Source: Claire Rollins At a time where bands seem to be playing larger and more elaborate shows than ever before, Circa Waves decided to play a run of intimate gigs. Last time we saw Circa Waves perform live was at Glastonbury Festival 2017. They hit The Other Stage early evening, in what was literally ‘T-Shirt Weather’, to a crowd of thousands. Fast forward to a dark, cold and rainy day in November and a tiny 250 capacity room is the venue of choice for the indie-rock band. The Forum in Tunbridge Wells has played host to many incredible up and coming bands over the last 25 years, many of wh ..read more

Source: Sam Neil Maribou State return to the live stage following their triumphant second album release; Kingdoms in Colour.  A sold out crowd at the Roundhouse eagerly anticipates the return of Maribou State and their newly polished live show, set against a colourful strobe of natural landscapes, enveloping the 5 piece band in near silhouette. They open with debut album favourite, Home, setting the mood and leading us all in on a dreamy sound-scape. From here, we immediately lift the pace with middle eastern guitar licks and soulful pitched vocals for Feel Good and a collabor ..read more

Copenhagen based independent duo Young Tiger (Emma & Ramus) have blessed us with their distinctly sounding debut track ‘When You Leave’. The duo originated in a loft in New York last year. Rammus previously spent a lot of time as a teen playing punk music, eventually leading to him producing. The captivating vocals of Emma, on the other hand, originated in the Jazz and Folk scene. Their debut track ‘When You Leave’ details the uncharted discoveries of a relationship, the Swedish-Danish duo acknowledge the unpredictability of a relationship between two lovers. Oozed melancholy, yet optimis ..read more

Source: Official Website I know it sounds petty, even a bit odd for a hardened indie fan, I’m pretty on the fence in regards to Oasis. They undeniably had some great tunes but I always side swerved them for one big reason; Liam Gallagher. Ego isn’t a new thing in Rock ‘N’ Roll, but Liam took all the elegance and grace away from the scene. His promotional methods consisted of slagging off every other band; coincidently more and more as the band’s output got worse. I’m not saying that Liam used it as a method of taking attention away from his worsening material, but I am. What was even more gr ..read more