Posted by popped music on October 13, 2016 · Leave a Comment
DIY All-Dayer Tufnell Park-Boston Music Room, London- 2nd October 2016 Words & Photos: Chloe Hashemi I had been looking forward to this one for a while. Once DIY magazine announced their line-up of their October All-Dayer, it was evident they had intentionally handpicked a satisfying selection from the ever-developing emerging British indie artist bill. Prides … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on May 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Prides The (ahem) pride of Glasgow, Prides, return with new single Rome and it brings a ever so slightly rockier edge to their usual disco-pop infused sound. Fear not though if that’s what you’ve always loved about them, that feel is still very much still the thread that keeps the track stitched together. I found … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on September 23, 2015 · 1 Comment
LEEDS 2015 28th-30th August 2015 Words and Photos: Elena Katrina Leeds has always been a firm must in our festival diary, it’s one of our favourites. You might think that it’s perhaps not the best festival to find new music but I disagree they always have bands for me to discover and not always on … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 25, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Leeds 2015 Our third year back at Leeds festival and as always we can’t wait. The festival offers us a chance to catch up with some bands we don’t usually go to see, some bands we’ve been writing about for ages and some we’ve never seen! As always the line up is looking strong and … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on April 22, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Live At Leeds 2015 Live At Leeds returns for another year with another massive massive list of new bands who are all battling it out for your attention. The festival has a focus on new music and even some of the headlining acts are still relatively babes in arms, with a few exceptions of the … Continue reading →
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Posted by popped music on February 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Prides Watch the video for Higher Love here: Having just finished their Sold Out tour of the UK Prides release the video for their brand new single Higher Love, out out now on Island Records. Find Prides on Facebook
Posted by popped music on February 15, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Prides London, Heaven 12th February 2015 Words: Stuart Evans So, underneath the arches of Charing Cross station is the place where Glaswegian three piece electro indie dance smashers Prides played their biggest headline show to date. And it was a triumphant, magical set of dance-floor delerium. Supported by the quite wonderful Remi Miles – a … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on February 3, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Prides Watch the lyric video for Higher Lover here: This band are absolutely one of our favourites of last year and they’ve stomped straight into 2015 with another perfect slice of 80s feeling electro indie pop. Feel so good to listen to. Can they do any wrong? Seems not, to me anyway.
Posted by popped music on January 26, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Jack Garratt Listen to the Prides remix of Jack Garratt’s The Love You’re Given here: It’s not often I post remixes any more, just because mostly I think they’re crap and I’m cynical. Now and then though, when two of my favourite artists come together, magic happens. This Prides remix of Jack Garratt’s The Love … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on October 28, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Prides A band I discovered thanks to BBC Introducing and caught them when they headlined the BBC Introducing stage at Leeds festival this year. They impressed and so when I saw they were visiting Liverpool I put in a request for a little face to face time with Lewis, Callum and Stewart and they very … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on October 24, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Magic Man Listen to Texas (Prides Remix) here: It’s been an age since there’s been a remix that actually did any justice to the original track and this is on the money. Prides give Magic Man’s track Texas an edgy electronic feel that doesn’t make the lyrics feel like they’ve been dragged backwards through a … Continue reading →
Posted by popped music on August 27, 2014 · 3 Comments
Leeds 2014 This year at Leeds I saw 26 bands, most of whom were brilliant, a few I wasn’t so keen on and had one/two bands of the weekend who have sent me home in a spin. Oh and all of this with the tail end of a chest infection, no voice, on painkillers and … Continue reading →
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