THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE EYEDRESS Let’s Skip To The Wedding (Lex) Filipino-born, USA-raised Idris Vicuña [above] was in Manila-based surf-rock band Bee Eyes before taking …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE EYEDRESS Let’s Skip To The Wedding (Lex) Filipino-born, USA-raised Idris Vicuña [above] was in Manila-based surf-rock band Bee Eyes before taking …
MELT YOURSELF DOWN | INTERVIEW With fierce jazz-meets-postpunk chops and fiercer politics, London ensemble Melt Yourself Down have gifted us some truly exciting music, including brand new album 100% …
ALBUMS AND DEMOS | APRIL ALUN GAFFEY *** Llyfrau Hanes (Côsh) The second solo album from Alun Gaffey, ex-guitarist of Aberystwyth’s Race Horses, is a funky affair. With a mixture …
THE NATIONAL | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Mon 9 Dec When telling folk I was off to see The National, I found I couldn’t pinpoint a tune by the Cincinnati …
THE VELVETEERS | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Tue 17 Sept It’s my first time in The Moon, with its down-and-dirty vibe reminding me of the Square Club from …
ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 18 July For a band with such clear artistic direction in their album jackets, there’s little pretence …
OH SEES / PRETTIEST EYES | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Thurs 23 May Californian trio Prettiest Eyes, tonight’s main support and labelmates of the Oh Sees on John Dwyer’s …
TEARS FOR FEARS / ALISON MOYET | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sun 3 Feb Tears for Fears support act and fellow 1980s survivor Alison Moyet [below] is in …
SUNFLOWER BEAN / MIYA FOLICK / JESSE JO STARK | LIVE REVIEW The Globe, Cardiff, Mon 19 Nov There’s a big queue of bright young things outside The Globe, …
GOGO PENGUIN | LIVE REVIEW Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Fri 16 Nov In legging it through the Canton football crowd to make the rarified surroundings …
SONS OF KEMET | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Sat 27 Oct Most clued-up musos know that every Mercury Prize shortlist always contains just the one token jazz …
PETER BRODERICK | LIVE REVIEW The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff, Thurs 13 Sept Toby Hay is head down, his unruly curls obscuring his face as he studiously wrings melody …