Album Review Paul Morricone Go Sanction Yourself Wrath Records CD / DL Out Now Huddersfield’s finest DIY Art-Pop crooner Paul Morricone has delivered a third album that immediately strikes as a formidable piece of work and is a sure fast…
CMAT | Sarah Crean O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 16th May 2024 Dublin’s country popstress CMAT hurtled into London from the States en route to Europe, leaving a sold out Forum breathless and bathed in sparkles and cowboy hats. Naomi Dryden…
New Dawn Fades – A Play About Joy Division And Manchester will make its debut at The Bloomsbury Theatre in London’s West End during the 2024 run, playing two nights on the 25th and 26th October. Now in its 11th year, the play, written by…
The Empty Page Yes Pink Room, Manchester 16th May 2024 Hometown heroes The Empty Page have released a brilliant new Album and completed a short tour culminating in a night of red hot post, post Punk stylings, with added dry ice. MK Bennett…
Mixing Pop And Politics: A Marxist History Of Popular Music by Toby Manning Published by: Repeater Books, out now A dense and deep dive into the Marxist chronicles of pop culture. There are some fascinating theories and revelations gnawing…
Taken from their new LP Pain Behaviour, Toronto death rockers Dermabrasion share a new video for Grim Sister and also announce a run of Irish tour dates in Dublin, Cork and Belfast. Listen here. The driving beat and electronic post-punk of…
Tramlines have released a limited number of day tickets for the first day of their three day festival, so Paolo Nutini fans need to be quick or they’ll miss his headline slot in Sheffield’s Hillsborough Park. The Scottish hitmaker tops the…
Roni Kaspi: PONI Digital Out Now Renowned jazz drummer Roni Kaspi, hailed as the Best Jazz Drummer of the Year at the Drumeo Awards, has ventured into uncharted territory with her debut EP, PONI. A unique blend of jazz undertones,…
Slate Deathless EP Brace Yourself Records Out now Someone’s going to call Slate “The Welsh Fontaines D.C.” soon, so it might as well be us. Like their Irish counterparts they’re influenced as much by their nation’s tradition of poets as by…
In a room with a window in the corner: Slate on Deathless- a Ryan Walker Interview for Louder Than War Deathless, the new album by Slate released yesterday, conveys the humanity in Cymru and harnesses its landscapes, reveals the embers of…
China Forbes: The Road Wrasse Records Vinyl | CD | DL available here Available 17th May The Road is the eagerly anticipated third solo album from China Forbes, the multilingual lead singer of Portland’s genre defying little orchestra Pink…
Dea Matrona | Housewife Night and Day Café, Manchester Tuesday 14th May 2024 Returning to a Manchester stage for possibly the sixth time, Dea Matrona, divine mothers of Irish Rock and Roll are promoting their new album For Your Sins on a…
THE THE have announced details of Ensoulment, their first new studio album in a quarter century to be released on Friday 6th September 2024 via Cineola / earMUSIC THE THE, one of the most acclaimed and cherished bands of the last few…
Derby’s Electric Pets have released their new single Out Of Nowhere via Surface Noise and given Louder Than War an exclusive first look at the video. Out of Nowhere is Electric Pets second release this year following Then We Kissed which…
The Leeds based band CRUMBS have released their long awaited 2nd album via Skep Wax along with new single Dear Deirdre Buy Here For those who may be unfamiliar, CRUMBS have been active movers in the DIY scene that currently thrives in the…
When I Died For The First Time by Tim Booth Published by Constable 16th May 2024 When I Died For The First Time sees veteran indie band James’ lead singer turn his hand at writing a novel rather than song lyrics for the first time. Telling…
Kevin Richard Martin: Black Intracranial Recordings LP | DL Out 17th May 2024 Pre-order vinyl here Less homage as textural expansion and frayed, ambient tapestry to the memory of Amy Winehouse, yet more an experiment to mount the…
Are You Listening? Festival Reading, Berkshire 11th May 2024 While the couch potatoes sit at home in front of the TV following what we understand is the most controversial Eurovision Song Contest since it all began, a few hundred hardy…
After a four year hiatus (release wise) Oldham poet and sometimes LTW writer Patrick T Davies hits back with another spoken word belter full of his sarcastic wit and JCC rantings. It’s like he’s never been away and a welcome back from…
A ‘practically unknown‘ cult band ‘the march afternoons’ have covered popular 1980’s hit, Cruel Summer, in a tired marketing ploy designed to bring them to the attention of indifferent music lovers… reports Ged Babey, in an attempt to get…
There are very few bands who can extol such a delirious and often maniacal outburst of adoration, by even the most casual mention of their name, quite like Cardiacs.
Billy Connolly: Big Banana Feet (1976) Director: Murray Grigor Format: Blu-ray/DVD (Dual Format Edition) and digitally. Run time: 77 minutes RRP: £19.99 Release Date: 20 May 2024 Jamie Havlin finally gets to watch a documentary on Billy…
Jodie Nicholson: Safe Hands (Quiet Crown) Streaming/Digital Out Now Offering vibrant pop melodies, rich musicality, and compelling emotional honesty, Jodie Nicholson’s latest album Safe Hands presents a brilliant showcase of the solo…
The Black Crowes | Jim Jones All Stars O2 Apollo, Manchester 14th May 2024 Since they burst onto the scene with their 1990 smash debut album, Shake Your Money Maker, the trials and tribulations of The Black Crowes have been well-documented…
Kevin Richard Martin: Black Intercranial Recordings LP | DL Out 17th May 2024 Pre-order vinyl here Less a jazz noir panegyric with a heartbeat-behind-the-walls pulsating throughout, nor simply a homage to the memory of Amy Winehouse, but…
The Empty Page: Imploding (Vociferous Records) LP | CD available here Out now – 10th May 2024 Contrary to what their band name might imply, The Empty Page has much to say. The pen spills onto the page, its ink flowing in scrawls like a…
The new single from TR/ST, Soon, is shared ahead of an album coming soon on Dais Records. Listen here. TR/ST (fka Trust) is the musical alias of producer, singer, and performer Robert Alfons. Born in Winnipeg, Canada (but based in Los…