All posts tagged new music
Coming Home for the Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend have been heralded as the epitome of preppy, well-read, indie. It’s been 10 years since the release of their debut, self-titled, album Vampire Weekend. They last performed over […]
Breaking Down the Grammys
Album of the year, and record of the year were won by Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic. Mars also picked up song of the year with ‘That’s What I Like’. Best […]
In Conversation with: Von Marlon
After a stint in Germany, the Peckham-based Von Marlon embarks on his first self-produced EP, Closure, an intimate record saturated with gritty underground of Berlin techno. CUB caught up with […]
The Windmill, Brixton
Personally speaking, the Windmill Brixton is synonymous with grey days. If I know I will be at the Windmill later that week I can expect rain with the precision of […]
LIVE REVIEW: Isaac Gracie @ The Working Men’s Club, 23/05/17
★★★★ Golden curtains sheen. A red heart glows. The singer-song writer Isaac Gracie stands in front of these shimmering stage pieces, with a guitar in hand and his face hidden […]
Album Review: Johnny Flynn’s ‘Sillion’
“[Sillion] is an expansive album that is tinged with sadness whilst also being obscured by memories”. ★★★★ According to Wikipedia, sillion is the ‘thick, voluminous, and shiny soil turned over […]
SINGLE REVIEW: HARRY STYLES ‘SIGN OF THE TIMES’
★★★ There are many surprises in Harry Style’s new single, ‘Sign of the Times’ – the most anticipated solo debut since Zayn Malik’s reasonably credible album, Mind of Mine. Malik’s […]
REVIEW: Sisteray’s ‘15 Minutes’
“It’s all happening” ★★★★ It’s all happening for Sisteray, a four-piece band from Walthamstow who are currently causing a buzz and re-writing the indie guitar rule book. And let’s […]
The xx Take Over Brixton
For the last week, the sign outside the O2 Academy Brixton has read ‘The xx: 7 Nights Sold Out’. After originally announcing only three shows at the venue in November […]