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Clint Boon’s Set2Go: Sound Control, Manchester – live review
Clint Boon, Set2Go – Sound Control, Manchester No Hot Ashes/Saytr Play/Ist Ist/The Blinders 6th November 2016 Clint Boon held his first Set2Go at Sound Control in Manchester on Sunday. The event...
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Late Night Tales: David Holmes – album review
Late Night Tales: David Holmes (Late Night Tales) LP/CD/DL Out Now!! 8.5/10 Famed composer, remixer and DJ David Holmes is the latest to create a unique mix for the Late Night Tales label. Simon Tucker...
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Earth : Manchester : Live Review
Earth Manchester Ruby Lounge Nov 2016 Live Review Of course it hangs in the air. That Trump thing. Everyone in the room is muttering and wondering. You can feel the fear and anger but we are here for...
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Exclusive video premiere of ‘Hollow’ by Toreador – Future Stadium Rockers...
Exclusive video premiere of ‘Hollow’ by Toreador – Future Stadium Rockers make their ‘no-bull’ debut. Toreador are one of those bands that have appeared from absolutely nowhere, with...
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Pete Wylie and The Mighty WAH!: The Lexington, London – live review
Pete Wylie and The Mighty WAH! The Lexington, London Saturday November 5th 2016 Pete Wylie looks bemused to be here – centre-stage at a sold-out Lexington. He admits as much more than once during the...
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Exclusive! Stream the new Fierce Panda compilation
In the new issue of Louder Than War magazine (order here) online editor Sarah Lay chats with Fierce Panda head honcho Simon Williams about running one of indie’s most iconic record labels. To sit...
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Mike Watt: Ring Spiel Tour ’95 – Album Review
Mike Watt – Ring Spiel Tour ’95 Columbia/Sony CD/DL Released 11th November 2016 Solo live outing from ex-Minutemen and Firehose bassist extraordinaire, with a stellar backing band including 3/4 of the...
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Andy Blade: Plastic Penny And The Strange Wooden Horse – album review
Andy Blade- Plastic Penny And The Strange Wooden Horse (Flycatcher/Cherry Red) CD/Vinyl 8/10 Post- meltdown album from the former Eater singer and punk boy wonder. Joe Whyte reviews for LTW. If you...
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Spaceheads: Laughing Water – Album Review
Spaceheads – Laughing Water Electric Brass Records CD/DL Release Date: November 21st The latest cd from quirky electronic duo Spaceheads is a sonic bombardment of the unusual and the compelling, as...
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Basic Bulat: Sage Gateshead – live review
Basia Bulat Sage Gateshead 6th November 2016 Basic Bulat opens up this evening with an interstellar performance, filled with heartfelt songs and endearing stories. Basia Bulat’s Good Advice was an...
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Mowbeck: Vaseline – Track review and band Q&A
Louder than War have a listen to Mowbeck’s latest release and also have a quick chat with them. Taken from their recently released debut EP ‘Talkabout’, ‘Vaseline’ is the latest track from...
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CHILDCARE: Film Club – Track review
CHILDCARE Film Club (Lost In The Manor Records) Out 18th November 2016 Louder than War have a listen to the latest release from CHILDCARE A recent signing of the prolific Lost In The Manor Records,...
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Noura Mint Seymali: Arbina – Guest review by Unarmed Bandit
Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina (Glitterbeat Records) LP / CD / DL 8/10 Out Now When this crossed my desk, my instant feeling was trepidation – I was not convinced I would like it as I have not been...
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The Bordellos: How To Lose Friends And Influence No-One – album review
The Bordellos How To Lose Friends And Influence No-One (Small Bear Records) CD / DL Out Now 8.5 / 10 St Helens Indie Folk Rockers release their new album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates reviews. On...
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Frank Carter Slays Bournemouth: live review
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes The Winchester, Bournemouth 11th November 2016 Live review You know exactly what you are going to get at a Frank Carter show. Powerful, passionate Punk Rock,...
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Bayonne: Primitives – album review
Bayonne – Primitives (City Slang) DL/CD/LP Out Now 9/10 Austin-based Bayonne transcend your everyday electronica with his new album Primitives. Louder Than War’s Dave Beech reviews. At a time when the...
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Dumbjaw, Mad King Ludwig & the Mojo Co, Elevant: the Hobbit, Southampton –...
Dumbjaw, Mad King Ludwig & Elevant Rock ‘The Hobbit’, Southampton Friday 28th October 2016 Sue Blackwood continues to document her love affair with the Mad King and all those who share a stage...
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Thin Films: The Fix – Track review
Thin Films The Fix DL Self released The wonderfully prolific Thin Films has dropped yet another track just before this tumultuous and downright miserable 2016 ends. Yet again channelling the...
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A Tree Grows: Wau Wau Water – Track review
A Tree Grows – Wau Wau Water (Rufftone Records) Out 4th November 2016 In advance of announcing their debut album through Rufftone Records, Brooklyn-based A Tree Grows release ‘Wau Wau Water‘, the...
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The Wytches + TRAAMS + Blonde Bunny, Birmingham 02 Institute – live review
The Wytches + TRAAMS + Blonde Bunny 02 Institute, Birmingham Thursday 10 November With a gloomy but glorious sophomore album in their locker, The Wytches conjure up carnage in the Second City....
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