Despite the lavish stage production, The Horrors felt more distant than ever

The Travelling Band’s songs are polished, well written and at times anthemic

Fat White Family never cease to amaze

In its first year held outside of Scotland, SSW is beginning to accrue a wider following, steadily bringing increasing recognition to its approach to delivering house music

Nafisi “invites us to join her as citizens of her ‘Republic of Imagination,’ a country where the villains are conformity and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.”

Zakk Brown finds that the title of the new Marmozets album proves accurate

James Yorkston’s 8th studio album is pretty boring, says Amna Shaddad

Innerworld is both immersive and otherworldly in even measure

“The whole album sounds like an aural iteration of some Baltic tapestry”

Childhood straddle that fine line between appearing effortlessly cool and just lazy

Hawkwind perform truly bonkers psychedelia with a punk edge

Katie Burns wonders if Jamie T’s sound can fit comfortably into today’s music scene

Shabab Tahsin looks at Yellowcards ninth studio album and asks if their new sound is dragging them down

These Ghosts’ knack for intricate arrangements and soaring hooks is impressive

Interpol’s struggle to deliver original material is clear

Luke Sharma attends a heart-rending production of Early One Morning at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

The uncharacteristically bright weather at Richfield Avenue fails to breathe life into a festival that is as inconsistent as it is unsure of its own direction.

The Warehouse Project returns home

The Moons provided exactly what their audience were looking for

The trio instigate a frenzy in the sweatbox of Joshua Brooks