The thing about music in Cardiff, is that there’s always loads of it. Good gigs rudely continue to take place even when most students are home for Easter pretending to revise and eating fridges full of food that isn’t pasta. DimSwn is the daughter of Swn, the annual city festival that takes place every November. It’s been going for a few years, and showcases bands … Continue reading Live: DimSwn 2016 – Islands.
***EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT*** What are you doing tomorrow night? Another ropey party on Miskin St? We feel vile just thinking about it. Cringe no more, for Xpresstival is here to save your drunken soul. Save crying to your Record Store Day stash for Sunday’s hangover. Xpress is Quench’s more experienced oldersister, best mate & faithful lover. This year it is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary and doing … Continue reading ***emergency announcement***
What are you doing this Thursday? Got a measly fiver spare? Fancy being an activist from your own SU, simply by ‘avin a dance, and learning what a ‘Dabke’ entails? Cardiff STudent Action for Refugees (STAR) are holding a night of music, dancing and eating at Y Plas this Thursday, all in aid of the work they do here in Cardiff every week. On the … Continue reading Refugee Rhythms 2016 Preview
From sleep talking and breastfeeding to new tracks and being on tour; we got to catch up in an interview with Mike, Evelyn, Saul and Ross from Clean Cut Kid on their tour with Fickle Friends at The Louisiana Bristol. HereÔÇÖs what they had to sayÔǪ ON THEIR NEW SINGLE ÔÇÿPICK ME UPÔÇÖ Mike: ItÔÇÖs seemed overwhelmingly positive. We have had almost 100,000 views on … Continue reading Clean Cut Kid: Review & Interview
Dillon Eastoe headed to Bristol’s o2 Academy to catch Lower Than Atlantis… For a band like Lower than Atlantis to now be packing out venues like the Bristol o2 Academy is one of the success stories of the year, considering they began 2014 being dropped by their label. Size aside, itÔÇÖs a shame that the o2 sucks, the shoddy layout cramming too many people into … Continue reading Live: Lower Than Atlantis
We sent Jack Boyce to have a chat with JAWS and review their show at Clwb Ifor Bach.┬á Second album syndrome is quite a real anxiety for many up-and-coming bands. The initial explosion of raw emotion on the first release is hard to follow up, ideas that sounded amazing on first impression are now being overthought about and thereÔÇÖs added pressure not to bomb on … Continue reading JAWS – Feature
For all you English folk whoÔÇÖve crossed the bridge for university, you have a lot to learn about Welsh music. And weÔÇÖre not just talking about Catatonia here. ┬áA very good place to start your diverse musical journey is the Welsh Music Prize. The award is given out every autumn to the best Welsh album that year, which means itÔÇÖs been made in Wales or … Continue reading Welsh Music Prize 2015
Based off of scientist-turned-writer Owain OwainÔÇÖs 1976 novel of the same name, Y Dydd Olaf is centred around the concept of a near-future war of robots turning humans into other robots, with the protagonist fighting against these mechanical forces by writing in a diary to keep hold of his own thoughts.┬á Following in the steps of The Flaming LipsÔÇÖ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (an … Continue reading Album: Gwenno – ‘Y Dydd Olaf’
If you havenÔÇÖt heard of The Vryll Society, LiverpoolÔÇÖs finest new offering to the UK, you will have soon. After a slew of glowing festival reviews over the summer, theyÔÇÖve embarked on their first main headline tour promoting their new album ‘Pangea’ which is due for public release from Deltasonic records on October 26th. Our resident Liverpudlian, (if you didn’t already know, but you probably … Continue reading Interview and Review: The Vryll Society
Spector first appeared on our radars in 2011, at a time when all of the guitar bands that could afford a synth machine were the soundtrack to an awkward silence on Made in Chelsea. Since their hyped up beginnings, they have been delivering some brilliant anthemic indie-pop hits to a fairly small corner of the internet (see Chevy Thunder┬áfrom their debut,┬áfor example). TheyÔÇÖve recently been … Continue reading Album : Spector – Moth Boys
