• “A Painstakingly Honest, Personal and Vulnerable Album” – Album Review: Pale Waves – Who Am I?

    Gemma Cockrell reviews Pale Waves' new album, and notes on the new direction it takes compared to their debut album....
  • Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie On The Power Of Art, 2021 And Avril Lavigne As A Feminist Icon

    As the release of the glittering forthcoming record Who Am I? looms, Pale Waves’ brazen skipper, Heather Baron-Gracie, talks creativity, Covid, and crushes with Impact’s Nieve O’Donnell. ...
  • Interview – Pale Waves

    Originally formed in Manchester in 2014, Pale Waves are an indie pop four-piece band now made up of lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie, drummer Ciara Doran, guitarist Hugo Silvani and bassist Charlie Wood. Since releasing their debut single ‘There’s a Honey’, they have moved from strength to strength,...
  • Pale Waves @ Rock City

    Following the recent release of their debut album My Mind Makes Noises, Pale Waves set off on their headlining tour and graced the stage of Rock City with their visually dramatic and musically incredible performance. Sweat levels were high and the mosh pits were unstoppable: I doubt anyone left...
  • Album Review: Pale Waves – My Mind Makes Noises

    Having seen four-piece indie rock/pop band Pale Waves perform at two festivals this summer, Dot to Dot Festival and Y Not Festival, I was very excited for the release of their debut album My Mind Makes Noises. Manchester born and bred, Pale Waves have frequently been compared to The...
  • Music Interview – Pale Waves

    A self-described emo-pop band, Pale Waves have created quite the storm. Signed to Dirty Hit, the band are label mates with some of the biggest upcoming UK bands, including The 1975, Wolf Alice, and The Japanese House, so it’s no surprise Pale Waves are rapidly rising to fame. They...
  • LIVE: Pale Waves @ Bodega

    Fresh from playing to a sold-out crowd with The 1975 at New York’s Maddison Square Gardens, Pale Waves are leading the pack when it comes to the recent resurgence in female lead grunge. Fronted by guitarist and vocalist, Heather Baron-Gracie, they are becoming quite the talking point within the...