Rating: 3 out of 5. Image: ChuffMedia When Bring Me The Horizon first announced their seventh studio album, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, it was originally meant for release in September 2023. The second instalment in their Post Human series, NeX GEn had big shoes to fill as it followed the critically acclaimed 2020 Post Human: Survival Horror. But after keyboardist and producer Jordan Fish left the band in 2023, the band were forced to rethink their plans and postpone the release of NeX GEn. The result? A string of singles released over the course of a painful three-and-a-half years. That is, until ..read more

Get ready for a night not to be missed night in Bristol this June. Formed in Leicester in 1985, the Gaye Bykers on Acid came to fame as one of the first to fuse rocking riffs with Hip Hop beats and along with Pop Will Eat Itself became a part of the “Grebo” movement and in turn became front page news. With incendiary live shows, including a now infamous appearance at the Glastonbury festival the fan base grew.   Ahead of their time, or just out of their minds, the Bykers were the flavour of the month, which led the band to sign a deal with Virgin Records. The Bykers then went stateside, p ..read more

If you have heard of Knives, you can definitely imagine this will be one big anticipated show for Bristol. As I entered Strange Brew the room was already fully packed with around 300 odd fans rocking out to their main support act Death Goals, who were stirring the crowd up a storm with their 2 person energy that felt like 100 people. The group definitely gave the crowd what they needed to prepare for a band like Knives; running into the crowd, on the bar and really enticing anyone into this genre of music. After a quick switch over and everyone rushing to get their pints in, before we knew it ..read more

It’s an incredibly exciting time to be a K’s fan. Having just had their debut album, I Wonder If the World Knows?, reach number three on the charts, the band are now on an extensive UK tour. And if instant classics such as ‘Heart On My Sleeve’ and ‘Chancer’ aren’t enough to convince you the Earlestown-made band are destined for greatness, their raucous, mighty live shows definitely are.  It’s a warm Saturday night in Birmingham and the ambience outside the O2 Institute is electric. Pop music filters out from nearby bars, the buzz of chatter fills the streets, and the smell of sp ..read more

Following the release of their new album ‘Losing What We Love” in October 2023, Chicago Pop Punk icons Knuckle Puck headlined The Fleece in Bristol as the final headline show of their small UK tour, and we were honoured to be there to capture the action. Knuckle Puck have secured their place over the years as one of the best in their genre, with their craft of crunchy, catchy vocal melodies over blazing instrumentals ranging from energetic emo and pop punk to a shimmering slower-paced tone. With their debut album ‘Copacetic’ approaching its 10 year anniversary, we were excited to see how far t ..read more

Holly Humberstone’s penultimate show on the European leg of her tour was set to be an electrifying performance, the sold-out Bristol Beacon was filled with much anticipation for the Brit Award Winner to begin her performance.  After an incredible supporting act from the band Medium Build which got the crowd warmed up and enlivened, the stage at the Bristol Beacon glowed a warm red and Holly Humberstone graced the stage. She was met with a sea of clapping and excited cheers from the audience and opened with the first track from her debut album of the same name, ‘Paint My Bedroom Black’, wh ..read more

With a stern scene of self-possession and his unmatched stage tenacity, Healy approached his house, the easeful set on stage, and glowed as he welcomed us home. Intertextuality and postmodernism remain at the forefront of everything they do, The 1975, still at their very best.  Being Funny in a Foreign Language, The 1975’s fifth studio album and most recent release soaked up a lot of space during the initial section of this, rather extensive and diverse, setlist. Its goopy guitars are particularly eloquent live, serving up a stew of noise that is so undeniably The 1975’s brand.  It ..read more

Supporting the last 7 shows on the Bombay Bicycle Club UK tour, KAWALA brought their show to Cardiff SU’s Great Hall Kawala, the British indie-pop band known for their infectiousness and bouncy stage presence, delivered a crowd warming performance in their support slot for indie kings  Bombay Bicycle Club. The venue giggled with anticipation as the crowd very eagerly awaited their arrival to the stage.  Kawala has an eclectic sound about them, they are a bright indie pop band, yet they blend dual lead vocals, along with a seamless soup of acoustic and electric guitar. This blend is s ..read more

It was a rainy Tuesday in Bristol, but that did not stop the queue – and the hundreds of people in it – from getting to the venue for the 6pm doors. There is a nice crowd for the first act of the night, who to many including myself, was a pleasant surprise. AIR YEL’s performance was brief and largely acoustic, with a couple of well-known covers, but made sure those who were already in the room had a chance to warm up their voices for the exciting line-up to come. Air Yel. After a quick changeover, New York self-proclaimed State Champs enter the stage on the tunes of ‘We Are The Champions’ and ..read more

After releasing the much-awaited new album ‘Calling The Dogs’ in October of last year, we were thrilled to catch Citizen headlining SWX on the fourth leg of their European tour with Drug Church & Viji. After spending much of last year touring Australia and Asia and embarking on a huge American run later this year with Taking Back Sunday, it was a pleasure to catch them for their brief stop in the UK. The crunchy-emo vocals paired with the post-hardcore/fourth wave grit of the band have made Citizen the long-standing figurehead of miserable misfits. Opening the night was Viji, Austrian-Braz ..read more