folk

Dark, slow and melancholic, Daughter’s second album, Not To Disappear certainly follows in the footsteps of their first album ‘If You Leave’ by addressing deep and harrowing personal issues such as loneliness, alienation, the emotional destabilisation that follows destructive life events and depression. This album is chilled out and...

The innovative and amusing folk troubadour Beans on Toast passed through Nottingham on Saturday night with a fun, quirky set that involved and thoroughly entertained the crowd. Jay McAllister (Beans on Toast) started the night by addressing the many concerning issues that have been so ubiquitous the news recently before...

Opening their homecoming gig at Nottingham’s Rock City on the last leg of their UK tour, the six man folk band and their joy-filled audience were in high spirits. The reason why wasn’t hard to discern – they’d sold out the venue, a feat unheard of for an unsigned...

University life often gets hectic, couple that with part time jobs and allowing yourself a social life, busy city life often engulfs your fleeting free time. This was one of those Saturdays. I unfortunately missed the Critic’s Choice winner Jack Garratt loosening the crowd for the headliners, yet Mumford...

Remember ‘The JCB Song’? The duo behind the masterpiece that evokes such childlike nostalgia have done so much more. Playing together since the age of thirteen, Nizlopi (consisting of Luke Concannon and John Parker) released their debut album in 2001. At the same time as the release of Half...

Many great musical experiences are characterised by their innovation. Experiencing something truly different for the first time can be awe-inspiring. Most people fall in love with a piece of art because of its presentation of something different. The reason you loved your first album so much was because it was...

Frank Turner has consistently proven himself to be one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, with an long and soul-filled back catalogue of folk-punk anthems. The former Million Dead frontman has seen huge success with his six solo albums and world-renowned live shows, with his spectacular band The Sleeping...