Clik here to view.
Public Service Broadcasting: O2 Academy, Liverpool – live review
Public Service Broadcasting O2 Academy, Liverpool 10th February 2016 Genre transcending modern history enthusiasts Public Service Broadcasting bring their enigmatic live show to a sold out “mobile...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cavern Of Anti-Matter: Void Beats / Invocation Trex – album review
Cavern Of Anti-Matter – Void Beats / Invocation Trex (Duophonic Records) LP / CD / DL 19 February 2016 8 / 10 Experimental electronic trio release debut album. Louder Than War’s Paul Scott-Bates...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loyle Carner: 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool – live review
Loyle Carner 24 Kitchen Street, Liverpool 11th February 2016 Hip Hop’s rising star Loyle Carner – clad in Liverpool FC shirt – justifies all the hype and then some with a rousing and emotional set at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tony Hazzard: The Green Note, London – live review
Tony Hazzard The Green Note, London 10th February 2016 Legendary sixties songsmith makes a welcome return to a London stage after a 40 year absence. Louder Than War’s Craig Chaligne reviews. As we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grawl!x, Haiku Salut, Richard J. Birkin: Derby – live review
Grawl!x / Haiku Salut / Richard J. Birkin Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby 13 February 2016 As part of a preview for new album Aye, Grawl!x set up in the Cathedral for the night and played a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bowling For Soup: Bournemouth 12 Feb 2016 – live review
Bowling For Soup O2 Academy, Bournemouth 12 February 2016 Live Review Three years after Bowling For Soup’s “farewell” UK tour they are back, bigger, brasher, louder and better than ever. Alan Ewart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mugstar: Magnetic Seasons – album review
Mugstar – Magnetic Seasons (Rock Action Records) CD/2xLP/DL Available from 4 March. 8/10 Psych-rock explorers Mugstar unveil an epic new double album on Mogwai’s Rock Action Records. Louder Than War’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Winter Social Festival: Kent County Showground, Maidstone – live review
The Winter Social Festival Kent County Showground, Maidstone 6th February 2016 The Social winter session took over the Kent County Showground last weekend with a massive warehouse rave, featuring a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
C Duncan: Cluny, Newcastle – live review
C Duncan Cluny, Newcastle 11th February 2016 Last years Mercury nominated sensation C Duncan makes a triumphant return to Newcastle for the opening night of his UK tour. C Duncan is rightfully rather...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Roz Bruce Infusion: Goodbye to Love – album review
The Roz Bruce Infusion: Goodbye to Love (PLEDGE) CD | DL Available to pre-order 7/10 Louder Than War’s Sophie Sparham reviews The Roz Bruce Infusion’s latest album. The Roz Bruce Infusion are back...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Artist Of The Day: Otoboke Beaver
Neither the girlfriend or the dog likes them. However, Louder Than War’s Ioan Humphreys just loves Otoboke Beaver So, from Kyoto, Japan come the tornado of noise that is Otoboke Beaver. And not before...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inglorious: Inglorious – album review
Inglorious: Inglorious (Frontiers Music) CD/DL Released 19th February The debut album from a band who come tagged with the label (or is it a curse?) of being the next big thing, the great white...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston: The Watchmaker’s Wife – album review
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston – The Watchmaker’s Wife (Hands On Music) CD/DL Released 19th February Best known for her role alongside the national treasure folk duo Phil Beer and Steve Knightley in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RPO plays The Music of Burt Bacharach : Cadogan Hall, London – live review
RPO plays The Music of Burt Bacharach Cadogan Hall, London 14th February 2016 Could there be a finer way to spend Valentine’s day than listening to some of the best love songs ever penned ? Louder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
S*M*A*S*H: Derby – live review
S*M*A*S*H The Venue, Derby 5 February 2016 Once shoved into the New Wave of New Wave scene S*M*A*S*H return to show they’re more than a one hit wonder. S*M*A*S*H arrived at the onset of the indie...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Leland Sundries: Music For Outcasts – album review
Leland Sundries Music For Outcasts (L’Echiquier Records) DL/CD Available now rating 8/10 New Music is always so much more interesting when you are aware of the story that lays behind it and Leland...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wussy: Forever Sounds – album review
Wussy – Forever Sounds (Damnably(Europe)/Shake It (US)) LP/CD/DL 8/10 Due out 4th March 2016 via March sees the 6th full-length release from Cincinnati’s Wussy. Described by some as fuzzy 90s dream...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tomcats: Running At Shadows – album review
The Tomcats – Running At Shadows – (RPM/Cherry Red) CD/DL Released 19th February 2016 Louder Than War’s Ian Canty reviews the first CD release of The Tomcats, the band that became Psychedelic legends...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tobias Ben Jacob And Lukas Drinkwater – interview
Tobias ben Jacob and Lukas Drinkwater Interview And EP review Burning Low (Self Released) Rating 9/10 I first came across Lukas Drinkwater through his work as the Bass player with folk-rock outfit...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two Ragged Soldiers: The Mass – album review
Two Ragged Soldiers: The Mass (Self Released) DL Available from 11th March 8/10 Originally expected last year and following a wonderful 7″ single release via the wonderful boutique independent label,...
View Article