Live

We went down for the shock tactics of SKYND's first headline show.

their live show is more about raw power than their finesse as studio songwriters, as the Brians exchanged shredded riffs and double-time fills to the delight of the sweaty, heaving masses. 

In their new Camden home, the 2019 edition of Mirrors was an undisputed success... 

"When the duo are bathed in a piercing red glow, we catch glimpses of a hellish landscape, Harry and Robin as the demonic conductors" - we review Giant Swan's mighty live show.

Self Esteem is a truly charismatic, ingenious talent and her live shows are a testament to this, as evidenced by her performance at Electric...

"Their live shows showcase an undeniable chemistry, both personally and professionally, between Madlib’s slick beats and Gibb’s raw talent" - we review MadGibb

"the climax of ‘Movies’ is immense, the transition from stately poise to unbridled joy so well-judged", Wilf Skinner reviews Weyes Blood's spellbinding performance

"Cox is in particularly fine form tonight - although admittedly when isn't he?" - we caught Deerhunter's much-anticipated return to the capital.

Playing their first London show in six years, Chromatics further perpetuated their enigmatic reputation with a striking display of their expertly crafted sonic and...

slowthai brought his 'Bet Ya a £5er' tour to Brixton Academy on October 18th and proved exactly why he's such a singular force to...

Holly Herndon brought the critically-acclaimed and visionary PROTO to the Barbican last Wednesday for a sublimely unique audiovisual experience. At its core, Holly Herndon’s live...

The audience's rapture is broken only once when a low battery sign appears on the projector - we caught pioneering modular-synth artist Suzanne Ciani live.

Come, ‘You Make the Sun Fry’ in a room so sweaty even the windows were gasping for air" - Al Mills caught Ty Segall at Oval Space on 12th October.

A love letter to the Bang Face Weekender...

“It’s never gonna be like it was before” she expresses on ‘send my love’. And that can only be a good thing. - Tom Curtis reviews Marika Hackman's show.

Al Cam made a mighty return to play London earlier this week, we headed down to catch him in action at Electric Brixton. “We got...

Amsterdam's Altın Gün brought their kaleidoscopic Turkish psych-folk fusion to XOYO on September 11th; we caught their impressive sold-out debut UK show. After their twenty-minute...

Last week Oh Sees returned to The Troxy, having brought Castlemania to the venue last year. We headed down on Friday 6th to witness their...

Twenty years later, the Lips returned to Brixton’s O2 Academy on Saturday night to revisit the album that broke them out of critical obscurity - Geoff Cowart reviews The Flaming Lips' show.

Kicking off a beautifully sunny August bank holiday weekend, German composer Nils Frahm returned to London to perform at The Hydra's bank holiday series...

Safe yet unpredictable, intimate yet vast, Lowlands is a gem still largely untouched by punters outside of Holland.