Music

Two years on from the sweeping grandeur of Nihilists last single Back Seat Drops, James Mudriczki and John Patterson are back with a dark yet exhilarating song Climbing Over Bodies, which delves into a personal subject only James can explain below. After years honing his craft with Puressence and clicking with his sidekick John, they have again created a lifting masterpiece of art that soars the heights with a cinematic soundtrack for the refugees. FREEDOM OR DEATH It’s…

The DamnedAlbert Hall, ManchesterWednesday 28th January 2026 Punk legends The Damned blitzed through a one-off set of cover versions in memory of their late guitarist Brian James. There are many ways musicians can pay tribute to one of the fallen mates, and The    Damned typically did it their own way by going to LA to record an album’s worth of songs that had influenced their late, great guitarist Brian James. This gig was a one off rendition…

Album Review Buzzcocks Attitude Adjustment Cherry Red CD/ Vinyl / Streaming / Download Out today, 30 January 2026 Legendary Manchester punk pioneers Buzzcocks return with a brand-new studio album – their twelfth to date and another thrilling chapter in one of British music’s most enduring stories. (Says the Press Release). ‘It is actually a half-decent album’ says Ged Babey, renowned as one of Steve Diggle’s harshest critics. Bursting with 14 new tracks, Attitude Adjustment finds Buzzcocks doing what…

Following the news of her third solo album, PLAY ME, coming March 13 on Matador, Kim Gordon has announced UK and European headline and festival dates this Spring. A full list of dates is below. Tickets are now on sale HERE. KIM GORDON TOUR DATES Saturday April 11 – Rewire Festival, The Hague, Netherlands Sunday April 12 – Variations Festival, Nantes, France Tuesday April 14 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK Wednesday April 15 – Ancient Belgique,…

Micko & The Mellotronics: Proper Job (Landline Records) DL/Streaming Released 31st January Micko & The Mellotronics channel the sound of the 1970’s with Proper Job and provide another tease for their forthcoming third album, The Trinity. Micko & The Mellotronics return with Proper Job, following Would You Believe It and Misery Guts, the latter one of Louder Than War’s favourites of 2025. The track is a retro glam anthem, if you can imagine such a thing, and has…

Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers) : The John Robb interview At one time, Stiff Little Fingers were the young upstarts from Belfast in a more troubled time with an incendiary debut album and a clutch of singles. They seem to appear from nowhere with impassioned yet well-written melodic anthems full of frustration and a poetic raw power that saw them score top 20 albums. In 2026, Stiff Little Fingers have become one of the hardy perennials of punk…

Twenty One Children – After the Storm EP (Slovenly Recordings) CD | DL Out Now Lo-fi trashy hardcore from the streets of Soweto with an 80s US punk influence.  Nathan Brown reviews. Mention Soweto and (depending on their age) people’s first reach will be the township uprisings against apartheid or the World Cup, not punk rock. Twenty One Children are a trio who have come hurtling out of the Johannesburg district. Once they have the opening spoken “skit”…

Brown Horse | Ollie Cook And The HogwashBirmingham Sunflower Lounge27th January 2026 As part of Independent Venue Week, one of independent music’s most strident acts brings their live sound to one of the UK’s most iconic small venues. Sam Lambeth reviews. Nothing fills your heart quicker than seeing a small venue packed to the rafters on a miserable Tuesday night. The Sunflower Lounge is one of Birmingham’s most iconic small venues and is a perfect representation of resilience.…

Vehicle: You Are Not A Cowboy Vehicle Esco Romanesco Records Out now Since their fuzzier releases in 2024, the cult favourite garage rock of Vehicle has slotted neatly between art rock, ‘60s experimental pop and the leftfield glam for which Geese came to fame.   Vehicle’s debut album was among the closest a modern band has come to being ‘Dylanesque’; cryptic, intriguingly tuneful, yet positively bareboned. Where that collection was closer to the surrealist, almost freak folk of…

Jaguar 777: Jaguar 777 (Eleventh Hour) LP | DL Out 6th February, 2026 Highly anticipated debut album from Jaguar 777 wraps their lustful Bad Seeds-meets-Suicide sounds in velvet-lined desires. Step enticed into their world. This album, or rather whisperings of this album, has been brewing for some time now, and finally, it is here. From the rust-belt of Ohio, Jaguar 777 bring a psychedelic, organ-led trip through a twisted Lynchian love-affair nightmare. Seductive and sultry, the duo revel…