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Album Review: Gorillaz – ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’
Strange sounds for stranger times; the seventh studio album from Gorillaz is a vivid, eccentric revitalisation of pop music. Bringing...
Owen White
Nov 21, 20205 min read

Interview: Pigeonhole
Late October, atop the backdrop of a dilapidated Britain, North London mob Pigeonhole brought their narcotic cocktail of maundering...
Tristan Phipps
Nov 3, 20205 min read


FOCUS: Liam Bailey
The Mic’s Joe Hughes talked with Nottingham soul hero Liam Bailey on his blending of reggae, R&B and soul on new album, ‘Ekundayo’.
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Oct 28, 20205 min read


Classics Revisited: Prefab Sprout - ‘Steve McQueen’
For our Classics Revisited feature, Owen White unpicks the wordless refrains and miserable truisms of Prefab Sprout's ‘Steve McQueen’.
Owen White
Oct 21, 20204 min read


Interview: Jack Cochrane of The Snuts on bouncing back and moving forward
The Mic's Benedict Watson talked psychology of a frontman and bouncing back from lockdown with The Snuts' frontman, Jack Cochrane.
Benedict Watson
Sep 19, 20204 min read

Album Review: Declan McKenna - 'Zeros'
Delayed a few months by the pandemic, Declan McKenna's Zeros feels a suitable ode to a year of uncertainty, turbulence and folly.
Alex Duke
Sep 4, 20203 min read

Album Review: Glass Animals - ‘Dreamland'
Jermain Ethell delves beneath Oxford quartet Glass Animals newest record - scorching, bass-induced pop-trip, Dreamland.
Jermain Ethell
Aug 6, 20205 min read


Album Review: Fontaines D.C. - 'A Hero's Death'
The sophomore record is a jarring yet startling departure that cements their status as a vital voice in the twenty-first century.
Louis Griffin
Jul 31, 20204 min read


The Big Read: DMA's
In the new edition of our Big Read feature, Lucy Gray caught up with DMA’s frontman Matt Mason to talk about their new album and much more.
Lucy Gray
Jul 24, 202010 min read


Premiere: Tall Stories - ‘Nosebleeds’
The Mic is proud to premiere Nosebleeds, the third single from Birmingham-based Tall Stories, with an exclusive chat with Louis Griffin.
The Mic Magazine
Jul 23, 202028 min read


Interview: Bru-C
A stalwart of the Nottingham music scene, Bru-C chats to Tristan Phipps about keeping positive during life in lockdown.
Tristan Phipps
Jul 16, 20205 min read


FOCUS: Hannah Pickard
In our latest instalment of our FOCUS Nottingham feature, Hannah Pickard spoke to Matt Andrews about her relationship with music and more!
Matthew Andrews
Jun 1, 20204 min read


Premiere: Mollie Ralph - 'Fella'
Adding a narrative-driven earworm to her discography, ‘Fella’ consolidates Mollie Ralph as the Polaris among soul stars-in-waiting.
Cameron Chadwick
May 28, 20202 min read


Premiere: Good Hustles - 'Everything is Going to Be Totally Great Forever'
The new two-track release from rock outfit Good Hustles, acts as a delectable fusillade of noise emblazoned with maturity.
The Mic Magazine
May 27, 20204 min read


Album Review: The 1975 - 'Notes on A Conditional Form'
In the run-up to The 1975's release of their fourth album, the hype reached a fever pitch. Here, The Mic explores whether it was worth it.
Louis Griffin
May 26, 20205 min read


The Mic Recommends...
This week's edition of our feature highlighting the biggest new single releases includes tracks from IDLES, Dream Wife, Inhaler and more!
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May 24, 20204 min read


The Mic Recommends...
This week’s instalment of brand new single reviews, hand-picked by our team, features Flyte, Perfume Genius, Lady Bird and more!
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May 17, 20206 min read


Album Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - 'Reunions'
Still in his undying prime, Jason Isbell is one or two great albums away from becoming this generation’s Springsteen.
Cameron Chadwick
May 15, 20204 min read


The Mic Recommends...
This week’s selection of hand-picked new single reviews features new music from Voodoos, Gorillaz, Kacy Hill and more!
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May 10, 20206 min read


On Loose Ends and New Beginnings with Kid Kapichi
Hastings hotshots Kid Kapichi were in jovial spirits as they joined The Mic for a discussion about partisan punk in the austerity age.
Olivia Stock
May 7, 20208 min read
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