Matthew Prudham

The grandeur of o2 Forum Kentish Town stood glistening in the late evening sun on a scorching day in London as the local area was overtaken by keen Peach Pit fans queuing outside or frequenting local pubs. Even […]

​​What makes a good support band? For me, it’s the lasting impact they make on crowd, so much so that they’re part of the post-gig conversation. 

Leeds-based quartet L’objectif had the honour of opening up […]

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‘Do you always tell the truth?’ Yes, you might answer. ‘Really? Do you always tell the truth?’ Then you start to second-guess yourself. ‘Do I tell white lies? Or maybe murkier lies?’, or perhaps […]

After a while in the wilderness, Alt-J have returned with their fourth studio record, The Dream. It arrives as pure Alt-J – you can hear moments of unfiltered true life; vox-pops of lead singer Joe Newman’s w […]

You always know what you’re getting with The Wombats. An unwavering selection of indie-pop ballads, bangers and bops – their artistry may be formulaic, but when it clicks (and it does on most occasions) it l […]

The beloved Bristol punks, IDLES, are back with their fourth album, CRAWLER, just over a year after their number one record, Ultra Mono, hit the stores. In contrast to the all-out explosiveness of tracks such as […]

Sometimes you’ll hear an album which frustrates you—where you want the band to ditch the formula, though it works, and just break free a little more. It’s not often, however, that that desire is felt and reali […]

Lots of rock bands often try and attempt a ‘dance’ record, but not many succeed. The key, it seems, is to partner with a producer from that sphere, who knows the history of the rave, cutting down endless jams int […]

Ahead of the release of his fourth record, Change The Show, in January 2022, Miles Kane has dropped the third single off the album, ‘See Ya When I See Ya’. The singer-songwriter is very much a jac […]

On a night where three upcoming indie rock bands were playing different rooms at the same venue (Sea Girls taking over the main Academy stage whilst Red Rum Club were downstairs in the Club Academy), I was lucky […]

Do Coldplay have a typical sound these days? Well, Chris Martin and co. are out to prove that they are not the same band as twenty years’ ago, as he admitted on the record’s online ‘storyline’. The four-pi […]

Their debut album For the first time only arrived in February, but music collective/ seven-piece rock band Black Country, New Road are already preparing for the release of their second LP, Ants From Up There […]

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR LOKI SEASON 1: EPISODE 6. 

Loki has become the first MCU Disney+ show to be renewed for a second season and fans were surprised by a mid-credits confirmation scene in the finale epi […]

That feeling of nostalgia for an event you didn’t attend—it is hard to explain in words my feelings about missing Muse’s 2011 Reading and Leeds set, where they treated the masses to Origin of Symmetry in its e […]

As someone whose climbing experience stretches to scaling indoor climbing walls and long walks across Snowdonia and the Pennines, I can only dream of completing some of the daring expeditions and pursuits which […]

What makes a great rock band? Is it having a smorgasbord of influences? A catalogue of great riffs that burrow into your head? Or rather do you have to have a distinctive sound? Well, if you go by any of those […]

Liverpudlian five piece Paris Youth Foundation have released their first single of 2021, ‘The Back Seat’. The track is a sort of sequel to previous singles, ‘Home Is Where The Heart Is’ and ‘Late Night Lost L […]

Adding fuel to the fire of anticipation of their second LP Who Am I (out 12 February), Pale Waves have released the record’s third single ‘You Don’t Own Me’. A fervent, guitar-driven cut, in just over three minu […]

The Recording Academy announced on 5 January that the 2021 GRAMMYS have been rescheduled from their original air date of 31 January to 14 March. Harvey Mason Jr., Chair and Interim President/CEO of the Academy an […]