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Nov 14, 20162 min read

Sad13 – “Slugger” Review

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Depuis has replaced the last two letters in her forename with numbers and released an indie-pop solo album...

Apr 19, 20164 min read

An interview with Newton Faulkner over coffee

On 15th April Newton Faulkner played Rock City, and I had the chance to interview him before the gig. When I met him he was as calm as...

Mar 3, 201617 min read

Fickle Friends just blew every other interview out of the water

Last week, I caught up with Brighton 5-piece Fickle Friends. Could the people behind their infectious, pop-indie bangers be as...

Jan 24, 20162 min read

Bloc Party – ‘Hymns’: New band, new sound

Their fifth studio album signals a fresh lineup for Bloc Party – drummer Louise Bartle replaces the virtuoso Matt Tong, whilst the band...

Oct 20, 20152 min read

Halsey, BADLANDS (Deluxe) – Review

21-year-old Ashley Frangipane, better known by her pseudonym Halsey, has burst into the mainstream of the music world this summer with...

Aug 8, 20156 min read

Interview with Chasing Deer

Recently, we at The Mic caught up with up-and-coming Warwickshire 5-piece Chasing Deer, following the release of their debut...

Apr 5, 20152 min read

Charli XCX @ Rescue Rooms, 01/04/15

As all the teenage souls crawled themselves into the packed venue, I was a little surprised to say the least that they’d left the first...

Mar 23, 20153 min read

The Cribs – “For All My Sisters” album review

‘For All My Sisters’, the first of two new studio albums from Wakefield rockers ,The Cribs is a self-professed pop-romp, and delivers no...

Feb 14, 20153 min read

The Cribs @ Rescue Rooms, 11/02/15

For indie rock warriors, The Cribs, the time after the long anticipated wait for new material to emerge was finally here. Touring round...

Feb 12, 20159 min read

Interview with The Cribs’ Gary Jarman

The Cribs are releasing their 6th studio album on the 23rd of March, “For All My Sisters”. After coming on the scene back in 2002,...

Oct 28, 20131 min read

Foxes – Youth (Single)

Louisa Rose Allen, known to us as Foxes has released her new single Youth which has instantly drawn me into checking out what she’s done...