Live Music + Gig Reviews
by Ben Hogwood
Songs from new album Found Light offer an endearing reminder of the Portland singer’s compelling storytelling
by Ian Wade
A stellar, diamond-studded farewell show from an irreplaceable icon
by Neil Dowden
The Boy Named If tour reaches London, offering a career spanning set of undimmed showmanship
by Steven Johnson
The former Hüsker Dü and Sugar frontman provides an unrelentingly loud, visceral blast through his back catalogue
by Ross Horton
A superb show from an unmissable artist hitting her prime as a songwriter and performer
by Ian Wade
Confessional singer songwriter brings his bruised bangers, brutal perfection and self-deprecating beauty to Grace Jones’ Meltdown
by Steven Johnson
Seminal work The Disintegration Loops is given a clever, well executed orchestral reimagining as the worlds of avant-garde, ambient and minimalism are successfully merged
by Matt Cotsell
New York quartet’s geometric art rock and expansive repertoire resonates on the south coast
by Michael Hubbard
The weather gods disrupt an otherwise laid-back vibe at the 10th anniversary edition of the eco-conscious Paris event
by Michael Hubbard
Songs from What’s Your Pleasure? are given a long-overdue live airing to rapturous effect, aided by the appearance of a certain special guest
by Alan Ashton-Smith
Thrilling show by Leeds outfit proves they are on an undeniably ascendent trajectory and will be selling out far larger rooms soon
by Matt Cotsell
Joey Holman and Roddy Bottum celebrate queerness in Brighton with a show that is all physical projection and gentle compassion
by Alan Ashton-Smith
Wise and moving lyrics might have lured out many of tonight’s crowd, but it is their writer’s presence as a performer that will bring them back again
by Andy Baber
Portishead and Idles excel in Bristol in a one-off War Child UK benefit show raising funds for Ukraine
by Neil Dowden
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the chamber pop outfit give a concert that does full justice to their splendid, ongoing career
by Neil Dowden
Reformed shoegazers celebrate the 30th anniversary of debut album Nowhere, sending fans home with ears ringing and blood pumping
by Steven Johnson
Minnesotan trio’s effortlessly transcendent show confirms they’re still a breathtaking live proposition, offering up experiences to be cherished forever
by Ross Horton
Cerebral, muscular post-punk played with suffocating intensity, embellished by enigmatic vocals and lyricism. Like The Fall, just better
by Ross Horton
One of the most hyped, and most hype-worthy, bands of the last few years bring unbridled glee to Birmingham
by Steven Johnson
A career spanning set that shows these are not just impossibly pretty songs of fragility and tenderness but also poetic, moving ruminations on life itself
by Ross Horton
Confidence in recent album Pompeii is evident in a set of ever-developing, ever-shifting art-pop that also finds space for tracks from Reward and a cover paying tribute to her truest artistic ancestor
