Forwards Festival returned to Bristol’s Durdham Down for the weekend of August 31 to September 1. Its pink and yellow posters had been brightening the city’s billboards for months, big names promising, splashed in white: Loyle Carner, Romy, LCD Soundsystem, Four Tet, Jessie Ware. For many audience members and artists, it would be the final […] The post Forwards Festival 2024: A fine way to see in the change in seasons appeared first on Wax Music ..read more

With summer decidedly over and autumn rearing its ugly head, it’s only understandable that people begin going out in search of something to keep the sunshine vibes alive to raise spirits in the wet and windy climes. There’s arguably no better remedy to curing the post-heatwave humdrum than watching Long Island natives The Lemon Twigs; […] The post The Lemon Twigs live @ Thekla, Bristol – 03/09/2024 appeared first on Wax Music ..read more

It’s always a delight to descend upon the splendour of Bannau Brycheiniog for four days a year, and while it’s surely wonderful outside of a certain weekend in August, nothing beats being there for the ever-perfect curation of Green Man Festival. Now well into its third decade of operation, it’s become a mainstay of the […] The post Green Man Festival 2024: A glorious display of artistry from across the globe appeared first on Wax Music ..read more

Situated in the picturesque Welsh mountains, Green Man has always been a firm favourite of many punters looking for a little bit of variety in their festival experience. With a reliably fantastic curation of music, arts, comedy, and more to digest every year, they’ve never failed to live up to expectations when announcing their line-up […] The post 10 acts you won’t want to miss at Green Man 2024 appeared first on Wax Music ..read more

Already rapidly on the rise following a slew of standalone singles and impressive live shows, London trio Alien Chicks have now unleashed their debut EP Indulging the Mobs into the world via Hideous Mink Records & SO Recordings – something that has been eagerly anticipated for some time. Consisting of frontman and guitarist Joe Lindsay, bassist Stefan Parker-Steele and drummer Martha Daniels, Alien Chicks were tour support for English Teacher in Autumn 2023, and have already notched up sold-out London headliners of their own at The Lexington and The 100 Club. They are on a clear path to th ..read more

There’s something undoubtedly special about when a body of work catches your attention out of nowhere and blows you away. Sure, there’s still plenty of excitement to be found when a release you’ve been eagerly anticipating lives up to expectations, but when a true masterpiece slides across the proverbial desk from a less likely source, well – that’s when the serotonin really starts working overtime. It must be said that throwing around the ‘masterpiece’ label is something that should be done with immense caution. Such weighty proclamations often don’t have the substance to support themselves ..read more

Given how vibrant their music can be, it was rather ironic that I met with Home Counties on a very miserable June evening. We had a few pints, and they told me about life as a bright and often poppy group with a past in post-punk, and attempting to survive amongst the dirt and the bling of London life. As their name suggests, these guys grew up amongst more green and spacious ends, quite contradictory to where we were currently positioned.  I was keen to hear what Will Harrison and Lois Kelly, the duo that share frontperson duties, had to say about their journey of artistic discovery. Uns ..read more

Sometimes a track comes around and simply knocks you sideways – often you can’t work out how or why this happens. On this overcast June morning, this is what has happened to me after hearing this new stomper from the gritty Bristol/Manchester duo Getdown Services. Founded by Josh Law and Ben Sadler, the group have amassed a cult following for their groove riding style, combining old school guitar work with a clever and often satirical lyrical landscape.  Topping their new EP, Crumbs on Breakfast Records which showcases a tasty selection of B sides and wild rarities from the recording sess ..read more

In corners around the country, there are rumblings of young folks with an axe to grind. Irked into action by an increasingly austere status quo, those making up the current trad folk scene are drawing from the not-so-distant past and morphing traditional ideas into fresh thinking.  It seems the societal changes undergone in Britain over the last 50 years have seen many local histories plastered over, marginalised, or all-but forgotten. Although this ostracization has been seen time again through history, the current state-of-things appears to be geared fiercely against these ideals of soc ..read more

The debut EP from Slow Cooked has been long in the works. Its roots lie in Huddersfield, where cellist Louis Barby found a love for his instrument playing in symphony orchestras. Fastforward a few years and Barby is plugged into the London DIY scene and in high demand, his chops being employed by acts across the capital.   Although having found firm footing as a go-to man for all things cello, the 9-5 wasn’t serving Barby as well. Disillusioned by the bizarre trappings of his corporate day job, the Slow Cooked project developed as a way to articulate the frustrations of operating in ..read more