Remember that Ben Folds and Nick Hornby collaboration around a decade ago? Well, Colin Macintyre has taken this concept a step further with the new Mull Historical Society album ‘In My Mind There’s a Room’. Asking 13 highly acclaimed authors including Hornby, Ian Rankin and Jacqueline Wilson to write words about a room that has…
The booking team at 2000trees are renowned for having their fingers on the pulse of the greatest in new and underground music… Whether it’s an act that climbs to stratospheric heights like Wolf Alice, a band that builds a cult audience and pushes the boundaries of their sound (e.g. Black Peaks) or an artist you…
We’ve been going to 2000trees on a regular basis since 2011 and over that time, we’ve seen some incredible performances in the beautiful Cotswolds sunshine (and 2012’s muddy sludge). Before we start looking forward to 2023’s event, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the most special sets we’ve seen on Upcote…
Photo credit: Niamh Barry Sprints have shared the video for new single ‘Adore Adore Adore’, a song that finds Karla Chubb offering observations on how a woman fronting a punk band is still held to the patriarchal standards of acceptability: “There is a different set of invisible rules I am supposed to abide by –…
Chicago’s Ratboys have shared the video for new single ‘It’s Alive’ ahead of the release of their fourth album, ‘The Window’ on 25 August via Topshelf Records. The band have played with the like of Soccer Mommy, Pup and Wild Pink and the new record showcases their sonically diverse sound. ‘It’s Alive’ opens with a…
Liam Gallagher has shared a live performance of Oasis deep cut ‘Roll It Over’ from last summer’s shows at Knebworth to celebrate the release of a live album capturing the best of those two days in the Hertfordshire sun-shiiine… The album, called ‘Knebworth 22’, will be out on 11 August. ‘Roll It Over’ features on…
Brighton five-piece Youth Sector have shared new single ‘Free Parking’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Quarrels’ on 16 June via Dance to the Radio. With art rock elements and jagged riffs that hark back to the indie-rock explosion of the mid-2000s (think The Rakes, early Maximo Park and the Futureheads), it finds Youth…
Bleach Lab have shared ‘All Night’, the latest single to be taken from their debut album ‘Lost in a Rush of Emptiness’. Inspired by true crime documentaries and podcasts, the song finds Jenna Kyle examining the sometimes fine line between romance and obsession: ‘I really wanted to write lyrics that at first few listens could…
Blur have shared glorious new single ‘The Narcissist’ ahead of their UK shows and surprise new album ‘The Ballad of Darren’, out on 21 July via Parlophone. The new single finds the band in pensive mood as Damon opens by talking about looking in the mirror, only to see ‘so many people standing there’. This…
Photo credit: Solen Collet Broken Records have made a welcome return with new single ‘You Won’t Be There’, ahead of the release of their fifth album later in the year on J Sharp Records. Inspired by the ‘Automatic for the People’-era R.E.M. with hints of The National or Frightened Rabbit, the song is gently stirring…
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