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2014 has been quiet if anything for The Courteeners. Having released 'Summer' around a month ago, a track completely different to what we've heard before from the Manchester band, we just didn't know what to expect.

'How Good It Was', certainly sounds a little more familiar than 'Summer'. It sounds more like 2013's ANNA. Admittedly, I had to listen to this track a few times to make a solid judgement on it, and I've reached the conclusion that it's yet another sol...

The 1975 are a band, who despite their recent rise, are receiving plenty of stick. But, do you remember when The 1975 were it? Admittedly, we've all thought this at some point. 

But let's be honest, what's changed? Well, the reasons plenty have dispersed from The 1975 fanbase are that near enough all of the One Direction fanbase have flooded in since the band covered 'What Makes You Beautiful' in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. Since then, 'Directioners' have tur...

It's that man again, Johnny Lloyd. The former Tribes frontman is our Single Of The Week for the second time with his new track 'Happy Humans'. 

After being our first ever Single Of The Week with his track , 'Pilgrims', Johnny claims the title once again with 'Happy Humans', taken from his forthcoming 'Happy Humans' EP, and it's another trac...

Our Single Of The Week for this week is an old-yet new single from Arcade Fire, as 'Normal Person' is this weeks Single Of The Week. 

'Normal Person' is the fifth track on Arcade Fire's latest album 'Reflektor', of which was released a year ago. But following 'We Exist', 'Normal Person' is the latest track to be taken from 'Reflektor' and released as a single. Beginning with immense feedback, followed by an apology from lead singer Win Butler before he quest...

RIFFED have created a possible main stage line-up for festivals such as Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and T in The Park in the future. After much deliberation, this is how we expect main stage's at festivals to appear over the coming years. 

HEADLINERS:

Royal Blood:

When we saw Royal Blood back in October of last year at the Fruit in Hull, we knew they were set for big things. It was a free gig, around 20 peo...

Catfish and the Bottlemen performed an intimate gig to a sold out crowd at the Fruit in Hull yesterday evening. 

Deemed as a warm-up gig for the Bottlemen's forthcoming festival season, Van McCann and the band didn't fail to please. Support came from Need and Breeze, Need opened to a swiftly filling up Fruit, warming the crowd with a solid set. Breeze followed, a...

Brighton duo Royal Blood released their latest single, 'Figure It Out', last week and it won't come as a surprise to many that it's another powerful and riff fuelled track from Mike and Ben. 

'Figure It Out' is the latest single to be taken from Royal Blood's forthcoming self titled debut album, of which is number one in our top five Albums To Lo...

The Libertines reformed yesterday evening to play a riotus set for British Summer Time at Hyde Park. 

Ending with Carl and Pete hugging eachother to oblivion until both fell to the floor of the Hyde Park stage, The Libertines played out a triumphant 24 song-long set. Pre-performance Pete paid tribute to "Those who gave their lives for liberty", by saying to the rampant crowd "We remember and honour those who gave their lives for liberty. We thought it was ne...

You'd of thought Arcade Fire would have run out of steam for Hyde Park after their worldwide Reflektor tour and a headline set on the Pyramid at Glastonbury, wouldn't you? But think otherwise, Hyde Park were treat to another spellbounding carnival like performance from the Canadians

The set:

Reflektor (instrumental outro tape)

Rebellion (Lies) (intro played by fake band)

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Synth pop band Pixel Fix last week released their new track 'Lungs', and now this week it's our single of the week. 

Another catchy track from the Oxford lads, following the trend set by previous releases such as their 'Fall' EP. 'Lungs' offers that same groove Pixel Fix are known for, but even better. It's the kind of track that you can imagine a crowd of people at a festival, swaying and jiving to in sync. 'Lungs' is yet another brilliant track from Pixel Fix.