Lewis Wade
@lws42
Music Editor. Edinburgh-based writer. Get in touch with any music-related thoughts: lewis.wade@theweereview.com
Reviews: 85
Other Articles: 2
Chastity Belt
Live Laugh Love
The Seattle band show that there can be depth in simplicity, even in advice from a motivational mug
C Turtle
Expensive Thrills
A blistering debut effort from a chaotic group that deserve your attention
Interview: Bikini Body
Bikini Body talk about the long gestation of their latest release, working with Optimo and the inspiring scene flourishing around them.
Celtic Connections: Lambchop
Kurt Wagner and Andrew Broder deliver a masterclass of quiet majesty and poignant lyricism with just piano and vocals
Feral Family
Without Motion
Debut album from the Yorkshire post-punks is torn between maintaining a dark and mysterious allure…and just rocking the fuck out
Sweeping Promises
Good Living is Coming for You
Building on the success of 2020’s Hunger for a Way Out, the American duo make use of a little more production finesse to try out a few new looks
Django Django
The four-piece take a while to settle in, but there’s plenty of sneaky funk in their kaleidoscopic palette
All The Bees
All The Bees
This newly formed outfit tap into a specific and glorious strain of bucolic folk music
The Sleeping Souls
Just Before The World Starts Burning
Bright moments are overshadowed by a lack of cohesion on this debut
Ratboys
The Chicago band are a dialled-in delight, equally confident melting faces or leading a square dance
Slowdive
Much more than just “shoegaze” or “90s” legends, Slowdive are simply one of the best bands working in 2023
The Pharcyde
The ’90s hip-hop legends bring a nostalgic head-trip for their first ever show in Edinburgh
Sofia Kourtesis
Madres
After a couple of excellent EPs, the kaleidoscopic star reaches a higher plane on her debut album
Kristin Hersh
Throwing Muses frontwoman (and Cello Pete!) deliver a low-key, acoustic set that hits all the right notes
Animal Collective – Isn’t It Now?
The veteran shapeshifters deliver a grab-bag of delights that are as thrilling as they are thrown together
The Cinematic Orchestra – Man with a Movie Camera
The shapeshifting group bring their famous 2003 soundtrack to life with riveting visuals
Matthew Herbert
The Horse brings the singular artist’s conceptual prowess to life in a thrilling stage show
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
Haarvöl
Seeking the intimacy of silence
Portuguese duo create an ideal space for reflecting on one of lockdown’s less insidious byproducts
Anna B Savage
inFLUX
Second album from the rising star is a bold reinvention that further reinforces the hype.
Sweet Baboo
The Wreckage
A welcome return for the off-kilter singer-songwriter, full of low-key charms and wistful, meandering tales
Lucy Dacus
With heart-on-the-sleeve lyricism and confident, slick arrangements, Lucy Dacus shows why she’s worth the hype