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Live Review: Maisie Peters

Live Review: Maisie Peters

Rising talent Maisie Peters spares a moment to talk to Alex Stagg before her supporting slot at the O2 Ritz, on Tom Walker’s UK tour

Live Review: The Coral

Live Review: The Coral

Contributor Lucy Clutton-Brock gives us a rundown of The Coral’s energetic sold-out Albert Hall gig

Live Review: Tom Walker

Live Review: Tom Walker

Amidst his hectic tour schedule, Tom Walker sits down for a chat with contributor Alex Stagg before putting on an electric performance at the O2 Ritz.

Hot Right Now: Isla Den

Hot Right Now: Isla Den

Jake Oliver reviews the Canadian synth-pop duo Isla Den, who released their debut EP Water Sounds back in April – bringing along a sense of tranquility

Album Review: The Story So Far – Proper Dose

Album Review: The Story So Far – Proper Dose

Callum Lunn assesses The Story So Far’s growth in maturity evident that is upon the release of their latest album

Album Review: Pale Waves – My Mind Makes Noises

Album Review: Pale Waves – My Mind Makes Noises

Pale Waves’ debut is glittering, but fails to be overtly original or diverse

Introducing: GIRLI

Introducing: GIRLI

Savage pop punk star GIRLI tears up Manchester’s Deaf Institute with a show not for the faint hearted

Live Review: Niall Horan

Live Review: Niall Horan

One ex-boyband member finds his own Direction in an upbeat, folksy gig that promises a bright future

Interview: MØ

Interview: MØ

Zoe Kent speaks to MØ ahead of her show at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

Album: The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood

Album: The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood

California’s moody monochromatic musicians drop an extremely average third album.

Live Review: Seal

Live Review: Seal

Seal made Valentine’s Day unforgettable for the O2 Apollo on his Standards Tour

K-pop in crisis: a controlling, corporate culture

K-pop in crisis: a controlling, corporate culture

Beneath a happy, energetic K-Pop exterior lies a draconian, corporate underworld

Album review: First Aid Kit – Ruins

Album review: First Aid Kit – Ruins

An album beautifully crafted from the ruins of heartbreak

Album review: MGMT – Little Dark Age

Album review: MGMT – Little Dark Age

With those songs now synonymous with television adverts and film soundtracks, MGMT are back with a new album and potential new hits

Live review: The Front Bottoms

Live review: The Front Bottoms

The Front Bottoms entwined the exploration and lyricism of folk music with the fast-paced assertiveness of punk

Album Review: Fall Out Boy – M A N I A

Album Review: Fall Out Boy – M A N I A

A failed attempt to stay relevant

Interview: Superorganism

Interview: Superorganism

This 8 piece indie-pop band from all over the world are here to give you music which is both fun and playful, but also broken and dystopian

Album Review: Camila – Camila Cabello

Album Review: Camila – Camila Cabello

Cabello sounds comfortable in herself and more than capable of going alone

Live Review: PVRIS

Pvris came to the Apollo Manchester to play the biggest show of their career so far.

Record reappraisal: Michael Jackson – Thriller

Tara Bharadia discusses the relevance of the record today