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STRAND's Favourite Albums of the Year
All About Eve - PJ Harvey In a world full of voices incessantly bumping against one another, PJ Harvey’s album is a sublime pause from...
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Jan 6, 20203 min read


Adia Victoria at the Lexington - 18.11.19
The Lexington’s music venue is hidden behind a set of stairs, and in the dim lights, you can just about see the faces of people chatting....
Elissa Vinh
Dec 15, 20192 min read


Steve Lacy at O2 Forum Kentish Town - 22.11.19
As Steve Lacy walked out on stage at O2 Kentish Town for the last leg of his Apollo XXI tour, the rapture of the crowd took him by...
Sarah Saeed
Dec 13, 20192 min read


Palace at the Roundhouse - 09.11.19
Photo credit: chuff media After a short stint around the UK, Palace are ending their tour with a headline show at the Roundhouse in...
Grace Howells
Nov 29, 20192 min read


Vampire Weekend at Alexandra Palace - 14.11.19
Before the release of Vampire Weekend’s album Father of the Bride earlier this year, the idiosyncratic indie kings had been conspicuously...
Alexander Walker
Nov 25, 20193 min read


Jesus Is King by Kanye West - Album Review
Following many, many delays, and the scrapped 'Yandhi', Kanye’s new album is here and I truly hate it. I hate it, because it is, in fact,...
Alexander Walker
Nov 20, 20195 min read


Half Moon Run at Electric Brixton 07.11.19
As the crowds pour through the doors of Electric Brixton on a cold November evening, a lively buzz radiates from the venue. The aptly...
Grace Howells
Nov 20, 20193 min read


Lauv and Chelsea Cutler at O2 Kentish Town - 05.11.19
When you walk into Lauv’s sold-out show at O2 Kentish Town, there are blue boxes, aptly titled ‘My Blue Thoughts,’ in which people can...
amikamoser
Nov 14, 20192 min read


Anna of the North at Heaven - 06.11.19
Heaven and celestial dream pop are two concepts resonating with each other well. Usually known as the home of the London gay club scene,...
Elissa Vinh
Nov 13, 20192 min read


Biig Piig at EartH - 24.10.19
Photo credit: gigantic A buzz was in the air in the vast Hackney EartH Centre (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) which had sold out the day...
Kaya Heaton
Nov 10, 20192 min read
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