Author: Gareth Reading Indie Life

  • Our exclusive interview with The Certs is now available to watch.

    Introducing The Certs
  • After a quiet few weeks there is a tsunami of new releases out there. A tough decision for single of the week. Single of the Week: Nova Twins – Monsters Like Bring Me The Horizon, Nova Twins represent the absolute…

    Single Reviews: 25/01/2025
  • Mad about ‘The Certs’ boys? You soon will be. Reading Indie Life heads to The Purple Turtle to find out more.

    Exclusive Interview:  The Certs
  • Many releases this week, Reading Indie Life sifts through for the good stuff on your behalf. Single of the Week: Mumford and Sons – ‘Rushmere’ Like Coldplay, Mumford and Sons seem to generate an unnecessary amount of hate to counteract…

    Single Reviews: 18/01/2025
  • The Canadian Indie outfit led by Tamara Lindeman are back with their seventh album and a mini-UK tour in March.

    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.

    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