album eight
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Punk rock painter Billy Childish’s life is laid out in biography TO EASE MY TROUBLED MIND
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PALOMA FAITH for PM! British pop powerhouse raises the roof in Cardiff
The final date of Paloma Faith's tour an extravaganza without any support act – just two hours of pure, unadulterated Paloma. And it’s fantastic.
New Romantic pioneer RUSTY EGAN turns his early 80s club night Blitz into a box set
Rusty Egan's box set Blitzed! successfully captures a moment in time when postpunk was on the cusp of giving way to New Romanticism.
UNTIL THE RIBBON BREAKS: compelling electronic pop from Cardiff auteur Pete Winfield
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THE NATIONAL in Cardiff: family-friendly Americans rock past bedtime
The National, whose career spans over 25 years and 10 studio albums, are visiting Cardiff, and the atmosphere in the Welsh capital is festival-like from the start.
THE WARNING: sisterly Mexican rockers impress on second album
The Warning's second album Keep Me Fed is heavy and full of attitude as you’d expect, but also possessing greater confidence and groove.
Take 5: HOZIER’s top five songs
After gracing Cardiff Castle in summer 2023, this month Hozier is playing Chepstow Racecourse, and Rhiannon Farr has selected her fave five Hozier hits.
Canadian mall-pop survivor AVRIL LAVIGNE hints at her diva era in Cardiff
Just over two decades since she exploded to almost insta-fame in a tie, sideways baseball cap and chunky eyeliner, Canadian pop-rock icon Avril Lavigne lights up Cardiff Castle in black and pink for her Greatest Hits tour.
With six shows in four years, the reunited quartet JLS can’t stay away from Cardiff
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Let’s Walk: the honey-voiced MADELEINE PEYROUX’s new album
While honey-voiced jazz-folk singer Madeleine Peyroux is known for Tom Waits and Steely Dan cover versions, this is an album of originals.
Heat Ray is Goldfrapp producer WILL GREGORY MOOG ENSEMBLE’s album with BBC NOW
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New Welsh music you may have missed in June, from grimy doom metal to grime-adjacent bedroom r’n’b
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IMAGINE DRAGONS’ latest album LOOM is sure to divide opinion
Filled with juxtapositions – decidedly hip-hop/disco-pop, harmonious vocally filled with lyrical heartache - Imagine Dragons' Loom will divide opinion.
Take 5: SUEDE – their top five songs
As they return to Wales on a co-headline tour with the Manic Street Preachers, we count down Suede's top five tracks.