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Album Review: Deafheaven – ‘10 Years Gone’
A shimmering, seething product of an unstable year, Deafheaven’s brand new live record, 10 Years Gone, commemorates a decade of the...
Matt Taylor
Dec 17, 20203 min read


EP Review: Foster The People – ‘In The Darkest Nights, Let The Birds Sing’
Los Angeles-based indie pop icons Foster The People are back with an easy-listening six-song EP. The only problem? It’s abysmal. The...
Alex Duke
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Interview: Molly Hocking
A home-grown talent, Molly Hocking’s voice – dreamy, yet achingly emotive – alongside a healthy dose of grit, determination and...
Gemma Cockrell
Dec 16, 20207 min read


FOCUS: Daisy Godfrey
Distinctive and restless without cutting the cord connecting it to its forebears, the slow-burning neo-soul of Daisy Godfrey makes her...
Matthew Andrews
Dec 15, 20203 min read


Album Review: Taylor Swift – ‘evermore’
A surprise sister album to the enchanting folklore, one of music’s most loved starlets Taylor Swift weaves lucid tales of love,...
Amrit Virdi
Dec 15, 20203 min read


Live Review: Liam Gallagher’s ‘Down By The River Thames’
In anticipation of his livestreamed gig, rock-and-roll star Liam Gallagher promised “tracks from my two number 1 solo albums as well as some
Gemma Cockrell
Dec 10, 20204 min read


Live Review: Blossoms @ O2 Academy Brixton
After the pandemic cut the beloved indie mob’s tour bitterly short, Blossoms grasped technology with both hands in order to provide fans...
Amrit Virdi
Dec 10, 20203 min read


Album Review: Ólafur Arnalds – ‘some kind of peace’
Existing at the bashful intersection of neoclassical, ambient, and EDM, the latest project from Icelandic producer Ólafur Arnalds, some...
Amber Frost
Dec 10, 20203 min read


Hardbacks and Hooks: A Lockdown Music Reading List
From unflinching memoirs and gritty exposes, to introspective compendiums and historical deep dives, the music book genre is any...
Amber Frost
Dec 9, 20206 min read


Live Review: Fontaines D.C. @ at The O2 Academy Brixton
Is It Too Real for Ya? The Mic enters into a world of virtual reality as Dublin post-punk goliaths Fontaines D.C. take over an empty O2...
Izzy Felton
Dec 6, 20204 min read


Seeing What You Hear: The Importance of Album Artwork
From the Beatles flagship stroll across Abbey Road to the quintessential prismatic eclipse of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, album...
Gemma Cockrell
Dec 4, 20206 min read


Classics Revisited: Pearl Jam – ‘Ten’
A sharp, incendiary album in a decade considered to be the pinnacle of the Grunge era, Pearl Jam’s Ten (1991) is no less than a testament...
Grace Dalaigh-Taylor
Dec 2, 20204 min read


Populism and Pop Music: The Sounds of the 2020 Election
Whilst a seventy-four year-old man dancing rhythmlessly to the Village People’s YMCA became a key image of the Republican election...
Ben Buffery
Dec 1, 20204 min read


FOCUS: Grayce
Swirling wisps of hushed, breathy vocals amidst a haze of guitars, Nottingham newcomer Grayce mixes up an enthralling potion of acoustic...
Hattie Kilner
Nov 30, 20204 min read


Nova Twins: The Attitude-Laden Duo Reclaiming Rock as Black and Female
With streetwise themes and tongue-tripping rhythms, the maxim of representing the unrepresented lies at the very crux of salient London...
Gemma Cockrell
Nov 29, 20203 min read


The Mic Recommends...
On the last weekend before we descend into the festivities of the winter period – though relatively little is likely to change other than...
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Nov 29, 20205 min read


FOCUS: Good Hustles
Since being crowned Nottingham’s 2019 Band of the Year, the infallible alt-rock outfit Good Hustles have continued to excel themselves in...
Matthew Andrews
Nov 23, 20204 min read


Live Review: Marika Hackman Live (from a Swimming Pool) in London
Born of returning to her family home and having the time to dive back into some of her favourite songs, the new aptly-titled record from...
Nieve O'Donnell
Nov 23, 20202 min read


The Mic Recommends...
As we stagger past lockdown’s halfway point, The Mic’s writers have rounded up an eclectic selection of the weeks hottest new tracks to...
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Nov 22, 20206 min read


Album Review: Gorillaz – ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’
Strange sounds for stranger times; the seventh studio album from Gorillaz is a vivid, eccentric revitalisation of pop music. Bringing...
Owen White
Nov 21, 20205 min read
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