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The Wake And Other Wonders – Foy Vance GIG REVIEW
“It’s been too long,” said Foy Vance, beer in one hand, acoustic guitar in the other, his twisted handlebars like antennae above his grin. In the basement of an overpriced bar in Central London, Foy was ready to bring his latest album, The Wake, to an audience of what couldn’t have been more than a couple…
Folk on the (Chalk) Farm – The Paper Kites GIG REVIEW
Chalk Farm’s Roundhouse feels like Château Gaillard to a music journalist: there are no nooks in which to hide, no shadows in which to scribble. Compared to some of the brilliantly deprived hovels I’ve attended, this seemed more RSC than railway arch squat. It’s a complex of culture, and walking into its colossal pit, with…
Un Rainy Night In Brixton – Mélanie Pain GIG REVIEW
When clouds heave the night on their slumped shoulders, and rain falls like treacle from a spoon, what could be a better soundtrack than some French indie pop? Though it may have been in Brixton, the weather thrashing not the banks of the Seine, but the gullies of the Effra, Melanie Pain’s set of quaint…
Tulse Hill To Infinity – Insecure Men GIG REVIEW
Saul Adamczewski is something of a cult icon, but as with most cult icons, his popularity (or what some might call infamy) is just as much about his circumstances as his music: a psychotic drug addict, a South London squatter, a meth dealer’s teaboy – or so his Fat Possum Records bio renders him. My…
Stepping It Up – Stereo MC’s GIG REVIEW
Sometimes, before a drum pad is tapped or a vinyl is scratched, you can tell if a gig will be good just by the crowd. I was reviewing a show in Islington the other week, and the gathering masses of laddish middle-aged men and boorish teens in Parkas, taunting each other across the room and…
Two-stepping the New Wave – Nouvelle Vague GIG REVIEW
I didn’t really know what to expect, wandering alone into Camden’s Victorian theatre-turned-premier gig venue Koko, a few vodkas down with absolutely no working knowledge of bossa nova beyond a Dominic Miller riff and a naughty shimmy.
Bedlam At The Ballroom – The Molotovs Gig Review
A gig review of The Molotovs’ show at Electric Ballroom, supported by The Sukis and Soaked.
Turn Down The Bright Lights – The Howlers Gig Review
A gig review of The Howlers’ show at Scala, supported by Big Fear and Kynsy
Shaking Off The Ashes – Permanent (Joy) Gig Review
A gig review of Permanent (Joy)’s show at The Grace, supported by Lady of Mars and SMO.
Honesty In The Face of It All – Guest In The Car Gig Review
A review of Guest In The Car’s performance at Off The Cuff, 30/08/25.
Indie Heaven That Needs to Look Forward: Y Not Festival 2025 Review
A review of Y Not Festival 2025, with headliners The Prodigy, Courteeners, Madness and The Wombats.
Biscuit Missiles and Tearful Farewells – KAWALA’s Final Gig
This article was written a few months ago for Nouse. The gig was the band’s penultimate show in Leeds, the city where the band formed.
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