Author: Gareth Reading Indie Life

  • The Canadian Indie outfit led by Tamara Lindeman are back with their seventh album and a mini-UK tour in March. Their fifth album, ‘Ignorance’ met with near universal acclaim and a place deep within the top album listings of 2021…

    The Weather Station: Humanhood
  • This week’s round up features new tracks from Heartworms, Wallows and Reading favourites The Amazons. Single of the Week: The Amazons – ‘My Blood’ There is something refreshingly old-school rock about this new release from Reading’s finest band. I can…

    Single Reviews 11/01/2025
  • It has felt a longtime coming but Brighton’s punk-rock heroes finally release their debut album. A year and a half on from the ‘You’re Welcome’ EP that announced them as a punk outfit of righteous political fury (not to mention…

    Lambrini Girls: Who Let The Dogs Out
  • ‘Preacher’s Daughter’ was a stunning release in 2022. It left Ethel Cain placed as an artist you could imagine moving in a variety of different ways with equal brilliance. The possibility of mainstream pop success, rock or indie… maybe an…

    Ethel Cain: Perverts
  • This week’s round up features new tracks from Little Simz and Ekkstacy. Single of the Week – Celeste: Everyday No, not one half of Daphne and Celeste gone solo (For those of you old enough to remmeber the infamous Reading…

    New Singles 03/01/2025
  • The 2025 line-up is a bold statement of direction that suggests a festival looking to set trends rather than follow them. A few weeks have passed since the first wave of names dropped. There were plenty more than got a…

    Reading and Leeds First Wave
  • Here we go with the final 5, the greatest albums from an absolutely golden year of great albums. Number 5: English Teacher – This Could Be Texas Worthy winners of this year’s Mercury Music Prize. These guys are definitely my…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 5 to 1
  • Because you didn’t realise your life was missing an emo-rock version of ‘Little Drummer Boy.’

    The Best Indie Christmas Cover Versions
  • Bored of the same old Christmas songs? Here are some original Indie alternatives to bring back the smile to your face.

    Have a Very Indie Christmas
  • 2024 has been a corker for albums. Getting to the business end of the countdown with numbers 10 to 6. Number 10: Jack White – No Name It took me a while to get round to listening to this one,…

    My Albums of the Year 2024: Numbers 10 to 6