End of 2015: The Round Up
Posted by popped music on December 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment
It’s that time of year – the best bits, the round ups, the who did what and when and how great it was. Popped Music has had an incredible year this year and so it only seems right to take a look back at some of our favourite moments and hope that 2016 is going to be even better!
Editor’s Picks:
A very tough one to do this year. I’ve made it a priority to see as many live performances as possible. I’ve seen just under 400 live performances in 2015, listened to thousands of new tracks, hundreds of new bands and spent far too much time hitting repeat. But here’s my picks of 2015. At least for today!
Thanks so much for reading Popped I really do mean it when I say I love you for it. Myself and my writers love what we do and put a lot of personal time and effort into it so thank you thank you thank you – see you on the flip side!
Happy New Year!
Elena Katrina
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2015
GIGS:
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Bear’s Den – Gorilla, Manchester – February
Nubiyan Twist – Constellations, Threshold Festival, Liverpool – March
Buena Vista Social Club, The Philharmonic, Liverpool – April
Cavalry – Sound City, Liverpool – May
Seafret – The Holy Trinity Church, Leeds – May
The Maccabees – The Ritz, Manchester – May
Bjork -Manchester – July
Foals, Leeds Festival – August
Black Honey – Studio 2, Liverpool – OctoberClean Cut Kid – The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool – December
ALBUMS:
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Rhodes
Killaflaw
Foals
Maccabees
Everything Everything
Amber Run
FESTIVALS:
Leeds Festival – highlights: John Joseph Brill, Vitamin, The Big Moon, Clean Cut Kid
Beatherder – highlights: MT Wolf, Palace, Arctic Lake
Threshold – highlights: Nubiyan Twist, Soul Rays, Lyons and La Zel
Tips for 2016 can be found HERE!
Contributors’ Picks:
GARY FEENEY
Best gig: Blur at the Barras (I kinda really wanted to go for the Libertines at the Glasgow Academy, but I picked them last year…)
Best festival: Leeds
Best album: Muse – Drones
Best new band: Tijuana Bibles
Tips For 2016: Baby Strange, White, Tijuana Bibles
SION FORD
Best festival: Didn’t get to go to one this year!
Best album: Multi-Love – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Best new band: Nao
Tips for 2016: Mourn, Eliza Shaddad, Yak
JULIA PEQUILA
Best gig: The Charlatans, Castlefield Bowl,
Best album: Courtney Barnet – Sometimes I sit and Think and Sometimes I Just Sit.
Best new band: Cupids.
Tips for 2016: The Baltic States, The Big Moon,
GARY LAMBERT
Best gig: Heavenly 25 at The Kazimier
Best festival: Liverpool Sound City
Best album: Nathaniel Rateliffe and The Night Sweats’ eponymous debut
Best new band: Clean Cut Kid
Tips for 2016: The Vryll Society, Youth Club, John Joseph Brill
GAZ JONES
Best gig: New Order at Olympia Best Festival: Kendal Calling
Best album: Peace – Happy People
Best new band: Vant
Tips for 2016: Pretty Vicious, Vryll Society, The Big Moon (or Youth Club – I’m undecided)
Listen to the Contributor’s Tips for 2016 playlist:
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