Amber Brooks

Outbreak darlings SUPERHEAVEN  returned to Manchester with a seismic serenade of feeling. Amongst the polite buzz of this evening's proceedings, right from the moment that the symphonic whirr shook the O2 Ritz at the beginning of their set, it's clear that the Pennsylvania collective wants you to feel their shoegaze sensibilities right at the core of your chest. There's a numbness that comes with wanting to be a part of the moment, oversensitised to the weight of those signature riffs pulling...

From the moment 2025 kicked up a fuss, making its rowdy and rambunctious entrance, so too did Brighton bruiserweights LAMBRINI GIRLS . With only ten days into January, we were blessed with the unapologetic debut Who Let The Dogs Out , a triumphant wrecking ball of a record sent straight into the fractured foundations of British society. It was here that the age-old, authentic fundamentals of punk snagged themselves around vocalist Pheobe Lunny ’s tongue, as the band seethed about toxic...

“I shouldn’t have worn a tracksuit to a show!”, exclaims FALSE REALITY  vocalist Rachel Rigby.  Since the release of the London hardcore quartet’s latest record, Faded Intentions , the heat behind the band had been amplified tenfold, and the response sweltered - packing out the infamous Boom Leeds with a horde of sweaty moshers. With her head down and pacing the stage quickly, she has a moment to think before screaming that she’s lost a nail.  Joking that “you can’t take the Essex out of the...