Gregory Alan Isakov – Islington Assembly Hall (3rd April 2017)
Perhaps the best description of Gregory Alan Isakov’s music is the one he used at the Islington Assembly Hall on Monday night: “a bunch of sad songs about space... Read More...
Michael Griffiths
Drive-By Truckers – Roundhouse, London (3rd March 2017)
The Drive-By Truckers formed in Athens, Georgia in 1996 and at the first blush of a non-Southerner, the band looks like they’ve built a career off Americana son... Read More...
The Shins announce new album details
Early 2000s indie kids have been handed a fresh reason to feel hopeful about 2017, with today’s announcement that The Shins will be releasing a new album this ... Read More...
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Martha Wainwright ‘Goodnight City’
Martha Wainwright’s fourth solo album, ‘Goodnight City’, is a collection of a broad swathe of musical textures and styles. While sometimes unhinged and eagerly ... Read More...
Public Service Broadcasting – Islington Assembly Hall (24th Nov 2016)
Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) came onto the unusually high stage at the Islington Assembly Hall, for a Bowel Cancer UK charity gig, after an incongruous ope... Read More...
Ballad of the Broken Seas – 10 Year Anniversary
The partnership between Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan came out of nowhere in 2004. The former member of Scotland’s face of twee-indie, Belle & Sebastian,... Read More...
Albert af Ekenstam – Union Chapel, London (10th Nov 2016)
Albert af Ekenstam unceremoniously wandered up to the mic, as the chatter of the crowd dimmed and the couple next to me took their last sip of tea. The Swedish ... Read More...
The Avalanches announce next release
Following the success of their second album, ‘Wildflower’, sampling aficionados, The Avalanches, have announced news of their next release.
The Australian band... Read More...
The Lovely Eggs – The Lexington (26th Oct 2016)
An oversized crowd squeezed itself into the upstairs band room at The Lexington in Islington. Like an amorphous blob moving between the bar downstairs - the onl... Read More...
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Jeff Rosenstock ‘Worry’
Those who regularly feel the pangs of anxiety, will find it hard not to like Jeff Rosenstock. The cover that shows his wedding celebrations with ‘WORRY’ plaster... Read More...
Michael Griffiths
Freelance journalist. Published in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent and Raconteur magazine. Twitter: @mjgriffiths1988