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Discovery Of The Week: Balloon Ascents

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According to the old folk, teenagers can only drink, be violent or make crappy pop music. Even I, as a fellow young adult, find that many bands of my age group simply want to be the Arctic Monkeys and have zero future prospects. Balloon Ascentsgive hope to my generation. Oxford born and bred, these five young lads…

LIVE: Ghostpoet – Gullivers, Manchester 29.01.15

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The roads are closed and services terminated all over the country due to some flurries of snow, and Manchester is no exception. Luckily, the crowd seem to have braved the harsh weather to cram into Gullivers for tonight’s sold out show. Ghostpoet is doing two dates of warm up gigs “Down South and Up…

Discovery Of The Week: The Orielles

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The current expectancy for great surf pop is for it to arise from the sunny highs of California and Miami, but The Orielles are knocking this stereotype on the head. Hailing from Halifax and with 2 out of 3 band members being under age, Esme, Henry and Sid are sticking it to the man. After releasing their super debut Hinder…

Ones To Watch: Flesh

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Cities like Birmingham have taken over recently with a surge of great new bands –  an eccentric wave of excitement. However,Flesh– one of the coolest band to come out of Manchester since The Stone Roses – might just be the start of a revival of great Manchester music. I’d happily place a bet on it. Making waves locally around…

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Promoting unsigned artists is something we at Gigslutz feel extremely passionate about, with our regular ‘Unsigned Act Of The Week’ and ‘Ones To Watch’ features, as well as a wealth of reviews and premieres. Celebrating new artists, or even people who’ve been making music for years but not got the recognition they deserve,…

The Drums LIVE @ Gorilla, Manchester 19.11.14

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The Drumsare back – after a 3 year wait since their slightly disappointing second record ‘Portamento’,  they return with ‘Encyclopedia’ – an album that ditches the surf rock and happy go lucky melodies for damp and dark textures, layers of despair. The aesthetic of the room reflects The Drums’ new musical…

James Bay LIVE @ Manchester Academy 3, 14.11.14

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James Bayis blowing up faster than any artist right now in the UK. Following in the footsteps of similar male singer songwriters like George Ezra and Hozier, Bay – after covering for an absent Lana Del Rey in the Radio 1 Live Lounge – soured straight into the public eye and is going strong. His sold out…

Man Made LIVE @ Castle Hotel, Manchester 14.10.14

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I’ve never been to Manchester’s Castle Hotel before tonight; all I know is that it’s a 70 capacity room so it should be pretty special. Man Madeare one of the best new bands coming out of Manchester right now – starting this tour off by supporting Jake Bugg, they’re definitely going places. Man Made…

Ella Eyre LIVE @ Manchester Ritz, 7.10.14

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It’s a chilly October evening in Manchester and there’s a huge tour bus outside the Ritz ready to take Ella Eyrearound the UK in luxury. It looks very fancy from the outside anyway; I haven’t yet been invited to hang out. Eyre is able to tour in style now, selling out the Ritz and other majors venues on…

ALBUM REVIEW: Jo Rose ‘Spurs’

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The Americana feel of Jo Rose’s British songwriting is the key to his unique appeal. Although born and raised in Manchester, his true country roots can be heard in the intonation of his vocals. Rose’s debut album Spursis the beautiful folk album you’ve been waiting to blow you away this year; his radiant voice on top…

The 1975 LIVE @ Manchester Apollo 26.09.14

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It’s the third of The 1975’s four nights at Manchester Apollo, but because of confusing additional dates, it is as Matt Healy says, “the one that sold out first”. I love seeing a band come back to do a big hometown show, and when it’s my hometown it’s even better.

A very diverse crowd already fills the room as…

TRACK REVIEW: Laurel Canyons – ‘Owe Nothing’

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Sheffield boys, Laurel Canyons, bring authentic folk-rock back in their single ‘Owe Nothing’. After an explosive end to their previous record deal with manager and company, the band has come back fighting with a showstopper first song off their forthcoming Now We’re RebuildingEP. Produced by Colin Elliot who…

ALBUM REVIEW: Catfish and the Bottlemen ‘The Balcony’

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If you haven’t heard of Catfish and the Bottlemenby now, I mean, where’ve you been? Even if you’ve literally been under a rock there’s no excuse. Catfish have been anywhere and everywhere – making it to almost every major radio stations’ playlists including Radio 1, being in Zane Lowe’s Hottest 100 Tracks…

ALBUM REVIEW: Tom the Lion – ‘Sleep’

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Sleep is the debut record from London based enigma artist Tom the Lion. Word spread of his talents after the release of a limited edition vinyl-only EPThe Adventures of Tom the Lionat Rough Trade shops in late 2011 when, despite gaining no critical or social media attention, it completely sold out. In lieu of this past…

Little Comets & Thumpers LIVE @ Disaronno Terrace, Manchester 30.7.14

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Manchester’s Spinningfields, the upmarket side of town, home to Emporio Armani, Hugo Boss and just for tonight the wonderful delights of Little Comets and Thumpers.  Disaronno Terrace have set up their ultimate summer party at The Oast House with live music, art and most importantly…

Little Comets LIVE @ X&Y Festival Liverpool 11.7.14

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My day began with a tired yawn after Pixies the night before at Castlefield Bowl (which was incredible) and a super speedy get ready to catch the train into Liverpool from Manchester Piccadilly. I saw some amazing bands at X&Y but my favourites were easily Little Comets, Catfish & the Bottlemen, The…

EP Review: Loose Joints – ‘Quattro Amigos’

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Quattro Amigos is the new EP from 4-piece Loose Joints. This blues-rock band from Essex go all out on this release with some killer songs, making it their best EP record yet (you can hear their previous releases on their bandcamp).

First track  is ‘Graves’, a bluesy romp that immediately comes to life with a…