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03/08/2023

Speedy Wunderground at 10: A Decade of Wunder

If you think of yourself as a new music fan, or especially...

25/07/2023

“Bluedot is quite a magical place to exist.”

Festival Review: Bluedot Festival 2023

A stellar lineup across four days at Cheshire’s Jodrell Bank Observatory bring...

18/07/2023

“blur are seriously hitting a creative peak”

album review: blur // The Ballad of Darren

Eight or so years following their Hong Hong-inspired effort The Magic Whip,...

05/07/2023

“like a manic poet laureate who’s just double-dropped.”

Live Review: Pulp // Castlefield Bowl, Manchester

“I was born to do this… I live to do this” proffers...

04/07/2023

“an ethereal experience”

Live Review: Grian Chatten // Night and Day, Manchester

Grian Chatten brings his solo record to Manchester’s iconic Night and Day,...

29/06/2023

“the sound of a band trying to rediscover the essence of who they are.”

Album Review: Do Nothing // Snake Sideways

The world was a very different place when Do Nothing shared their...

29/06/2023

“gorgeous lyricism and a musical direction that is considered and nuanced”

Album Review: Grian Chatten // Chaos For The Fly

Fontaines D.C frontman Grian Chatten is taking leaps and bounds with his...

19/06/2023

Festival Review: KITE 2023

KITE festival is billed as “a festival of music and ideas”. A...

16/06/2023

“This is what punk should be.”

Live Review: Lambrini Girls // YES Basement, Manchester 13.06.23

Low lighting, sweaty ceilings and sticky floors set the tone for Lambrini...

14/06/2023

Catharsis Through Simplicity: An Interview with Two blinks, i love you

two blinks, i love you is the new project from Liverpool-based songwriter...

13/06/2023

Take another peek at this week’s RIOT release radar

King Krule // Flimsier The opening track from King Krule’s new album...

12/06/2023

“a magical homecoming.”

Live review: Arctic Monkeys // Hillsborough Stadium

Arctic Monkeys, Sheffield. The hometown heroes are back in the steel city...

09/06/2023

“we wanted to write not only now but in the future.”

Green Room Q&A: Legss

This week sees Legss release their new EP, Fester; three long years...

09/06/2023

Wrap your ears around the 6 best releases of the week, via the RIOT release radar

feat. King Krule, PinkPantheress, Romy, JOHN, Wombo, Organ Morgan

King Krule // Flimsier The opening track from King Krule’s new album...

07/06/2023

“distilled Dream Wife at their brilliant best.”

Album Review: Dream Wife // Social Lubrication

Out Friday via Lucky Number

Dream Wife return this week with their third studio album, Social Lubrication....

07/06/2023

Five Acts to Catch at Kite Festival 2023

feat. Hot Chip, Baxter Dury, Candi Staton, Sofia Kourtesis, Tapir Exclamation Mark

Kite Festival returns to Oxford this week for its second edition, delivering...

06/06/2023

Revisit last week’s 6 best tunes, via the RIOT release radar

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar // The Hillbillies Baby Keem and Kendrick...

05/06/2023

"The shows feel all the more joyous now": An Interview with Model/Actriz

Words by Cian Kinsella “Beating the indie sleaze allegations” is how Model/Actriz’s...

02/06/2023

“honesty, emotion and vulnerability that shocks and inspires: all in under half an hour.”

Album Review: Baxter Dury // I Thought I Was Better Than You
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02/06/2023

Check out the 6 best tunes from the last 7 days, via RIOT’s release radar

feat. Kendrick Lamar, Baby Keem, Grian Chatten, mura masa, Alaska Reid, Tapir Exclamation Mark, Body Horror

Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar // The Hillbillies Baby Keem and Kendrick...

01/06/2023

Album Review: bar italia // Tracey Denim

Words by: Cian Kinsella Right now, I often hear new albums and...

31/05/2023

"The shows feel all the more joyous now": An Interview with Model/Actriz

Words by Cian Kinsella “Beating the indie sleaze allegations” is how Model/Actriz’s...

30/05/2023

“TGE are clearly on the precipice of something huge here”

Live Review: THE GOA EXPRESS // YES, Manchester

The Goa Express find themselves in Manchester on a balmy Friday night:...

26/05/2023

Here are the week’s 6 best new releases, via RIOT’s Release Radar

feat. Little Dragon, Cautious Clay, Thee Oh Sees, Loraine James, Jacob Slater, heka

Little Dragon // Gold Sweden’s Little Dragon do what they do best...

24/05/2023

“fast-becoming one of the best live acts on the scene”

Live Review: Mhaol // YES, Manchester

“There’s so many of you here! I’m shocked!” quips M(h)aol’s frontwoman Roísín...

23/05/2023

Five Acts to Catch at Wide Awake Festival

feat. Black Country, New Road, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nuha Ruby Ra, JJUUJJUU, Model/Actriz

This weekend, Wide Awake Festival returns to South London’s Brockwell Park for...

22/05/2023

“No foreplay with these guys, just infectious punk banger after infectious punk banger.”

Live: The Chats // Manchester Academy

In the age of post-post punk, it is sometimes difficult to pinpoint...

19/05/2023

Andy Rourke: 1964-2023

Best known for his time as bassist for The Smiths, Andy Rourke...

19/05/2023

Here we have it: the 6 best tunes from the last 7 days, courtesy of the RIOT Release Radar

feat. Blur, NxWorries, Do Nothing, Genesis Owusu, Sailor Honeymoon, Gurriers

blur // The Narcissist Who saw this one coming? blur have announced...

18/05/2023

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Album Review: bar italia // Tracey Denim

Words by: Cian Kinsella Right now, I often hear new albums and...