“Imagination has to do the work of the money we don’t have!”: Rising star Bailey Tomkinson on new tunes, nepotism and the near future
Bailey Tomkinson and her band The Locals are on the verge of breaking out of their beloved St Ives, Cornwall...
Isobel O'Mahony
AN ODE TO THE REALITIES OF HOME: CMAT’S EURO-COUNTRY
★★★★★ SINGLE REVIEW | CMAT - EURO COUNTRY by Isobel O'Mahony Creator of the ‘Woke Macarena’ and incredible singer-songwriter CMAT...
SADIE JEAN ON SAD GIRL ANTHEMS, STAGE FRIGHT, AND OWNING HER TWENTIES
“I’m really excited”: Sadie Jean on new music, new tour and the spectacular rise of sad girl music Sadie Jean...
PULP BRING THE HOUSE DOWN IN MANCHESTER WITH TOUR FINALE MASTERCLASS
Pulp were the eccentric, seductive voice of the 90s, and even three decades on, while today’s charts are often stuffed...
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? NEW EP IS QUINTESSENTIALLY ALEX SPENCER
EP REVIEW | ALEX SPENCER - WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? by Isobel O'Mahony ★★★★ Mancunian wunderkind Alex Spencer...
A PERFECT START TO FESTIVAL SEASON: LIVE AT LEEDS 2025
Leeds is remembered in the gig world for the elusive world of Leeds Festival, where live music meets raging northern...
THEIR BEST ONE YET: THE AMAZONS BEAUTIFUL NEW RECORD 21ST CENTURY FICTION
ALBUM REVIEW | THE AMAZONS - 21st CENTURY FICTION by Isobel O'Mahony ★★★★★ The Amazons have been an underdog of...
SHORT N SWEET: THE KOOKS AT LEADMILL AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM ‘NEVER/KNOW’
LIVE REVIEW | THE KOOKS | THE LEADMILL, SHEFFIED by Isobel O'Mahony ★★★★ The Kooks were a staple of the...
BACK WITH A BANG: ALT-INDIE KINGS THE HUNNA TAKE GRIMSBY
LIVE REVIEW | THE HUNNA | GRIMSBY YARDBIRDS ROCK CLUB 4th May 2025 by Isobel O'Mahony The Hunna’s 2016 record...
STAR WARS AND SIRENS: DEAD RAT SOCIETY’S REFLECTING LIGHT AND CAUSING CHAOS
ALBUM REVIEW| DEAD RAT SOCIETY - REFLECTING LIGHT AND CAUSING CHAOS by Isobel O'Mahony ★★★★ If you’re looking for darkly...
