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mull historical society

Mull Historical Society
In My Mind A Photograph

Another ambitious literary album with mixed results

the gnomes

Nice N Sleazy

The Gnomes

Not your garden variety band

pixies

Alhambra Theatre

Pixies

Forty years on, the iconic band still have a little firepower left

kevin morby

Kevin Morby
Little Wide Open

Expertly written and produced, the bard of the Midwest settles into his groove

aldous harding

Aldous Harding
Train on the Island

As elliptical and brilliant as ever

lip critic

Lip Critic
Theft World

Third album from Brooklyn scamps

dry cleaning

SWG3

Dry Cleaning

The wiry post-punks tread a fine line between nuance and heft

kathryn mohr

Kathryn Mohr
Carve

The Bay Area musician’s second album is a liminal, lo-fi creeper that feels stuck between worlds

billy fuller

Billy Fuller
Fragments

The good, the blah and the ugly

jon hopkins & biggi hilmars

Jon Hopkins & Biggi Hilmars
Wilding (Original Soundtrack)

A collaboration of two distinct composers

jim jones

Jim Jones All Stars
Cat Fight

Not feline this one

mandy, indiana

Room 2, Glasgow

Mandy, Indiana

The chaotic band cut through the noise and ask us to do better

Étáin

Étáin
The Well

The final cathartic breakthrough is always just around the corner…

scouting for girls

O2 Academy, Glasgow

Scouting for Girls

Energetic and fun-filled indie-pop romp

armand hammer

La Belle Angèle

Armand Hammer

The prolific duo match their studio consistency with a show that ticks all the right boxes

cut worms

Cut Worms
Transmitter

Easy breezy songwriting from Brooklyn

keo

SWG3

Keo

Five songs = 1 packed venue for these rising indie rockers

Photo: Kenny Mathieson

SEC Armadillo

David Byrne

Byrne, Baby! Byrne!

tanya tagaq

Tanya Tagaq
Saputjiji

Latest album highlights the tender side of the intense Canadian Iruk throat singer

joshua idehen

Joshua Idehen
I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try

Beautiful, brave existentialist bangers and mashups