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Lewis Wade

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Edinburgh-based writer and gigrat. Get in touch with any music-related thoughts and see your name in lights: lewis.wade@theweereview.com

Reviews: 55
Other Articles: 1
ratboys

Ratboys

The Chicago band are a dialled-in delight, equally confident melting faces or leading a square dance

slowdive

Slowdive

Much more than just “shoegaze” or “90s” legends, Slowdive are simply one of the best bands working in 2023

pharcyde
The Liquid Room

The Pharcyde

The ’90s hip-hop legends bring a nostalgic head-trip for their first ever show in Edinburgh

sofia kourtesis

Sofia Kourtesis
Madres

After a couple of excellent EPs, the kaleidoscopic star reaches a higher plane on her debut album

kristin hersh
Summerhall

Kristin Hersh

Throwing Muses frontwoman (and Cello Pete!) deliver a low-key, acoustic set that hits all the right notes

tirzah
Stereo

Tirzah

The genre-shifting singer produces an immersive experience full of confidence

Queen's Hall

Matthew Herbert

The Horse brings the singular artist’s conceptual prowess to life in a thrilling stage show

Beach Fossils - Bunny

Beach Fossils
Bunny

Brooklyn dream-poppers take a slight turn into a shinier psych-pop mode, but there’s still a solid shroud of hazy reverb

Anna B Savage - InFlux

Anna B Savage
inFLUX

Second album from the rising star is a bold reinvention that further reinforces the hype.

Sweet Baboo - The Wreckage

Sweet Baboo
The Wreckage

A welcome return for the off-kilter singer-songwriter, full of low-key charms and wistful, meandering tales

Leith Theatre

Lucy Dacus

With heart-on-the-sleeve lyricism and confident, slick arrangements, Lucy Dacus shows why she’s worth the hype

Ezra Furman All Of Us Flames

Ezra Furman
All Of Us Flames

Ezra Furman continues to omnivorously devour different styles, regurgitating each one through a prism that could only be her

Leith Theatre

Kae Tempest

Kae Tempest is passionate, funny, heartwarming and eminently relatable – a true poet for our times

Leith Theatre

Arab Strap

Cult duo seamlessly blend the old with the new, proving that boozy existentialism and withering bile will never go out of style

Sons of Kemet
Leith Theatre

Sons of Kemet

The acclaimed London group are at their formidable, party-starting best at what could be their final UK show

Ben Shemie Desiderata

Ben Shemie
Desiderata

Suuns frontman continues to use his solo excursions to push his experimental tendencies, but the heart of a songwriter is never far from the surface

Mavis Staples
Usher Hall

Mavis Staples

The legendary vocalist still has the power to enchant in her eighth decade on the stage