No KV Crimes here, but Kurt Vile and the Violators didn’t exactly set the world alight at The Ritz

The combination of Tom Smith oscillating voice and a classic filled setlist proved to be Editors’ recipe for success

The crossover project of Matt Berninger and Brent Knopf is an inventive and immediate hook-filled album

Whilst the band decide not to engage with the audience, Godspeed’s cult following are impressed nonetheless

I sat down with student band Five Days North to discover the secret to being unsigned and still amassing over 1,000 likes on Facebook

Alex Daniel samples the nectar of young local psych outfit Freakout Honey, or ‘the artists formerly known as The Boris Johnson Massacre’

Norwegian folk rock four-piece Katzenjammer bring their manic energy to Manchester

Bieber’s latest album may leave you questioning your stance on the controversial pop brat

The Lambeth-based band continue to delight their coterie of committed followers with a high-octane night of bangers

The time has come for music, culture and compassion to work as one in the wake of the Paris attacks

Perisha Kudhail sees through the Smoke and Mirrors at an Imagine Dragons performance

Modeselektion rip apart preconceptions of their own songs… and pretty much anything that isn’t the most forward-looking Techno from around the world

“Let’s not call it a comeback… It’s just a fucking album.” The Ordinary Boys are getting back to business as usual

Go to an Algiers gig and then tell us music isn’t political enough in 2015. We dare you

Imagine the scene: It’s 2010, and Japanese nu jazz is finding its feet. Pierre Flasse remembers the moment Indigo Jam Unit kicked into top gear

Cory Henry leaves our jazz specialist Pierre Flasse lost for words (almost)

“10 per cent luck, 20 per cent skill”: False Nines may not have done the maths, but their remarkable rise to prominence has been a combination of song writing prowess and bold gambles that have certainly paid off

The Westlife singer’s solo album is firmly in the middle of the road

Peppy, heartfelt and beautiful—Art Angels demonstrates Grimes’ strong return to form

Real Lies find their spiritual home in dance music Mecca, Manchester