Family Stereo, the recording alias of singer-songwriter Blake Watt, will release their debut album The Thread on 31st July via Bella Union. An album of folk-tinged and brush-stroked reflections on ...

Holy crap, is it really a whole THIRTY YEARS since Wolverhampton's finest soul export released her debut album? That's ridiculous. The good news though is ...

Mega City Four were one of the best loved underground indie bands of the late 80s/ early 90s, regularly appearing on MTV's 120 Minutes, being handpicked by ...

There’s a specific kind of rock album that can sound almost out of time with itself. One that’s too emotionally honest to be ironic, too ambitious melodically to fit neatly into the churn of ...

In recent years Durutti Column songs have surfaced in major cultural touchstones, from television and gaming soundtracks to high fashion runways. Once existing beyond trends, they now find themselves ...

Bear Stone Festival’s commitment to championing regional independent music will take centre stage this summer when Croatian ...

In a follow-up to our Great Escape coverage, Vera Daisies felt worth returning to. The Lyon-based musician, illustrator and ...

Orphans is the second solo album by the legendary guitarist and Bowie/Iggy sidekick Kevin Armstrong. It was recorded at ...

Unless it’s going to Union Chapel to be serenaded by Jesca Hoop. When she was a teenager, she wrestled herself from the grip of the Mormon Church and fled. First to California and then, later, to ...

Before getting to the music, it feels important to acknowledge the terrible news that the bodies of three women were recovered from the sea off Brighton early last Wednesday morning. The festival ...

When you’re a photographer, your entire job is to focus: on the details, on the light, on the singer and more. However, FOCUS Wales brought a pleasant ...

For the latest podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton look back on another brilliant Focus Wales in Wrexham. They discuss their highlights, the best sets and bands they saw, their new finds and ...