Another complete gem of an under-the-radar local release is this ukulele-led, fiercely DIY indie folk canticle from Geordie ...

Hexham-based songwriter Steve Chaplin is back with Lookaround – a masterpiece of storytelling and poetry. This project includes four separate tracks that explore the artist’s personal perspective on ...

Holly Låpsley Fletcher’s first album as a fully independent artist sees a warm embrace of the poppier leanings its three predecessors only tentatively hinted at. A propensity for sonic shape-shifting ...

With Ten Crowns, Andy Bell delivers a glittering celebration of survival, joy and queer resilience. Marking his 60th year, ...

Claire Dupree gives the low down on this year's brilliant GIFT Festival, which is celebrating it's 15th anniversary ...

Impassioned. Intriguing. Impeccable. Newcastle-based Cheap Lunch ’s second EP Leap Chunk is a three-track blend of psych and ...

Canadian sound artist/video game soundtracker/ambient composer loscil has released around 20 albums for the wonderful Kranky label, spanning the 21st century thus far and repeatedly taking the ...

Mick Johnson from Durham music project The Heartland Collective tells us what inspired their latest track Lil' Bit Lost ...

Kai Palmer talks to South Shields playwright Emilie Robson about her award-winning play which aims to put young people’s ...

Simon Lunt discovers a triumphant post-modern release where spiritual malaise, academic absurdity and youthful yearning ...

This is a very different Wretch from the one which first hit the public consciousness. He’s come a long way from those early ...

Mountains is a love letter to precious wild places told through folk pop wonderment. Painted ...