Sam Lambeth

1 week ago | louderthanwar.com | Sam Lambeth

Coventry shoegaze survivors Senses are back with a timely collection of stunning songs. Sam Lambeth spoke to the band to find out more. Senses are proof that you can have a happy ending. Or, rather, a happy existence. The four-piece are now a diaspora of Coventry-born musicians, scattered in different parts of the world. But after regrouping digitally – and, eventually, physically – during the interminable ennui of lockdown, the band are back with a new album, a rejigged sound and new tour dates.

3 weeks ago | louderthanwar.com | Sam Lambeth

Ocean Colour Scene | Kula Shaker Birmingham Utilita ArenaSaturday 29th March 2025Birmingham’s trad rock survivors celebrate a stunning homecoming at one of the Second City’s biggest arenas, with fellow Britpop revellers Kula Shaker in tow. Sam Lambeth sipped another rum and coke and told a dirty joke. Swirling, psychedelic shapes engulf a large screen behind the Utilita Arena stage, the kind that Super Hans and Jez would put on as a visual backdrop while getting toasted in Mark’s living room.

1 month ago | louderthanwar.com | Sam Lambeth

Birmingham-based singer-songwriter Naomi Dawes is causing a stir with her unabashed tales of lust, love and everything in between. She spoke to Sam Lambeth about her new single, BABE, and plans for the future. Across the country, people young and old rush to the bedroom, engulfed by lust. Priests passionately rip their dog collars from their necks, throw them on to the pontiff’s desk and leave the clergy for a night of unbridled debauchery.

1 month ago | louderthanwar.com | Sam Lambeth

Bob Mould: Here We Go Crazy(BMG / Granary Music)LP | CD | DLAvailable 7 March at Sister Ray4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0Alt rock forefather continues his purple patch with another electrifying, epigrammatic collection of scuffed anthems. Sam Lambeth reviews. Bob Mould may hate the word ‘catharsis’, or at least he did when he published his acclaimed memoir over a decade ago, but it’s a practice that his fans have readily adopted.

2 months ago | louderthanwar.com | Sam Lambeth

The Brian Jonestown Massacre | Les Big Byrd  O2 Institute, BirminghamTuesday 18th February 2025Celluloid anti-hero and psychedelic vessel Anton Newcombe brings his menagerie back to Birmingham as part of their biggest UK tour yet. Crutches, kung fu fighting and a bad case of the sniffles abound. Sam Lambeth reviews. Sweden has a strong and unique pedigree when it comes to rock music, with bands from that region having the distinctly Nordic blend of fervent garage and powerful melancholy.