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Reviews and Features

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

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 best debut albums of all time

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?