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Interview: Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

Matthew Staite chats to Kitty Durham of sibling trio Kitty, Daisy and Lewis

Album: Paul Weller – Saturns Pattern

Weller’s twelfth solo effort continues his creative renaissance

Album: Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect

The Killers star’s second solo venture is a masterclass in slick 80s pop

Live: Fozzy

WWE star Chris Jericho brought his accomplished heavy metal act to the Ruby Lounge

Album: Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts – Blaster

The former Stone Temple Pilots man returns with an album that, despite its name, fails to hit as hard as it should

Album: Best Youth – Highway Moon

Best Youth’s full-length debut is a an elegant, brooding and thoroughly modern pop record full of ruminations on love – be it past, present or imaginary

Album: While She Sleeps – Brainwashed

Brainwashed will go down as a career defining effort for the Sheffield five-piece

Live: Yellowcard

Yellowcard seem to settled into their groove a little too much, writes Callum Lunn

Album: Inventions – Maze of Woods

Inventions’ sophomore record improves on their debut, leaving us eager for what’s to follow

Live: Sam Smith

The Grammy winning star’s show mixes his own hits with pop classics, with spine-tingling results

Live: The Vaccines

Their raucous, sold-out Albert Hall show was exactly what we expected from The Vaccines

Live: The Preatures

With such a likeable sound and energy, you can’t imagine The Preatures will be playing small venues forever

Live: Modestep

Modestep return to the spotlight, and they’re not coming quietly

Album: The Veronicas – The Veronicas

The Veronicas’ long-awaited second album could have done without the dodgy rapping

Live: Ariel Pink

Ariel’s sarcastic lo-fi take on pop culture didn’t seem to fit with the relatively grandiose setting

Live: Warpaint

Warpaint’s magical live show is a bubbling cauldron of 2 parts Joy Division, 1 part Foals and a sprinkling of chemical XX…

Album: Drenge – Undertow

Drenge’s new album graduates from their debut’s frenzy without falling flat or fading into the background

Album: Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens’ newest album may not be his most ambitious, but the raw quality of the unsettling emotional songs place it firmly alongside his very best

Live: Lonely The Brave

Lonely The Brave gave their fans an intimate, personal show at The Ruby Lounge

Interview: Fightstar

Samuel Ward chats with Alex Westaway about the future of Fightstar