Manchester-via-Swansea indie lads PASTEL build on Liam Gallagher endorsement with strong debut album
Citing influences from The Verve, Radiohead, The Charlatans and New Order, every track on Pastel's debut album Souls In Motion is a winner.
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“It’s coming back and getting bigger”: Swansea skate photographer SKIN PHILLIPS on the hometown scene
Explore Swansea’s skate history through Skin Phillips’ 360° exhibit at Glynn Vivian Gallery, showcasing decades of skate culture and community resurgence.
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.
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.
From PIXIES to CONFIDENCE MAN, the best gigs of 2022 in Wales
From the BBC 6 Music Festival to Stereophonics and Tom Jones in the Principality, here are the best gigs we vibed with the most this year.
HIGH STREET RISING brings the crowds back to Swansea’s revitalised heart
Emma J Smith reports on the success of a scheme that brought five grassroots Swansea venues together for four days of music and art on the city’s High Street.
TSHA invites you to underground acid-house in latest FABRIC PRESENTS mix
The latest artist to feature in the Fabric Presents mix series is Teisha Matthews aka TSHA: a London-based, Ninja Tune-signed DJ and producer.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
New sounds ranging from Amyl And The Sniffers' Aussie punk to Auri's Finnish metal, DJ Seinfeld's Swedish club sounds and Suuns' Canadian indietronica, with a token blast from the past courtesy of the Small Faces.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE ALAN VEGA Mutator (Sacred Bones) Sometimes ‘lost’ albums are lost for a reason, and best not found. But the eight songs …