New Releases

5 days ago
4 min

FOCUS: Sam Barker

Sam Barker, a 17-year-old Nottingham rockstar on the rise, caught up with The Mic to discuss the composition and release sophomore EP.

Louis Griffin

Aug 7
4 min

Album Review: Willie J Healey - 'Twin Heavy’

Louis Griffin peers beneath the sophomore record from doozy Oxford troubadour Willie J Healey - the spritely, 60's-flecked 'Twin Heavy;.

Jermain Ethell

Aug 6
5 min

Album Review: Glass Animals - ‘Dreamland'

Jermain Ethell delves beneath Oxford quartet Glass Animals newest record - scorching, bass-induced pop-trip, Dreamland.

Izzy Felton

Aug 4
2 min

Album Review: Dream Wife - 'So When You Gonna…'

The sophomore record from London punk trio Dream Wife is plucky, powerful and teeming with unbridled energy. Isabelle Felton reviews.

Ben Buffery

Aug 1
3 min

Album Review: The Streets - 'None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Alive'

Almost two decades since he first shot to fame, Mike Skinner’s legendary project stumbles into 2020 in disheartening fashion.

Izzy Felton

Aug 1
2 min

Album Review: Seasick Steve - 'Love & Peace'

On his long-awaited tenth record, Seasick Steve offers the perfect antidote for the troubled times in which we live.

Louis Griffin

Aug 1
4 min

Album Review: Protomartyr - 'Ultimate Success Today'

The Detroit post-punk outfit deepen their sonic palette on an extraordinary fifth record. Louis Griffin examines the latest release.

Louis Griffin

Jul 31
4 min

Album Review: Fontaines D.C. - 'A Hero's Death'

The sophomore record is a jarring yet startling departure that cements their status as a vital voice in the twenty-first century.

Tristan Phipps

Jul 30
3 min

Single Review: Pigeonhole - 'Figures, Figures, Figures'

Fierce post-punk outfit Pigeonhole unleash raw new single Figures, Figures, Figures. Tristan Phipps delves into the latest release.

Freya Martin

Jul 28
3 min

Album Review: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - 'Sideways to New Italy'

The Australian band's latest heaves with homesickness and the loss of a place to call home, yet the weight of expectation proves too much.

Louis Griffin

Jul 28
3 min

EP Review: Jockstrap - 'Wicked City'

Dubbed the future of electronic pop, avant garde duo Jockstrap cover a head-spinning amount of ground on their debut EP Wicked City.

Louis Griffin

Jul 25
4 min

Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers - 'Punisher'

Uplifting, funny and devastating by parts, Punisher is the work of an artist who can demolish her listener with almost comic ease.

Lucy Gray

Jul 24
4 min

Album Review: DMA's - 'The Glow'

A nod towards the early 90s rave scenes, Australian trio DMA’s have blessed 2020 with a new record inspired by the Manchester scene.

Ben Standring

Jul 23
28 min

Premiere: Tall Stories - ‘Nosebleeds’

The Mic is proud to premiere Nosebleeds, the third single from Birmingham-based Tall Stories, with an exclusive chat with Louis Griffin.

The Mic Magazine

Jul 2
4 min

Album Review: Lady Gaga - 'Chromatica'

The triumphant latest album from pop icon Lady Gaga proves she still excels at what she became famous for more than a decade ago.

The Mic Magazine

Jul 2
3 min

Album Review: Vistas - 'Everything Changes in the End'

An indie-rock trio hailing from Edinburgh, Vistas deliver an uplifting collection of season-appropriate tracks on their debut record.

Robbie Simms

Jun 9
4 min

Album Review: Rina Sawayama – ‘SAWAYAMA’

Rina Sawayama exhibits an impressive combination of genre-flexibility and thoughtful, considered lyricism on her eponymous debut record.

Ben Standring

Jun 6
2 min

Single Review: Ben Mark Smith - 'One Year On'

The follow-up to breakthrough single Who’s The Girl?, Ben Mark Smith’s latest track is a rousing jaunt of smirking self-reflection.

Louis Griffin

Jun 5
3 min

Album Review: Sports Team - 'Deep Down Happy'

Louis Griffin's thoughts on perhaps the most anticipated album this year in indie circles.

Ben Standring

Jun 1
3 min

EP Review: Joey Collins - ‘Live, Learn, Die & Forget It All’

Joey Collins’ latest EP acts both as a statement of fragility and confusion, but also as a paean to self-reflection and emotional maturity.

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