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Perhaps the most satisfying thing to the majority of concert goers, is the discovery of new artists, who often go on to become personal favourites further down the line. The atmosphere often starts relatively muted, before the crowd begin to appreciate the music they’re subject to. Indeed Tom Walker’s...

There are few bands, inside the little musical niche that Django Django have excavated, that are capable of delivering the energy levels that their beat-driven, synth-heavy tunes deserve. But at Rescue Rooms on Tuesday 22 March, these fellows proved that accessing that energy was as easy as plugging in your phone. Though...

“Get on with it you Scouse fuck,” is, I imagine, not something you expect to hear from an audience who has paid to hear you perform. Nor do I imagine that when Liverpool band SPINN opened their set at the Chameleon Arts Café, they expected to finish with an...

It was about time Fickle Friends made an album. This indie five-piece from Brighton have released two EPs, Velvet in 2015 and Glue in 2017, along with a string of other stand-alone singles, keeping us waiting for a long time for their hotly anticipated debut LP. With a mixture of...

Sheku’s new album, Inspiration, represents something of a change of pace, certainly for myself, and I presume for most of those listening. Sheku has a lot of musical buzz; winning BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016 and completing his grade 8 in cello by the age of 9 (putting...

A little more than one year after their last performance in Nottingham, American post-hardcore Dance Gavin Dance return to Rescue Rooms, this time promoting their upcoming unnamed album. Both support bands for the UK/EU leg of their tour, Thousand Below and Veil of Maya, did an excellent job in...

Esme Bridie’s debut album, Today it Rains is a storybook of songs each detailing the all too relatable process of growing up. Her distinct and hauntingly beautiful voice gives her songs a calm dreamy atmosphere, detailing the human experience. The young songstress worked alongside Klee Music, an independent Liverpool...