Dubstar: May The North Be With You
Reunited with producer Stephen Hague, Dubstar are back with a cracking album of “full-spectrum megapop” and “acutely observed kitchen-sink dramas”. Normal service resumes, then…
Efterklang: In Full Bloom
The expansive, ethereal sound of Efterklang goes route one on new release ‘Windflowers’, their most pop-fuelled, melody-driven LP yet
Ólafur Arnalds: Ghost Playing The Machines
‘Re:member’, the latest project from Ólafur Arnalds, finds the inventive post-classical composer sharing a stage with not one but two self-playing pianos. yup, you read that right
Liima
Three Danes, one Finn, two bands, one called Liima, one called Efterklang, a UK tour, a couple of pints and chat about what’s what. Confused? It’s easily done
Simple Minds: Dont You Forget About Me
Smash hits? They’ve had ’em. Enormodomes? They’ve played the lot. Life? They’ve lived it. With a new album on the shelves, we catch Simple Minds’ founding members Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill at their Glasgow HQ… forget about them? Not a chance