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On EP debut, PANIC SHACK make being in a band sound fun, fresh & accessible

April 8, 2022

Panic Shack's enjoyment of being in a band is captured in every note of debut EP Baby Shack: catchy and fun, full and satisfying.

Region: South Wales

The hotly-tipped SEA GIRLS’ third album is packed with youthful anthems

March 18, 2022

Hailed as 'ones to watch' by the UK music establishment for the last couple of years, Sea Girls release their second studio album, Homesick, full of anthemic indie-pop.

“Band-based spaces can be very male, white, straight and cis” – the Cardiff music workshop platforming inclusivity

February 9, 2022

Launching this month, Pitch In Cardiff is a music workshop scheme centered around making more room in the "stale male" band scene for marginalised people.

Region: South Wales

A gift-free Christmas?: why some are doing away with presents this year

December 24, 2021

With some of us pondering the idea of Christmas minus the presents this year, Izzy Grace Thomas weighs the pros and cons of gift-giving

RAISE THE ROOF reunites ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS for more country magic

November 19, 2021

After 14 years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for Raise The Roof, delivering more irresistibly-blended harmonies.

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

October 1, 2021

Including pioneers of Detroit techno, 2-tone and progressive rock - those'd be Kevin Saunderson, The Specials and Yes - plus newcomers to the trip-hop and gothic metal subgenres, namely Tirzah and Unto Others.

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

August 27, 2021

Bank holiday bangers (and things less appropriately described) by The Bug, Chubby & The Gang, Marisa Anderson & William Tyler, Voces8 and Yann Tiersen.

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 23, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE CAN THE MONSTER SPEAK? Paul B. Preciado [trans. Frank Wynne] (Fitzcarraldo Editions) In 2019, Paul B. Preciado [pictured, top – credit Marie …

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

June 18, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH To Carry A Whale (Dirty Hit) There’s something about Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s songs that, despite their simplicity, really get under …

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

May 19, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE DEATH DRIVES AN AUDI Kristian Bang Foss (Parthian) The title’s metaphor makes sense as the plot unfolds. In a bleak world where …

EXPERIENCE: THE LUDOVICO EINAUDI STORY | PODCAST REVIEW

March 2, 2021

EXPERIENCE: THE LUDOVICO EINAUDI STORY | PODCAST REVIEW Who could have guessed that actor Joe Dempsie would be a self-confessed superfan of Italian minimalist composer Ludovico Einaudi? The Skins …

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

January 29, 2021

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE DIVIDE AND DISSOLVE Gas Lit (Invada) A reminder nothing exists in a vacuum, Gas Lit, and the music of Divide And …

Region: South Wales

On EP debut, PANIC SHACK make being in a band sound fun, fresh & accessible

The hotly-tipped SEA GIRLS’ third album is packed with youthful anthems

“Band-based spaces can be very male, white, straight and cis” – the Cardiff music workshop platforming inclusivity

A gift-free Christmas?: why some are doing away with presents this year

RAISE THE ROOF reunites ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS for more country magic

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE

EXPERIENCE: THE LUDOVICO EINAUDI STORY | PODCAST REVIEW

THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE

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