The Mancunion’s own Rachel Connolly has her mind blown by Sónar’s electronic extravaganza

The Staves build on their folk-rock formula on their second album

The Chief of Seattle are surprisingly, bafflingly good

Adam Granduciel deliberately sticks pins in the map of American musical history and draws a contorted line to his own music

Rachel Connolly talks to Southern about sibling relationships, busking in Belfast and the album concept

Angus & Julia Stone perform a dully repetitive set

Phox soldier on through a sparsely attended show with class and composure

The London foursome perfectly encompass the spirit of good old fashioned pop

Rachel Connolly catches up with the London rockers ahead of their Club Academy show

Performing at the intimate Soup Kitchen, Tall Ships capsize with a shipwreck of a performance

Darkside play the Ritz on March 27th

Rachel Connolly speaks with Rey Pila about their influences and decision to anglicise their music

The 7-man outfit excel themselves in a live setting.

Despite a more mainstream album approach, Turner is still the fame outcast his fans love

While musically the album is interesting, Reed’s coyly clever lyrics are the star of Transformer

This week won’t make history but ‘How Do You Do’ and ‘It’s Only Love’ are pop at its best!