Author: Gareth Reading Indie Life

  • A smaller selection this week, there were just too many good new albums to listen to! Single of the Week: Lucy Rose – Pale Blue Eyes An outstanding new single from Lucy Rose, a lush expansive tune designed for easy…

    Single Reviews 01/03/2025
  • One of the stars of last years ‘Are You Listening?’ Festival in Reading drops a full album. Where this album lands with you is likely to come down to where you stand on ‘The Streets.’ If you find them witty,…

    The Streets Influence in Antony Szmierek’s New Album
  • Are metal albums like busses? You wait ages for a decent one and then three come along at once! This is getting silly now. I like a bit of metal every now and again, but I don’t think I have…

    The Five Hundred: GHOSTWRITER
  • Wigan’s indie finest unleash a cracking new album. I will freely admit to not giving the Lathums enough credit, unfairly ignoring their first two albums until recently. It seems bizarre to think they were initially put together by an Arts…

    The Lathums: Matter Does Not Define
  • The eleventh album from the British metal heroes finds them on top form. Having been plugging away for a number of years and various line-ups Architects have really been on the rise over their last few albums. This fantastic new…

    Architects’ New Album ‘The Sky, The Earth & All Between’: A Melodic Metalcore Release
  • Limp Bizkit, Example, Heartworms, Bakar and Jasmine.4.T. all added among loads more.

    More names for Reading and Leeds
  • A bold and heavy album from the twin Canadian sisters due out on 28th February. Bonnie Trash has been an evolving project since 2017 powered by twins Sarafina and Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor. They have more recently filled out into a full…

    Review: Bonnie Trash’s ‘Mourning You’ Album Release
  • A surprise release from Fontaines DC headlines this week’s new singles. Single of the Week: Fontaines DC – It’s Amazing To Be Young Tonally this sounds like material from Romance so was probably recorded at the same time. Either way,…

    Single Reviews 22/02/2025
  • I have fallen down a Youth Lagoon rabbit hole and I am enjoying it immensely. I love an album that comes from a different place, a different story or perspective. One of my favourite albums of last year was built…

    Youth Lagoon: Rarely Do I Dream
  • Geordie Springsteen is back with another fine effort. What exactly is it that Sam Fender does that connects so well with such a wide audience? There are a number of things. Firstly is the timeless songwriting. If you listened to…

    Sam Fender: People Watching