Blossoms review – funky indie-pop singalongs (and a 6ft gorilla) send the crowd wild
Blossomsmania is in full force at this cheery, beery gig, which has something of the atmosphere of an indie Last Night of the Proms
Porridge Radio: Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me review – exquisite euphoria through repetition
Emotions run high on the Brighton band’s fourth album as frontwoman Dana Margolin exorcises past relationships
Japandroids: Fate & Alcohol review – Canadian duo’s bittersweet breakup record
Brian King and David Prowse’s guitar-drums combo enjoys one last hurrah with tracks ranging from bluesy epics to rock romcom
‘A five-year-old could play this!’ How Razorlight made Golden Touch
‘I was living in flat with a bed, a record-player, a desk and a fridge for beer. I thought, “If I just sit and play three chords for eight hours, hopefully a good song will come”’
‘Being alive is kind of painful’: the bleak vision of noise rockers Chat Pile
Extracted from the vast US oilfields comes a pungent, heavy and energy-packed sound. Are noisenik outsiders Chat Pile about to become the region’s biggest export?
Godspeeed You! Black Emperor: No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead review – powerfully brilliant
With their best work for two decades, the Canadian post-rockers have made an urgent soundtrack for an uncertain and dangerous world
The Hard Quartet review – cosmically trippy joy from Stephen Malkmus supergroup
Also featuring Matt Sweeney, Jim White and Emmett Kelly, the quality and variety of songwriting on this self-titled debut album raises it above a stoner jam session
In 2017, Cardiff’s music scene was collapsing. What’s the secret of its amazing revival?
After protests against redevelopment, the Welsh capital’s council took steps to protect venues and nurture new talent. Artists are heartened – but say more can be done
Godspeed You! Black Emperor review – urgent intimations of societal collapse
High drama unspools in thunderous waves from the Canadian cult favourites, but beauty and contemplation can be found amid the tumult
Alan Sparhawk: White Roses, My God review – Low musician’s defiant act of creation
After the death of his wife and bandmate, the US guitarist and vocalist turns his anguish – and his voice – into something unexpectedly playful
Still casting a spell: Broadcast’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As the Birmingham band fronted by the late Trish Keenan put out their final release, we pick the best from their eerie, evocative sound world
The Cure: Alone review – majestically wreathed in misery and despair
Birds fall from the sky, broken voices call us home and youthful dreams are dashed against the transience of life in the band’s first new song in 16 years
Los Campesinos! review – a hero’s welcome for cult indie stars
Despite having only spent £190.86 on marketing their new album its songs are greeted with sweaty glee by new fans and old alongside the band’s indie disco stalwarts
The Last Dinner Party review – Victoriana pomp and bombastic baroque rock
Clearly having a whale of a time leaning into classic guitar rock it’s refreshing to see a group embracing the imaginative and unexpected
One to watch: Friedberg
The London-based four-piece led by Austrian singer-songwriter Anna F serve up the coolest dance punk this side of LCD Soundsystem