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Reviews and Features

New song and album reviews, featured articles and opinion from indie and alternative.

TRNSMT Festival 2024: Full weekend round up and honest review

Headlined by Liam Gallagher, Gerry Cinnamon and Calvin Harris, an honest take on Scotland’s premier music festival.

Matthew McLister

Jul 18, 20249 min read

Disney+ documentary ‘Camden’ is a shallow look at the area’s music history

Shallow, ignorant and pop star focused, we’re left to look elsewhere for a proper deep dive into the musical history of Camden.

Matthew McLister

Jun 13, 20244 min read

Bands we'd love to see reform

Eight bands we’d love to see reform rated against the likelihood of it actually happening.

Matthew McLister

Aug 23, 20236 min read

12 albums we’re looking forward to in 2023

The indie and alternative albums we’re looking forward to most this year: confirmed, rumoured and wishful thinking.

Blinded By The Floodlights

Jan 13, 20237 min read

Blinded by the Floodlights best debut albums of all time

Four Blinded by the Floodlights contributors reveal their favourite debut albums.

Matthew McLister

Nov 22, 20228 min read

It's taken me 30 years to finally appreciate Suede

Suede's new album Autofiction is so energetic and immediate, it's led me to re-evaluate the London art rock band and Britpop itself.

Matthew McLister

Sep 28, 20224 min read

The output of female bands is the best it's ever been

The experiences of female indie bands in the 1990s/2000s make for grim reading, thankfully a lot of progress has been made since.

Matthew McLister

Mar 10, 20226 min read

Cast remind Edinburgh crowd of their Britpop player status at 'All Change' 25 year anniversary

The Liverpool Britpop band run through their 90s hits to a reluctant Capital crowd.

Neil Renton

Feb 11, 20223 min read

Five hot takes from the BRIT Awards 2022

From the banality of Adele to the class of Sam Fender, here's a look at the awful and the good from Tuesday night's music ceremony.

Matthew McLister

Feb 9, 20225 min read

Liam Gallagher: 'Everything's Electric' is Oasis singer's best single yet

Co-written with Dave Grohl, Liam's new song is a majestic, swagger-filled highlight of his solo career to date.

Matthew McLister

Feb 8, 20223 min read

November indie review: IDLES, The War on Drugs, Damon Albarn, Oasis, The Reytons and more

IDLES, The War On Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Damon Albarn, The Reytons, Apollo Junction, Oasis, Nation of Language, Red Rum Band and more.

Matthew McLister

Nov 28, 202110 min read

Memories of Oasis at Knebworth, 11 August 1996

Nick Dale was 20 when he got tickets for Oasis' infamous August 1996 Knebworth gig. Here's his first-hand account.

Nick Dale

Aug 11, 20219 min read

Why Liam Gallagher is an early favourite for Christmas number 1

A review of Liam Gallagher's 'All You're Dreaming Of'. Can the touching festive ballad be Christmas number 1?

Matthew McLister

Dec 1, 20203 min read