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Album Review: The Last Dinner Party – From The Pyre

Ray Finlayson·October 22, 2025

All scrutiny and opinions aside, The Last Dinner Party seemed to take well to their swift rise to...

Mary Chiney·September 3, 2025

Pop has always had its comedians, but rarely one quite like Sabrina Carpenter. Her new album Man’s Best...

Eddie Smith·April 12, 2024

Where does one start with English Teacher? The Leeds quartet have been ticking off major milestones with startling...

Jasper WIllems·February 7, 2024

Bridges! Guitar solos! Costumes! You have got to hand it to Brixton quintet The Last Dinner Party: they...

Rob Hakimian·November 24, 2023

Leeds band English Teacher have had quite a year with the signing to Island Records and a series...

Jasper WIllems·January 25, 2022

If first impressions hold any merit, Leeds-based outfit Yard Act tick off all the boxes within this increasingly...

JT Early·August 16, 2021

Home can be comforting, familiar and the source of beautiful memories. Conversely, it can also be stifling, insidious...

In the latest of his series of explorations into PJ Harvey’s recent reissues and demos, Matthew Barton investigates...

Continuing in his series of explorations into PJ Harvey’s recent reissues and demos, Matthew Barton investigates the songwriter’s...

JT Early·March 31, 2021

Contrasts can be as jarring and brutal as life itself – and singer-songwriter Ben Howard is an excellent...