Lewis Wade
@lws42
Music Editor. Edinburgh-based writer. Get in touch with any music-related thoughts: lewis.wade@theweereview.com
Reviews: 84
Other Articles: 2
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
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