Music
Liverpool’s music scene featuring local bands and musicians as well as news on upcoming gigs from international and national touring acts
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Miles Kane Announces Stripped-Back Liverpool Show Ahead of New Album Release
Liverpool-born rocker Miles Kane has announced a special stripped-back solo show in his hometown on Sunday 14 September, as part of an intimate UK in-store tour promoting his upcoming album Sunlight In The Shadows, set for release on 17 October via Easy Eye Sound. The Liverpool date will take place at The Baltic with Jacaranda, offering fans a rare chance to see Kane up close and personal in a unique setting just weeks before the…
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Rhythms of Resistance: An Interview with André Jahnoi
André Jahnoi is a force of nature – a lyrical insurgent whose bars blaze with the fire of roots reggae, the swagger of Southern rap, and the unflinching clarity of abolitionist politics. Raised on the revolutionary sounds of Bob Marley and Burning Spear, his path took a sharp turn when a mistaken CD purchase at age 12 introduced him to Lil Wayne – sparking a love affair with hip-hop that gave him a new voice…
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Brings ‘Perimenopop’ Tour to Liverpool This September
Pop icon and disco queen Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced a special run of intimate record store shows and signings across the UK to celebrate the release of her much-anticipated eighth studio album Perimenopop, out 12 September via Decca Records. Liverpool fans can catch Sophie live on Tuesday 9 September at The Dome at Grand Central, as part of her Record Store Tour. The tour follows her headline album launch show at London’s KOKO on 8…
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In Conversation: Captain Crocodile
Blending shoegaze textures, slowcore melancholy and a healthy dose of post-punk grit, Captain Crocodile are carving out a sound that’s as immersive as it is emotionally raw. The Liverpool-based duo — Jack Norrie and Raye Osterloh — wrap their music in a haze of mellow nostalgia and shadowy visuals, crafting songs that explore themes of isolation, self-destruction and the strange beauty in monotony. Ahead of their headline slot at the Penny Lane Weekender Opening Party,…
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Mike Ryan Releases Stunning New Album ‘The Space Where You Should Be’
In The Space Where You Should Be, Mike Ryan crafts a world that feels both intimately familiar and delicately untouchable — a soft echo of memories half-remembered but fully felt. Across ten tracks, Ryan invites listeners into a new world shaped by vulnerability, spacious arrangements, and an effortless sense of quiet resilience. Mike Ryan is a Wirral-based singer-songwriter who has gained recognition for his music in Liverpool. He is known for blending Indie-folk and alt-pop…
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Trans Docker Destroys The Beatles
In 2023 the band Pleasure Island and friends held the inaugural Penny Lane Weekender, a three day multi venue music festival at the iconic location. Now in it’s third year, we talk to Sean from Pleasure Island, who has continued with the festival as the programmer, with the responsibility for scouting and selecting the bands that take part each year. We catch up with him to find out what goes into organising a music festival…
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“We’ve Got the Balance Just Right”: The Royston Club on Growth, New Music and Touring
The Royston Club are excited to share their second studio album – and believe they’ve progressed from their debut while also keeping the elements people originally liked. Songs For The Spine is due to be released on August 8, and will be followed by the four-piece’s biggest UK and EU tour to date at the back end of the year. Prior to taking to some big stages on the road, the Wrexham band will play…
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Eugene McGuinness Releases New Track – ‘Seascape’
Eugene McGuinness had accepted his career in music was over. The end of his deal with Domino records, followed by a difficult self-released album, fatherhood, and just life generally, saw his personal dreams and ambitions slowly slip out onto the horizon. A period of great change, McGuinness had embraced his new work and family life – happy to leave the ugliness of the music biz behind him – but the absence of making music, and the…
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Motel Sundown Perfect the Art of Quiet Impact on ‘Echoes’
Liverpool-based trio Motel Sundown return with their first release of 2025, and it’s as stirring and spellbinding as ever. Echoes is a lush, slow-burning track that glides along light guitar lines and builds gradually into a stunning blend of three-part harmonies — a hallmark of the band’s signature sound. With the addition of Joe Harvey-Whyte (The Hanging Stars) on pedal steel, Echoes leans further into the band’s Americana and Laurel Canyon influences, bringing a warm,…
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DAY FEVER Brings The Ultimate Daytime Disco Back To Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace This September
The UK’s fastest-growing day club phenomenon, DAY FEVER, lands in Liverpool on 20 September as part of its biggest month yet. The UK’s #1 daytime clubbing sensation, DAY FEVER, is heading to Liverpool’s Camp and Furnace this September as part of a massive national expansion—promising wall-to-wall bangers, pure joy, and zero regrets the morning after. Founded by a star-studded team including actress Vicky McClure, filmmaker Jonny Owen, Reverend & The Makers frontman Jon McClure, plus…
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Keyside Deliver a Pep Talk Anthem with ‘If You Don’t Try’
Keyside have maintained their position as one of Merseyside’s best emerging talents with their latest single If You Don’t Try, an anthemic, optimistic single which is impossible not to enjoy. From the first chord, to the closing note, every second of the tune is full of sentiment and hope. This marks a change from Keyside’s previous work such as Runaway and Michael (What’s Your Call?), with the band’s lyricist Dan Parker previously explaining to CLASH…
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Zara Smile’s ‘Fight Back’ Is an Anthem of Vulnerability and Strength
Liverpool’s emerging alt-folk talent Zara Smile has dropped their new single Fight Back today – a powerful track that connects listeners deeply with raw, inner emotion. The artist is also one of four musicians to be chosen for Come Play With Me Records’ Next Up North: the first artist development scheme dedicated to supporting northern artists of underrepresented genders and sexualities. Smile’s smooth and expressive vocals pair perfectly with the authentic lyricism within Fight Back.…
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The Double Nines Nail The Breakup Anthem With ‘Cold Courtesy’
The Double Nines return with what may be their most emotionally charged track to date. Cold Courtesy captures that bittersweet moment we all dread—bumping into an ex when all that remains is polite smiles and unspoken memories. But in true The Double Nines fashion, the heartbreak comes wrapped in jangly guitars, glistening synths, and a chorus built for summer road trips. Frontman Anthony Barrios turns a painful personal breakup into something relatable, cinematic, and even…
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Euan Blackman Finds Strength in Vulnerability On ‘forgive’
Rising indie-pop talent Euan Blackman returns with forgive — a heartfelt anthem of self-compassion that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. Originally written as a private mantra to weather life’s emotional storms, the track now arrives as a vulnerable yet uplifting message to listeners: it’s okay to let go, and it’s okay to be kind to yourself. Softly cinematic and rich with Euan’s signature nostalgic warmth, forgive builds from gentle introspection into something quietly…
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Imagine Lennon Coming To Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium Celebrating John Lennon’s 85th Birthday
Internationally acclaimed John Lennon performer Tyson Kelly has announced a trio of Imagine Lennon performances, marking what would be Lennon’s 85th birthday. Imagine Lennon will come to Bury St Edmunds and Manchester, before calling at the Tung Auditorium in Liverpool’s Yoko Ono Lennon Centre on the date of Lennon’s birthday – 9 October. Renowned for his portrayal of John Lennon in Let It Be on Broadway and performing as Lennon with the celebrated Beatles Tribute act…
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In Conversation: Lisa Don Francesco (Penny Lane Weekender Festival Manager)
The Penny Lane Weekender proves that big things can grow from small beginnings – especially when driven by a love for live music. From humble beginnings as a single gig above a pub, the Penny Lane Weekender has grown into a buzzing three-day celebration of established and emerging talent. With a 2025 lineup featuring everything from Japanese psych-rock to local post-punk favourites, we caught up with Festival Manager Lisa Don Francesco to talk about its…
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Liverpool Arab Arts Festival Comes To Liverpool Next Week
LAAF (Liverpool Arab Arts Festival) is the longest running annual festival of Arab arts and culture in the UK. Returning for its 23rd year this July, the festival theme is Nostalgia, which will be explored through a diverse range of disciplines, including music, theatre and performance, visual art, spoken word, literature and film. The full 2025 lineup has now been released with more information about the festival in both English and Arabic here. MUSIC AKRAM…
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Deva Fest 2025: Gloria Gaynor, Happy Mondays & Family Fun Galore for Festival’s 5th Birthday Bash
Deva Fest, the North West’s award-winning family-friendly festival, returns bigger and better than ever before! Taking place in the picturesque grounds of Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire from 7 – 10 August, Deva Fest is promising an unforgettable weekend packed with headline music acts, family-friendly activities, comedy and will be full of community spirit as they celebrate 5 years of this amazing festival. This year’s headline acts include disco legend Gloria Gaynor, Scottish indie rockers The…
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Cassia To Headline BOOT FEST 2025 And More Acts Announced For Birkenhead Indie All-Dayer
Indie trio Cassia will headline BOOT FEST 2025, the open-air all-day music festival returning to Future Yard’s Garden, in Birkenhead on Saturday 19 July. Curated by BOOT — MUSIC Magazine, the much-loved North West music platform, the event runs from 1pm to 10:30pm and promises a stacked bill of rising indie artists from across the region. Tickets are on sale now for just £18. Topping the bill, Cassia arrive fresh off the release of their…
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The Liverpool Songbook: A City’s Soundtrack Brought to Life At Liverpool Philharmonic
From timeless Merseybeat anthems to enchanting synth-pop classics, The Liverpool Songbook emerged as more than just a concert; it was a fervent celebration of the city’s pulsating musical spirit, artfully presented within the resplendent architecture of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. Under the skilled direction of conductor Richard Balcombe, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra enveloped the audience in lush orchestral textures and intricate arrangements that breathed new life into Liverpool’s most cherished songs. Each familiar…
