My Bloody Valentine

My Bloody Valentine review – apocalyptic aural dust storms like nothing else in rock

This warm-up gig starts rustily, but soon sounds incredible. And there’s genuine mystery in how the band make their enthralling, bizarre music

Alexis Petridis

24, Jun, 2018 @12:27 PM

Snub TV: cult music show that unearthed the underground

The no-frills cable show captured 80s and 90s bands at their most bonkers – from Napalm Death’s growling mayhem to New Order calling U2’s singer ‘that bongo guy’. Co-founder Pete Fowler explains why nothing else has come close

Daniel Dylan Wray

06, Jun, 2017 @10:04 AM

Mmoths: Luneworks review – a little night music never hurt anyone

Mmoths’s debut LP tempers glitchy beats and disembodied voices with a warmth that lifts it above the usual electronic fare

Kitty Empire

13, Mar, 2016 @7:59 AM

When music makes sense of life – our writers' favourite musical moments of 2015

From Wales to Cambodia, from impromptu choirs to high-end hi-fi, our writers recall the moments music really hit home this year

Alexis Petridis, Lanre Bakare, Michael Hann, Laura Barton, Tim Jonze, Harriet Gibsone, Tshepo Mokoena, Kate Hutchinson, Dorian Lynskey and Dave Simpson

28, Dec, 2015 @9:00 AM

New band of the week: Black Honey (No 82)

Like the idea of Lana Del Rey singing girl group pop accompanied by indie shoegazers? Try this Brighton four-piece

Paul Lester

04, Dec, 2015 @3:27 PM

Enduring Love: why Swans are more vital now than ever

From their emergence in the experimental 80s to their split and rebirth in the 00s, Swans have always fascinated John Doran. Here he explains why the reissue of two classic albums is reason to rejoice rather than lament

John Doran

04, Dec, 2015 @9:00 AM

Beach House review – sonic adventures against a starlit sky

The Virginia duo deliver their echo-laden, Wurlitzer-whirling noise to a heaving venue in a slow-building dreampop spectacle

Dave Simpson

28, Oct, 2015 @1:00 PM

Readers recommend: songs with vibrato, tremolo oscillation – results

From Beach Boys’ vibes to My Bloody Valentine’s tremolo and phasers, RR’s magicman presents a wonderfully wobbly playlist from last week’s topic

Ralph Brown

01, Jan, 2015 @12:00 PM

Readers recommend: songs with vibrato, tremolo and oscillation | Peter Kimpton

Wondrous wobbles, brilliant bends, tremendous trembles. In voice or guitar, organs or other instruments, name your songs that show expressivity and innovation by sound alteration, says Peter Kimpton

Peter Kimpton

18, Dec, 2014 @10:00 PM