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Live Review: The O2 in Fortnite ft. easy life
British five-piece band easy life took to Fortnite at 8:30pm GMT on 24th June for a unique live music experience. Forward-thinking,...
Gemma Cockrell
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Interview: Pixey
From her pandemic hide-out out in Crosby, just north of Liverpool, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and self-producer Pixey...
Nieve O'Donnell
Jun 14, 20215 min read


Interview: Easy Life
Hot on the heels of the release of one of the most anticipated debut albums of the year, Gemma Cockrell delves into the deeper message...
Gemma Cockrell
Jun 14, 20216 min read


Album Review: black midi – ‘Cavalcade’
‘Cavalcade’ (noun): a long line or procession of people, riders or carriages, often as part of a ceremony. In the creation of their aptly...
Freya Martin
Jun 14, 20214 min read


Interview: Marvin’s Revenge
Humorously self-titled as the fourth-best band in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, Nieve O’Donnell sat down with Marvin’s Revenge at their...
Nieve O'Donnell
Jun 8, 20214 min read


Interview: Babe Rainbow
Byron Bay neo-psychedelia auteurs Babe Rainbow are now as well known for their steady output of soft 60s throwback rock as they are for...
Izzy Felton
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Interview: Jim Glennie from James
All The Colours Of You, the sweet sixteenth studio album from Manchester Legends James is out on June 4th with the award-winning Jacknife...
Alex Duke
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Album Review: Wolf Alice – ‘Blue Weekend’
Wolf Alice could have ended up just like any other great-white-hope of the English press after the release of My Love is Cool in 2015: a...
Elliot Fox
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo – ‘SOUR’
Being on Disney used to hold teen stars back. Olivia Rodrigo is changing the narrative. Her chart-topping debut record Sour breaks the...
Gemma Cockrell
Jun 3, 20214 min read


Album Review: Twenty One Pilots – ‘Scaled and Icy’
The latest album from Ohio emo duplet Twenty One Pilots, Scaled and Icy sees them embracing a sunnier sound – Gemma Cockrell asks whether...
Gemma Cockrell
May 30, 20213 min read


A Ten Song Introduction to Alternative Country Music
Less yeehaw, beers, and trucks, and more timeless American songwriting, Cameron Chadwick offers a one-stop introduction to the world of...

Cameron Chadwick
May 24, 20216 min read


A Love Letter to a Genre That Didn’t Always Love Me Back
As live music makes a jubilant return, The Mic’s Editor-in-Chief, Olivia Stock, reflects on her experiences growing up in the heavy music...

Olivia Stock
May 22, 20213 min read


Album Review: St. Vincent – ‘Daddy’s Home’
Taking us on a tour through the lives of a varied cast of downtrodden characters, St. Vincent’s newest full-length is a beautifully...
Amber Frost
May 20, 20213 min read


Album Review: ELIO – ‘ELIO and Friends: The Remixes’
Meet ELIO. The Charli XCX-approved pop star penning left-field bangers about modern failures and awkward exes. Enlisting the help of a...
Gemma Cockrell
May 20, 20213 min read


JAWS on bouncy b-sides, creative inspirations, and returning to music
This week, Birmingham four-piece JAWS have declared their brimming post-lockdown agenda. With an upcoming nine-date UK tour on the cards,...
Gemma Cockrell
May 17, 20215 min read


Album Review: Chloe Moriondo – ‘Blood Bunny’
Detroit’s Chloe Moriondo grew up on the internet, graduating from thrumming the ukulele on YouTube to being a serious contender on her...
Gemma Cockrell
May 13, 20213 min read


Album Review: girl in red – ‘if i could make it go quiet’
In what seems to be one of the most highly anticipated debuts of the year, girl in red’s if i could make it go quiet grapples...
Amber Frost
May 13, 20213 min read


Album Review: Metronomy – ‘The English Riveria (10th Anniversary Edition)’
Cult electro-rockers Metronomy have re-released their iconic and career-changing album The English Riveria in time for its tenth...
Amber Frost
May 13, 20213 min read


The Mic Recommends...
To kick off your May in style, our writers here at The Mic have rounded up a bumper selection of new tracks which have been filling their...
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May 10, 20217 min read


EP Review: Fickle Friends – ‘Weird Years (Season 2)’
A self-professed and joyously self-aware soundtrack to the quarter-life crisis, the second installment of Fickle Friends’ Weird Years...
Gemma Cockrell
May 9, 20213 min read
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