FESTIVAL REVIEW: TRUCK FESTIVAL 2022
Truck Festival Hill Farm, Steventon, Oxfordshire, 22-24 July 2022 Words & Photos: Amy Butcher Close your eyes and picture this: the sun is beating down warmth onto your face, you’ve got a cold beverage in hand and the sweet melodies of The Magic Gang in your years. You guessed it, you’re at Truck Festival 2022. … Continue reading
Just Watch: Cassia – Right There
Cassia Right There Words: Amy Butcher Spinning a negative feeling into an upbeat, indie pop song, Cassia have given us an addictive new single in ‘Right There’. We’ve been fans of the Macclesfield-born band for a long time, and they never fail to put a smile on our faces with their music. They’ve come into … Continue reading
Just Listen: Cassia – Don’t Make A Scene
Cassia Don’t Make A Scene Words by Gary Lambert Cassia, Macclesfield’s answer to Vampire Weekend, have a new release out, Don’t Make A Scene, and once again they’ve found a way to transport you from wherever you are and whatever you are doing to a car driving through the USA lit by a balmy sunset … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Barn On The Farm 2019
Barn on The Farm 2019 Words: Elena Katrina Price info: Tickets for Barn on The Farm Festival 2019 are on sale here Keep Updated: Facebook//Twitter Barn On The Farm has become a must-attend for us here at Popped Music. I can safely say the year we don’t get to go will be the year I … Continue reading
Album Review: Cassia – Replica
Album Review: Cassia – Replica Words by Gary Lambert I’ve got an idea. A strange idea, but an idea nevertheless. Copies of Replica should be given away with the purchase of a Fitbit. Why? Because it makes you go for a walk. Or at least it has done for me. After a first listen to … Continue reading
Just Listen: Cassia – Replica
Cassia – Replica Words by Gary Lambert Well it seems that with the release of ‘Replica’, we have now reached the point where a band from northern England can drop a track that sounds like debut album era Vampire Weekend covering Musical Youth’s classic ‘Pass The Dutchie’. This could be one of the high points … Continue reading
Just Listen: Cassia – Small Spaces
Cassia – Small Spaces Words: Daniel Burton Cassia started making music in an indie bar in Barbados ……. sorry that isn’t true, but this is exactly what they make you think the more and more you listen to them. As soon as the first riff hits your ears, it sends you straight to paradise. If … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Bushstock 2018
Bushstock 2018 Words: Elena Katrina Price info: Tickets forBushstock Festival 2018 are on sale now £35 (+fees) here. Keep Updated: Facebook//Twitter Bushstock Festival remains one of my personal favourite festivals over the season and it’s not just because I’m a huge fan of Communion, who put it all together. I’ve lost track as to … Continue reading
Festival Review: Liverpool Sound City 2018
Sound City 2018 Words: Orla Joyce Photos: Fi Carrol With bright, sunny skies, we couldn’t wait to soak in all the talent Sound City had to offer! In its new location at the Baltic Triangle, we were all eager to explore the exciting new venues to dance the night away in. With little starting till … Continue reading
Festival Preview: Liverpool Sound City 2018
Liverpool Sound City 2018 Tickets for Liverpool Sound City are on sale now £55 for a full weekend or £29.50 for a day ticket and are on sale here. Keep updated: Website // Facebook // Twitter Words: Orla Joyce Now on its 11th year running, Liverpool Sound City is less than 2 weeks … Continue reading
Just Listen: Cassia – Come & Talk
Cassia Words: Joe Cockburn It feels like summer is back as feel-good afro-rock trio Cassia share the third and final single of their Movers & Shapers’EP. Following belters Sink and Out Of Her Mind, Come & Talk completes the three-track release which the band will be promoting through their upcoming UK tour. An incredibly busy … Continue reading
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