Lewis Wade
@lws42
Edinburgh-based writer. Get in touch with any music-related thoughts and see your name in lights: lewis.wade@theweereview.com
Reviews: 71
Other Articles: 2
Joanne Robertson
Blurrr
New album from the Glasgow-based artist finds the sweet spot between beauty, gloom and the unknown
Six Organs of Admittance
A beguiling night of deceptively complex, homespun experimental music
BC Camplight
First look at a new era for BC Camplight feels like a glimpse of the best of the long-suffering songwriter
Deerhoof
Noisy, catchy, experimental and unapologetically out there; the one-of-a-kind art-pop band are still a joy to behold
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti
Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter
Daniel Colussi draws on a rich vein of luxuriously uncool pop music for his best record yet
Frankie Cosmos
Different Talking
Latest from the NYC band zooms in on personal and social neuroses while still retaining a dollop of good humour
Joni
Things I Left Behind
A breakup album that manages to inject some heart into the tried-and-tested mould
Interview: Shinlifter
The Edinburgh band talk about their debut release, creating in the moment and turning mundane details into poignant rage
Dewey Lester & The 6:03
Summer ’72
This lovingly crafted album from two longtime collaborators is joyfully out of step with the times.
Mogwai
The legendary post-rockers skilfully mix the new with the old, their reserves of musical fury as potent as ever
Isabella Strange
Slick Git EP
Edinburgh band find the sweet spot between caustic and catchy on their debut release
Schmoon
Pretty Darn Pretty
First album from Matt Cascella’s new indie-folk project contains hidden worlds in unrefined packages
The Sea Kings
Fear Is All Around
After a decade in the wilderness, The Sea Kings show that patience is a virtue
Fucked Up
The omnivorous punks still know how to rage on their first trip to Edinburgh in over a decade
Pom Pom Squad
Mirror Starts Moving Without Me
Mia Berrin tries on a few new hats on album no. 2, demonstrating an exploratory verve beyond the looking glass
Real Estate
The easygoing New Jerseyans deliver sneaky hooks and nostalgic chill in support of their excellent new album, Daniel
Tindersticks
Soft Tissue
The long-standing chamber-pop band return to their bread and butter: sumptuous arrangements paired with Staples’ silken croon
Bonnie “Prince” Billy
The iconic songwriter brings a few pals and taps into his folkie side