Huw Baines

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Huw Baines

From the smirking spoonerism behind their name to their unruly brand of mathcore, a slashing mess of panic chords and hairpin melodic turns that sounds like Botch performing Faith No More’s Angel Dust, the Callous Daoboys are a lot to take in. But on their third album, the Atlanta sextet display newfound poise, even refinement, in songs that are at turns heavier, more ambitious and more straightforwardly pop than anything they’ve put out before.

3 weeks ago | stereoboard.com | Huw Baines

Home > News & Reviews > Panic Shack Clockwise from left: Panic Shack, Common Holly, M(h)aol Where did you see your first show?

3 weeks ago | stereoboard.com | Huw Baines |Maddy Howell

Home > News & Reviews > Stereoboard It seems to come around sooner every year, but festival season almost upon us.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Huw Baines

A few feet above Steven Wilson’s head, the universe expands and contracts. His attention, though, is on a bank of equipment, from which he’s attempting to pull sounds that match the interstellar scope of the visuals spread across the gargantuan screen that hangs over him. Across the course of almost threehours, he does so with remarkable regularity. Cosmic … Steven Wilson at the Bristol Beacon.

1 month ago | nme.com | Huw Baines

Jesse Welles looks into his phone, fiddling with it for a moment as blue skies and early spring sunshine fight to be seen over his shoulder. Once he’s settled, a green expanse comes into view behind him, the light clipping the surface of a body of water. Anyone who’s kept track of his rise to viral fame as a folk firebrand for the TikTok crowd might expect his guitar to swoop into the frame next, followed by a short, sharp song that dissects the grim realities of modern America.