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Lucy Gray
Jun 30, 20193 min read
Album Review: DMA’s - 'MTV Unplugged'
Following a marvellous second studio album in 2018, a lively promotional tour, and a number of sold out shows in early 2019, this MTV...


The Mic Magazine
Jun 19, 20195 min read
EP Review: Exchecker – Exchecker
Cheshire-based hip-hop collective deliver an impenetrable statement of intent on their blossoming sophomore EP. Hip-hop has invariably...


Alex Barston
Jun 16, 20192 min read
Album Review: Hot Chip - 'A Bath Full of Ecstasy'
This Friday (21st June) sees the return of Hot Chip with their seventh studio album ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy,’ their first since 2015. The...


The Mic Magazine
Jun 13, 20194 min read
Album Review: Charlie Cunningham – 'Permanent Way'
The classically trained London singer-songwriter delivers a documentation of life’s uncertainties on his glowing sophomore record. The...


Robyn Walford
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Album Review: Bastille - 'Doom Days'
‘Doom Days’ pretty much sums up the feeling that most of us hold about the world in its current state. Headlines are turning ever bleaker...


The Mic Magazine
Jun 12, 20192 min read
Single Review: Honey Gentry – 'Daydream Baby'
Honey Gentry’s storm of ethereal, DIY enchantment provided poetic justice to those desiring artistic integrity when her debut EP...


Cameron Chadwick
May 30, 20194 min read
Album Review: Lewis Capaldi – 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'
The Undisputed Heavyweight Champion of Twitter and most rapidly growing pop star to emerge from the UK since Adele surprises with a...


The Mic Magazine
May 24, 20194 min read
EP Review: Interpol – 'A Fine Mess'
Stoic alternative icons attempt to rejuvenate the spark of yesteryear on wavering new EP Despite being arguably one of the biggest rock...


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May 22, 20193 min read
Album Review: whenyoung - 'Reasons to Dream'
The young Irish band’s debut album ‘Reasons to Dream’ is set to be released this Friday (24th May) and it is definitely something to get...


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May 22, 20192 min read
Album Review: The Amazons - 'Future Dust'
The Amazons’ latest album Future Dust makes obvious the importance of their two years off. Although their debut provided indie rock...


Alex Barston
May 15, 20193 min read
Album Review: The National - 'I Am Easy to Find'
The National. The umbrella that stops the hail from hitting your head, the first sip of water the morning after a heavy night of...


Cameron Chadwick
May 3, 20193 min read
EP Review: Desure – ‘Desure’
On the cutting-edge of country music whilst firmly rooted in tried-and-true tradition, Desure’s debut EP delivers a series of timeless...


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Apr 29, 20193 min read
Album Review: Gus Dapperton - ‘Where Polly People Go to Read’
Following the release of the hit song ‘Prune you Talk Funny’, Gus Dapperton is back with his debut album ‘Where Polly People go to Read’....


The Mic Magazine
Apr 25, 20194 min read
Album Review: Cage the Elephant – 'Social Cues'
The frenetic Kentucky six-piece offer a highly-ambitious, yet confusing fifth record caught in the throes of heartbreak and loss. Over...


Abby Clarke
Apr 15, 20192 min read
EP Review: Eyre Llew & In the endless zanhyang we are – ‘Carrier’
Nottingham trio Eyre Llew release their EP ‘Carrier’ today, a collaboration of their own ambient rock sounds with Korean shoegaze band...


Cameron Chadwick
Apr 1, 20195 min read
The Big 2019 Country Music Roundup
What place does country have in the world of music in 2019? Financially, quite a big one but culturally, the mainstream is lacking. The...


Tristan Phipps
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Will ‘Jaws’ upcoming album, “The Ceiling”, propel the trio to lofty heights?
Given that Birmingham band ‘Jaws’ appear to have been around since the dawn of time, it’s remarkable that they are only now approaching...


Tristan Phipps
Mar 24, 20192 min read
Tristan casts an eye to the journey of Two Door Cinema Club following the release of “Talk"
An otherwise dreary Friday morning was spruced up by the news that the indie ever-presents “Two Door Cinema Club” were back. Billed as...
The Mic Magazine
Mar 18, 20195 min read
Album Review: Anteros - 'When We Land'
Rising London-based indie outfit Anteros offer an enjoyable but all too familiar collection of dreamy guitar-based pop on their...


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Mar 13, 20192 min read
Album Review: Foals - 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1'
Foals are the best version of themselves in this instance of momentary bliss, reflecting the anxiety of the world’s current climate....
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